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19. Anas americana Gmel. Baldpate. Very common in migration. 



20. Anas carolinensis Gmel. Green-winged Teal. Abundant in migration. 

 *21. Anas discors Linn. Blue- winged Teal. Summer resident; rare; abun- 

 dant in migration. Twice, in midsummer, I have come across the 

 female of this duck with a brood of young only a few days old. 



*22. Spatula clypeata (Linn.) Shoveler. Summer resident; rare. Common 

 in migration. Have seen them on Eureka lake in June in pairs, and 

 they undoubtedly breed there. 

 23. Dafila acuta (Linn.) Pintail. Migratory; abundant. 



*24. Aix sponsa (Linn.) Wood Duck. Summer resident; formerly common, 

 now rather rare. Two nests found, but I have not taken any eggs. 



25. Aythya americana (Eyt.) Redhead. Migratory; abundant. 



26. Aythya vallisneria (Wils.) Canvas Back. Migratory; some years com- 



mon. 



27. Aythya affinis (Eyt.) Lesser Scaup Duck. Migratory; common. 



28. Aythya collaris (Donov.) Ring-necked Duck. Migratory; common. 



29. Glaucionetta clangula americana (Bonap.) American Golden-eye. Mi- 



gratory; not common. 



30. Charitonetta albeola (Linn.) Bufile-head. Migratory; sometimes com- 



mon. 



31. Erismatui'a rubida (Wils.) Ruddy Duck. Migratory; common. 



32. Chen hyperborea (Pall.) Lesser Snow Goose. Common in migration. 



33. Anser albifrons gambeli (Hartl.) American White-fronted Goose. Mi- 



gratory; common. 



34. Branta canadensis (Linn.) Canada Goose. Migratory; abundant. A 



few remain during the winter. 



35. Branta canadensis hutchinsii (Sw. & Rich.) Hutchins Goose. Abun- 



dant migrant. 



36. Olor columbianus (Ord.) Whistling Swan.' Migratory; rare. 



37. Olor buccinator (Rich.) Trumpeter Swan. Migratory; rare. 



*38. Botaurus lentiginosus (Montag.) American Bittern. Summer resident; 



not rare. No nests found. 

 39. Botaurus exilis (Gmel.) Least Bittern. Migratory; common. 

 *40. Ardea herodias Linn. Gi'eat Blue Heron. Summer resident; common. 



Nest in communities in large trees along our creeks. 

 41. Ardea egretta Gmel. American Egret. Summer visitant. Have seen 

 them only during August. 

 *42. Ardea virescens Linn. Green Heron. Summer resident; common. 



43. Nycticorax nycticorax naevius (Bodd.) Black-crowned Night Heron. 



Summer resident in the state; rare in this locality. 



44. Grus americana (Linn.) Whooping Crane. Migratory. Sometimes 



common in spring migration. 



45. Grus mexicana (Muell.) Sandhill Crane. Migratory; common. 



*46. Rallus elegans Aud. King Rail. Summer resident; rare. Common in 



migration. 

 47. Rallus virginianus Linn. Virginia Rail. Migratory; not common. Have 



seen them only in autumn migration. 

 *48. Porzana Carolina (Linn.) Sora. Summer resident; rare. Common in 



migration. 

 *49. Porzana jamaicensis (Gmel.) Black Rail. Summer resident; rare. 

 50. lonornis martinica (Linn.) Purple Gallinule. A single specimen, the 

 only record for this state, was captured April 14, 1893. 



