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CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS. 29 
275. O. buccinator (Richardson) Wagl. Trumpeter Swan. Migra- 
tory ; rare. 
Genus CHEN, Boie. 
276. C. cerulescens ( Linn.) Ridgw. Blue Goose. Migratory; rare. 
277. C. hyperboreus (Pallas) Boie. Snow Goose. Abundant in mi- 
gration; a few occasionally lingering into winter. 
Genus ANSER, Goose. 
278. A. albifrons gambeli (Hartl.) Coues. White-fronted Goose. 
Migratory; common. 
Genus BERNICLA, Stephens. 
279. B. canadensis ( Linn.) Boie. Canada Goose. Common migrants, 
a few remaining during the winter, retiring only when the extreme cold 
weather closes their watery resorts. 
280. B. canadensis hutchinsi (Sw. & Rich.) Ridgw. Hutchins’ Goose. 
Abundant migrants, a few remaining until winter. 
281. B. brenta (Pall.) Steph. Brant Goose. Rare, accidental mi- 
grants, 
Genus ANAS, Linnzeus. 
*282. A. boscas Linn. Mallard. Resident rare; in migration abun- 
dant. 
283. A. obscura,Gmel. Dusky Duck—Black Mallard. Migratory ; 
rare. 
Genus CHAULELASMUS, Gray. 
*284. C. streperus ( Linn.) Gray. Gadwall. Very rare summer resi- 
dent; common during migration. 
Genus Dariia, Leach. 
285. D. acuta (Linn.) Bp. Pintail Duck. Migratory; common. 
Genus Mareca, Stephens. 
*286. M. americana (Gmel.) Steph. American Widgeon. Very rare 
summer resident ; in migration common. 
Genus SPATULA. 
287. S. clypeata ( Linn.) Boie. Shoveller—Spoonbill Duck. Migra- 
tory; common; may occasionally breed in the state. 
Genus QUERQUEDULA, Stephens. 
*288. @. discors (Linn.) Steph. Blue-winged Teal. Rare summer 
resident; in migration abundant. 
289. Q. cyanoptera ( Vieill.) Cass. Red-breasted Teal. Rare mi- 
grant in middle and western Kansas. 
