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19. Anas platyrhynchos, Mallard. A common sojourner during mi- 
gration, and probably would breed if there were not so many hunters 
at Long Lake. I saw about ten fly over the dunes from this lake on 
March 18, 1916. 
20. Anas rubripes, Black Duck. Of similar status as the preceding, 
only not so abundant. Stoddard took a male, May 5, 1917, at Millers, 
Lake County, out of eight he saw there. 
21. Chaulelasmus streperus, Gadwall. A rare migrant, or probably 
accidental visitor. A specimen was taken October 18, 1896, at Liver- 
pool, Lake County, practically in the dune region. 
22. Mareca americana, Baldpate. A common migrant and not in- 
frequently breeds in the neighborhood of the Dunes. May 12, 1917, I 
saw a pair and approached it quite closely, at Long Lake, which acted 
as though very much at home. They have been found breeding along 
the Kankakee and in the adjoining parts of Illinois and Michigan. 
23. Nettion carolinense, Green-winged Teal. A migrant of some- 
what uncertain status. Mr. Stoddard saw a pair at Dune Park, April 1, 
1917. 
24. Querquedula discors, Blue-winged Teal. A common migrant and 
rather common breeder over the whole region. May 30, 1916, I saw two 
in Long Lake, which indicates their breeding there. May 31, 1912, I 
saw three or four on Hyde Lake in Illinois, right over the Indiana line. 
When once the Dunes are made a state or national park, or when at 
least the present federal law regarding spring shooting is enforced 
strictly, also against the “original squatters” in this region, who now 
consider themselves above such laws, this species, as well as the Mallard, 
the Hooded Merganser, the Wood Duck, the Baldpate and others will 
no doubt breed here again as in former years. 
25. Spatula clypeata, Shoveller. Of similar status as the preceding, 
perhaps not quite as common. I saw two pair in Long Lake, April 24, 
1916, and May 31, 1912, three in Hyde Lake, near the Indiana line. 
26. Dafila acuta, Pintail. A common migrant. E. W. Nelson in his 
“Birds of Northeastern Illinois” states that he, in 1875, found several 
pair nesting in the sloughs near the Calumet River, which may have 
been within this region. 
27. Aix sponsa, Wood Duck. The quiet and often rather large 
ponds on the south margin of and between the Dunes are ideal breeding 
places for this beautiful duck, and it is no doubt only owing to the 
relentless persecution of past years that it now is seldom or never seen 
in summer. Let us hope for better times for them in the near future. 
It is almost criminal in my eyes to shoot and pluck such beauty. 
28. Marila americana, Redhead. 
