CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS. 31 
Family PHALACROCORACIDZ.— Cormorants. 
Genus PHALACROCORAX, Brisson. 
_ 304. P. dilophus (Sw. & Rich.) Nutt. Double-crested Cormorant. 
Migratory; not uncommon. 
305. P. mexicanus (Brandt) Scl. & Salv. Mexican Cormorant. Prof. 
Snow in his catalogue of the birds of Kansas says: ‘‘ Migratory; rare; a 
single specimen taken four miles south of Lawrence, April 2, 1872, by 
Geo. D. Allen.” 
Family PLOTEIDA¢.—Anhingas or Darters. 
Genus Piorus, Linnzeus, 
306. P. anhinga, Linn. Snake Bird. Rare summer visitant. In 
August, 1881, a specimen was captured in the Solomon valley, western 
Kansas, by C. W. Smith, Esq., of Stockton; skin forwarded by Prof. 
Snow to Dr. Coues who reported same in Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, vii, 
No. 1, January, 1882, p. 61. 
Order GAVI-. 
Family LARID.— Gulls and Terns, 
Genus Larus, Linneus. 
307. L. argentutus smithsonianus, Coues. American Herring Gull. 
Migratory; rare. 
308. L. californicus, Lawr. Californian Gull. Rare visitant; one 
specimen taken on the Arkansas river, in Reno county, Oct. 20, 1880. 
309. LZ. delawarensis, Ord. Ring-billed Gull. Migratory; quite 
common. 
310. L. franklini, Sw. & Rich. Franklin’s Gull. Migratory; com- 
mon. 
311. L. philadelphie (Ord.) Gray. Bonaparte’s Gull. Migratory ; 
rare. 
Genus XEMA, Leach. 
312. X. sabinei (J. Sabine) Leach. Fork-tailed Gull. Rare acciden- 
tal visitant; one specimen taken by Peter Long at Humboldt, Septem- 
ber 21, 1876. 
Genus STERNA, Linnzeus. 
313. S. forsteri, Nutt. Forster’s Tern. Migratory; not uncommon. 
314, S. fluiatillis, Naum. Common Tern. Migratory; very rare. 
315. S. antillarum ( Less.) Coues. Least Tern. Migratory ; rare. 
