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43. Chen liyperborea uivalis. Greater Snow Goose. 



Rare winter visitor ; listed by Liusley at Stratford. Three 

 specimens wintered there in 1867-8, (E. H. Austin). 



44. Brauta canadensis. Wild Goose. 



Well known winter resident. November to April. 

 Note. — Banta canadensis hutchinsii. Southern Goose, a va- 

 riet}^ of the wild goose occurs as a migrant. 



45. Branta bernicla. Brant. 



Winter resident ; tolerably common. 



46. Olor columbianus. Wild Sioan. Whistling Sioan. 



Rare. Stratford and Fairfield, Linsley. Swans have been 

 seen at Stratford within tlie recollection of the writer. 



47. Guara alba. White Ibis. 



A wanderer from the south. Milford, May 23d, 1875, Geo. 

 B. Grinnell. The only New England record. 



48. Plegadis autumnalis. Glossy Ibis. 



Rare. Linsley obtained five specimens at Stratford. A 

 straggler from the south. 



49. Botaurus lentiginosus. American Bittern. 



Common summer resident. May to November. 



50. Botaurus exilis. Least Bittern. 



Summer resident; breeding commonly on Ilousatonic river 

 at Stratford. Dr. E. H. Eames, W. H. Lucas, Gifiord M. 

 Ryder and others. 



51. Ardea herodias. Blue Heron. '■''Crane.'''' 



Common. Nearlj'' resident. May breed. Saw one shot in 

 Januarj?^, 1884. 



52. Ardea egretta. White Heron. 



Rare straggler from tlie south. One seen by the writer 

 August Xlth, 1878, on Housatonic river. Milford, Sept., Mr. 

 Grinnell, (Merriam's list.) Several summered at Stratford 

 1850, (E. H. Austin). 



53. Ardea ccerulea. little Blue Heron. 



Wanderer from the south. Stiatford, Linsley. 



54. Ardea virescens. Green Heron. '■^Boke.'^ 



An abundant summer resident. April to October. 



55. Nycticorax nycticorax nsevius. N'lghi Heron. '■'■ Quawk.^'' 



Common summer resident. Apiil to October or November. 



56. Rallus elegans. King Rail. 



Rare sunnner resident. Stratford, Linsley, one specimen. 

 Stratford, 1SG8, E. H. Austin, one killed. 



