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The South Canadian usually goes dry in summer and would not 

 furnish a certain food supply throughout the season. 



2. HydrocJielidon nigra surinamensis (Gmelin). — Black Tern. 

 Common; migrating. Five were collected. May 26 twenty-five 



or more were seen over a small slough, beating gracefully back and 

 forth and dipping into the water in feeding. When I waded out 

 the flock at first kept at a distance, but in a few minutes the birds 

 were all around me. All were in full plumage. A few more were 

 seen here on May 29, among them a male in molt from winter to 

 breeding plumage. This bird I shot. All that I examined had fed 

 on insects. 



3. Qiicrqiicdula diSQors (Linnaeus). — Blue-winged Teal. 



An adult male was taken on Mayj 29 on a small slough. This in- 

 dividual had an injured wing so that there is no reason for con- 

 sidering it a breeding bird. 



4. Marila affinis (Eyton). — Lesser Scaup Duck. 



Two adult females were taken, one on May 26 and one on May 

 29. On these dates four or five others were observed on the slough. 

 One of the birds taken had been crippled and it may be that the 

 others were in the same condition. All of those seen were females. 

 I have seen other bluebills in early summer in localities south of 

 their normal breeding range, but have always considered them crip- 

 ples from shooting, birds that have been injured in some other way, 

 or individuals that for some reason are barren and have been left 

 behind. Summer specimens that I have collected at Lake Koshko- 

 nong, Wisconsin, (June 16), and at the Laguna de Guanica, Porto 

 Rico, (May 26) have been birds with injured wings. Never have 

 I seen any indication of their breeding, though this has been re- 

 corded in various localities. 



5. Branta canadensis canadensis (Linnaeus). — Canada Goose. 

 On May 26 a Canada goose was seen flying north up the South 



Canadian River. 



6. Ftilica americana Gmelin. — Coot. 



Fairly common on the slough. May 26 an adult female was taken. 

 May 29 I found about twenty-five here and considered them breed- 

 ing birds. They spent most of their time hidden in the rushes of 

 the marsh, but when flushed went out into open water. Their loud 

 notes were heard often. 



7. Hclodromas solitarius (Wilson). — Solitary Sandpiper. 



On May 25 and 27 single birds were heard calling in flight during 

 the evening. 



8. Actitis viacularia (Linnaeus). — Spotted Sandpiper. 

 One seen along the South Canadian River May 26. 



9. Oxyechus vociferus vocifcrus (Linnaeus). — Killdeer. 



