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county, hut are abuudant in migrations" iDr. M. Gibbs); "common in Upper Penin- 

 sula" (E. E. Brewster); "Keweenaw Point" (Kneeland); reported from Mackinac 

 Islaiad; summer months; breeds; nests on the ground, frequently on floating nests; eggs 

 six to twelve, occasionally fifteen, elongate, yellowish drab, spotted with fine dark 

 spots. I have found the nests and eggs very common at Saginaw Bay. 



Order LIMICOLi^]. Shore Birds. 

 Family PHALAROPODID.E. Phal.\ropes. 



Typical waders; food insects, molluscs, crustaceans, etc. 



Genus CRYMOPHILUS Vieill. 



^5-22*2(60+). (!rymopliilus fullearius [Linn.]. Red Phalarope; Gray Phalarope. 

 Northern Indiana, rare, probable migrant, probably in Southern Michigan (Butler's 

 Birds of Indiana); embraced in StockwelFs Birds of Michigan; Dr. Steere classifies it 

 among Michigan migrants; Prof. Ludwig Kumlein writes me that this bird breeds in 

 the Northern Peninsula, which, writes Dr. A. K. Fisher, seems very improliable. 



Genus PHALAROPUS Briss. 



Northern Phalarope, nat. size. 



»6-223-((i03i. Phalaropus lobatus (Linn.). Northern Phalarope; Red-necked 

 Phalarope. 

 Exceedingly rare; "rare visitor" (Dr. Morris Gibbs); Dr. J. B. Steere classifies 

 this doubtfully as a Michigan migrant; record by R. B. Lawrence of occurence of this 

 bird at Monroe, Michigan, (Forest and Stream Vol. XXV. p. 372); Prof. Ludwig Kumlein 

 writes me that it breeds in northern Wisconsin and presumably in our Northern Penin- 

 sula. I think he must refer to Wilson's Phalarope. 



Wilson's Phalarope, natural size. 



97-22-l-(602). Phalaropus tricolor (Vieill.) Wilson".s Phalarope. 



"Common, irregular, transient, only occasionally seen, taken in May and Sept. in 

 Kalamazoo Co." (Dr. M. Gibbs); Dr. J. B. Steere puts it doubtfully among the summer 

 residents; taken by E. E. Brewster at Iron Mountain, May 2. 1890; " Keweenaw Point " 

 (Kneeland); northern counties of Indiana, where it In-eeds (Butler "s Birds of Indiana). 



