BIOLOGY. 1 u7; 
14. 169. Chen hyperborea ( Pall.) Lesser Snow Goose. Seen in migration. 
15. 172. Branta canadensis (Linn.) Canada Goose. Winter sojourner and 
migrant. This bird finds abundant winter food on the extensive wheat-fields of 
the county. 
16. 194. Ardea herodias (Linn.) Great Blue Heron. Summer resident; 
seen several times; nests on Chapman creek. 
17. 201. Ardea virescens (Linn.) Green Heron. Summer resident; rather 
common. 
18. 204. Grusamericana(Linn.) Whooping Crane. Migratory; seen flying. 
19. 206. Grus mexicana (Miill.) Sandhill Crane. Migratory; seen several 
times in flocks, flying. 
20. 214. Porzona carolina (Linn.) Sora. Migratory; not common, because 
marshes are scarce. 
21. 221. Fulica americana (Gmel.) American Coot. Seen only in migra- 
tion, but probably breeds in the county. 
22. 225. Recurvirostra americana (Gmel.) American Avocet. Reported 
from the county, but not seen. Migratory. 
23. 239. Tringa maculata (Vieill.) Pectoral Sandpiper. Migratory. Only 
once seen, but is probably common in suitable places. 
24. 240. Tringa fuscicollis(Vieill.) White-rumped Sandpiper. Migratory ; 
a few seen. 
25. 241. Tringa bairdii(Coues). Baird’s Sandpiper. Migratory. 
26. 242. Tringa minutilla (Vieill.) Least Sandpiper. Migratory; fairly 
common. 
27. 254. Totanus melanoleucus (Gmel.) Greater Yellow-legs. Migratory ; 
seen but once. 
28. 255. Totanus flavipes (Gmel.) Yellow-legs. Migratory; a few seen. 
29. 261. Bartramia longicauda(Bechst.) Bartramian Sandpiper. Summer 
resident; common. 
30. 263. Actitis macularia (Linn.) Spotted sandpiper. Summer resident; 
fairly common. 
31. 272. Charadrius dominicus (Miill.) American Golden Plover. Migra- 
tory; a single specimen seen. 
32. 273. Adgialitis vocifera (Linn.) Killdeer. A summer resident; com- 
mon. 
33. 289, Colinus virginianus (Linn.) Bob-white. Resident; common. 
34. 305. Tympanuchus americanus (Reich.) Prairie Hen. Resident; 
formerly abundant, but now becoming quite scarce. 
35. 316. Zenaidura macroura (Linn.) Mourning Dove. Summer resident ; 
abundant; often seen in sheltered places in winter. 
36. 325. Cathartes aura (Linn.) Turkey Vulture. Summer resident; com- 
mon. 
37. 331. Circus hudsonius (Linn.) Marsh Hawk. A common resident. 
One of our most useful birds, against which nearly every gun is turned in enmity. 
