BIRDS OF THE VICINITY OF XEJf YORK CITY 143 



American White.fronted Goose ^Ausrr. allufrrous. ga.nbeli). North 

 Amenca l,reed.ng tar northuard ; i„ winter, south to Mexico and Cuba Rare 

 on tite Atlanta- Coast. It has been recorded on Long Island from Babylon 

 (G.raud), Great South Bay Islip and Montauk (Butcher, Auk X i8q. n 

 271). ' ' ^"^' ^' 



*Canada Goose (Branta cauadensis). A common migrant, appearing in 

 November and reman:u.g until our bays are frozen. In the spring the 

 last birds pass on their northward journey as late as early May. 



vicinTtr''"'' """" ^''''""'" ""''"'''''•''' ''"''■^'--■»- A rare migrant in this 



ing romVhTno'tr^'n ""k''"' '"'"'''^ Sl^"rosastcn . A common bird, appear- 

 ng from the north m October and remaining until our bays are frozen 



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Black Brant ,Z^.,„,„ „;,,,•-„„,). This is a western species which is 

 oecasionallv fmuui on our coasts. It has been recorded from Egg Harbor, N J. 

 (Lawrence), Babylon and Islip, L. I. (Butcher, Atik, 1893, pp. 266 271) 



.ccid^rrr'' """^ ^^""'" ''"''^''''^- ^" O^^ ^^-'d ^P-'-. -curring 

 ace dentally on our coasts. A specimen was killed on Jamaica Bay, L. I. in 

 October, 1876 (Lawrence, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, II, 1877 p 18) 



Whistling Swan (Olor Cohnnbianus) . Breeds in the' far north, and win- 

 ders as far south as the Gulf of Mexico. It is an exceedingly rare bird on the 

 "^t F^aH Z"VT .''' Chesapeake. A recent record is that of a bird killed 

 at Flalands, L. I., w.thm the limits of Greater New York, on Bee 24 igoi 

 (Braisim, Auk, XX, 1903, p. 52). ' 



Order HERODINES. Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc. 

 Family IBIBIB.F:. Ieises. 



White Ibis (Gura alba). A bird of the Southern States, which has been 

 recorded twice from this vicinity (Rayn^r South and Moriches, L. I, Giraud). 



Glossy Ibis (Plcgadis autumnalis) . An Old World species of "irregular 

 distribution in America." It has been recorded once from Southampton L. 

 I., and once from Canarsie Bay, L. I. (Butcher, Auk, X, 1893, p. 271). 

 Family ARBEIB.F:. Herons, Egrets, Bitterns, etc. 



♦American Bittern (Bofa»r».? kntiginosns) . -Temperate North America, 

 south to Guatemala and the West Indies" ; breeds but rarely south of Virginia. 

 In this vicinity it is not common during the summer. 



Least Bittern (Ardctfa c.vilis). A locally common summer resident. 



Great Blue Heron (Ardca hcrodias). \\-ith us it is a common migrant, 

 and IS probably found as a summer resident in a few localities. It is generally 

 known by the name of "Crane." 



