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the south. Snow, 1872. Found breeding on the Cimarron river, in Kansas, by 
Colonel Goss. 
15. 77. Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis (Gmel.) Black Tern. Summer 
resident; rare; in migration, common. Breeds from Kansas northward into 
British America. Snow, 1872. 
16. 118. Anhinga anhinga (Linn.) Anhinga. A rare visitant in summer. 
Belongs to the lower austral and tropical regions of the United States and south- 
ward. Taken twice in Kansas—in the Solomon valley, August, 1881, by C. W. 
Smith, of Stockton, and on Crooked creek, Meade county, May 1, 1888, by Dan- 
iel Lambert, of Wilburn, Ford county. First reported by Snow, 1882, B. N.O.C., 
vol. VII, p. 61. 
17. 120. Phalacrocorax dilophus (Sw. & Rich.) Double-crested Cormorant. 
Migratory; not rare. Breeds in the Canadian zone, west to the mountains. 
Snow, 1872. 
18. 121. Phalocrocorax mexicanus (Brandt). Mexican Cormorant. A rare 
visitant. Belongs to the tropical region. A single specimen was captured at 
Lawrence, April 2, 1872, by Geo. D. Allen, and reported by Professor Snow in his 
first edition as P. floridanus; corrected in the second edition. 
19. 125. Pelecanus erythrorhynchus (Gmel.) American White Pelican. A 
common migrant. May rarely breed in the state, but thus far reports of 
their breeding have not been verified. They nest on the islands in the rivers 
and lakes of the northern United States and British America. Snow, 1872. 
20. 128. Fregata aquila (Linn.) Man-o’-War Bird. Accidental in the state. 
They inhabit the tropical seacoasts, mostly north of the equator; somewhat 
common on the coasts of the lower austral zone; accidental in Ohio, Nova Sco- 
tia, and Kansas. Taken at Downs by Frank Lewis, August 16, 1880. Reported 
by Goss. Auk, vol. IIT, p. 112. 
21. 129. Merganser americanus (Cass.) American Merganser. A winter 
sojourner: rather common. Breed chiefly north of the United States, except in 
the mountain ranges. Snow, 1872. 
22. 130. Merganser serrator (Linn.) Red-breasted Merganser. A _ rare 
winter visitant. Breeds in the boreal region, chiefly in the Hudsonian and arctic 
zones. Its winter range extends throughout the greater part of the United 
States. Snow, second edition, 1872, on authority of Baird. 
23. 131. Lophodytes cucullatus (Linn.) Hooded Merganser. A rare resi- 
dent: common in migration. Ranges over nearly the whole of North America, 
breeding from Kansas northward along the inland streams and lakes. Snow, 1872. 
24. 132. Anas boschas(Linn.) Mallard. A rare resident; abundant in mi- 
gration, often found on open streams in midwinter. Ranges over the whole of 
North America, breeding chiefly northward. Baird, 1858. 
133. Anas obscura (Gmel.) Black Duck. Migratory, if it occurs. A bird of the eastern 
parts of North America, not common west of the Allegheny mountains and rare west of the Mis- 
sissippi. Snow, 1872, and all later catalogues; but evidence of its occurrence in Kansas is en- 
tirely wanting, and it should be dropped from our list. 
25. 134a. Anas fulvigula maculosa (Senn.) Mottled Duck. Not common; 
may breed. Habitat, Texas north to Kansas. Specimens of this duck taken in 
Kansas have been mistaken for the black duck. Goss, 1886. Entered as A. ful- 
vigula. 
