TWEXTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING. II7 



*51. Fulica americana Gmel. American Coot. Summer resident; rare. 

 Abundant in migration. 



52. Phalaropus tricolor (Vieill.) Wilson's Phalarope. Migratory; common. 



53. Recurvirostra americana Gmel. American Avocet. Summer resident in 



western Kansas. Common here during migration. 



54. Philohela minor (Gmel.) American Woodcock. Rare in this vicinity. 



Four specimens seen in a residence of 16 years. 



55. Maerorhamphus scolapaceus (Say.) Long-billed Dowitcher. Migratory; 



not rare. 



56. Micropalama himantopus (Bonap.) Stilt Sandpiper. Migratory; rare. 



Inserted on the authority of Doctor Blachly. 



57. Tringa maculata Vieill. Pectoral Sandpiper. Migratory; common. 



58. Tringa fuscicollia Vieill. White-rumped Sandpiper. Migratory; com- 



mon. 



59. Tringa minutilla Vieill. Least Sandpiper. Migratory; abundant. 



60. Ereunetes pusillus (Linn.) Semipalmated Sandpiper. Migratory; rare. 



Inserted on authority of Doctor Blachly. 



61. Totanus melanoleucus (Gmel..) Greater Yellowlegs. Migratory; com- 



mon. The earliest spring arrival among our Limicolae. 



62. Totanus flavipes (Gmel.) Yellowlegs. Migratory; common. 



63. Totanus solitarius (Wils.) Solitary Sandpiper. Migratory; common. 



64. Symphemia semipalmata inornata Brewst. Western Willet. Migra- 



tory; rare. 

 *65. Bartramia longicauda (Bechst.) Bartramian ^Sandpiper. Abundant 

 summer resident. Begin laying about May 1. Are frequently killed 

 by hunters during the nesting season, and even after the young are 

 hatched. 

 *66. Actitis macularia (Linn.) Spotted Sandpiper. Summer resident; not 

 common. Abundant in migration. 



67. Numenius longirostris Wils. Long-billed Curlew. Common in migra- 



tion. 



68. Numenius borealis (Forst.) Eskimo Curlew. Migratory; common. 



69. Charadrius dominicus Muell. American Golden Plover. Migratory; 



rare. Inserted on authority of Doctor Blachly. 



*70. Aegialitis vocifera (Linn.) Killdeer. Summer resident; common. 



71. Aegialitis .semipalmata Bonap. Semipalmated Plover. ' Migratory; 

 rare. Inserted on authority of Doctor Blachly. 



*72. Colinus virginianus (Linn.) Bob-white. Resident; abundant. 

 73. Bonasa umbellus (Linn.) Ruffed Grouse. The Blue river is probably 

 the western limit of the occurrence of this bird in Kansas. A pair of 

 the birds wintered on Cedar creek, some five miles north of Manhattan, 

 a few years ago, but were killed before the opening of spring by a 

 farmer who had been especially urged to look after their preservation. 



*74. Tympanuchus americanus (Reich.) Prairie Hen. Resident; common. 



Formerly abundant. Their growing scarcity is due in large measure 



to the burning of pastures in the nesting season. 



75. (Extinct.) Meleagris gallopavo Linn. Wild Turkey. Common here 



when the country was first settled. They have long since disappeared. 



*76. Zenaidura macroura (Linn.) Mourning Dove. Summer resident; abun- 

 dant. Occasionally remain all winter in sheltered places near corrals. 



*77. Cathartes aura (Linn.) Turkey Vulture. Summer resident; common. 

 Often nest under rock ledges along our bluffs. 



