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169. Chen hyperborea (Pall. ) Lesser snow goose. 



Western N. A. ; casually eastward to New England, 

 169. 1. Chen caerulescens (Linn.) Blue goose. 



Interior N. A. ; occasionally eastward to the Atlantic Coast. 

 173a. Branta bernicia glaucogastra (Brehm) White-bellied 

 brant. 



Arctic America; southward in winter. 

 188. Tantalus loculator Linn. Wood ibis. 



Southern U. S. ; casually northward to New York. 

 191. 1. Ardetta neoxena Cory. Cory's least bittern. 



This species has been taken several times and found breeding at 

 Toronto; therefore it may be looked for in western New York. 

 200. Ardea caerulea Linn. Little blue heron. 



Eastern U, S. ; casually north to Massachusetts, New Hampshire 

 and Labrador. 

 (217.) Crex crex (Linn.) Corn crake. 



' ' Casual in eastern N. A. " 

 226. Himantopos mexlcanus (Miill.) Black-necked stilt. 



Temperate N. A.; rare in the eastern states. 

 (227.) Scolopax rusticola (Linn.) European woodcock. 



Occasional in eastern N. A. ; has been taken in New Jersey, 

 Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. 



243. Tringa alpina Linn. Dunlin. 

 "Accidental in eastern N. A." 



244. Tringa ferruginea Briinn. Curlew Sandpiper. 

 " Occasional in Eastern N. A." 



(260.) Pavoncella pugnax (Linn.) Ruff. 



"Occasional in eastern N. A." Has been taken at Toronto. 

 277a. Aegialitis meloda circumcincta Ridgw. Belted piping 

 plover. 



"Mississippi Valley — eastward to Atlantic coast." 

 278. Aegialitis nivosa Cass. Snowy plover. 



Western U. S. ; has been taken twice at Toronto. 

 301. Lagopus lagopus (Linn.) Willow ptarmigan. 



Arctic regions ; often straggles southward in winter. Has been 

 taken at Watson, New York; and Whitby, Ontario. 

 327. Elanoides forficatus (Linn.) Swallow-tailed kite. 



Interior U. S. ; casually to Manitoba, New York and New Eng- 

 land. 



