A Iltvlsiid Lial of Cincinnali Birds. TJ 



the approach of a " cold snap" oaih- iu November. Tliose taken in this 

 vicinity are merely stragglers from the main bod}'. 



Order Lamellirostrks: Geese, Ducks, Flamingoes, etc. 



Familv Anatid^: Swan, Geese and Ducks. 



217. Cygnus buccinator, Richardson. — Trumjjeter Swan. — A rare 

 migrant. One specimen taken (three seen) on the Ohio, near Cincin- 

 nati, in December, 1876 {M. Wocher). 



218. CvGNUS americanus, Sharpless. — American or Whistling Swan. 

 — A rare migrant on the Ohio and tribntaries. 



219. Anser albifrons, var. gambeli, Cones. — White-fronted Goose. 

 — A specimen taken at Miamitovvn, Ohio (Bury). 



220. Anser hyperboreus, Pallas. — Snow Goose. — A rare migrant. 

 Throe specimens taken on tlie Little Miami, near Madisonville, in 

 February, 1878. 



221 Anser c^rulescens, Vieillot. — Blue Goose. — Migrant on ihe 

 Ohio and tributaries. Identified at Brook vi He, Ind., by Dr. Raymond. 



222. Branta canadensis, Gray. — Common Wild Goose; Canada 

 Goose. — Spring and fall migrant. 



223. Branta bernicla, Scopoli. — Brant Goose. — Franklin Co., Ind. 

 (Haymond, Ind. Geol. Report. 1869). 



224. Anas boschas, Linnaeus. — Blallard Duck ; Greenhead. — A 

 common spring and fall migrant, and an occasional winter resident. 



225. Anas obscura, Gmelin. — Dusky Duck. — Spring and fall mi- 

 grant. Much less common than the preceding. 



226. Dafila acuta, Jenyns. — Pin-tail Duck. — A common spring 

 and fall migrant. October, November and April. 



227. Mareca AMERICANA, Stephens. — American Widgeon. — Com- 

 mon migrant in March and November. 



228. QuERQCEDUi.A CARoLiNENSis, Stephens. — Green-winged Teal. — 

 Common spring and fall migrant. 



229. QuERQUEDULA DiscoRS, Stephens. — Blue-winged Teal. — Spring 

 and fall migrant. Less common than the preceding. 



230. Spatula clypeata, Boie. — Shoveller Duck. — Spring and fail 

 migrant. Common. 



231. *Aix SPONSA, Boie. — Summer Duck ; Wood Duck. — A common 

 migrant and an occasional summer resident. 



232. Fuligula marila, Stephens. — Greater Scaup Duck ; Big Black- 

 head. — Franklin Co., Indiana (Haymond, Ind. Geol. Report, 1869). 



233. Fuligula affinis, Eyton. — Lesser Scaup Duck. — A common 

 miirrant in November and March. 



