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16. Aythya affinis. Lesser Scaup Duck. — A few seen on the San 

 Pedro during late January of the past winter. 



17. Charitonetta albeola. Buffle-head. — "Uncommon about Tucson 

 in winter. My only record is an adult male taken December 5, 1S85" 

 (^Herbert Brown). I took a female, a bird of the year, on the San Pedro, 

 January 27, 1886, which is my only record of the species from this region. 



iS. Erismatura rubida. Ruddy Duck. — Not uncommon at times about 

 Tucson, but generally in immature plumage. Mr. Brown has similar 

 records of its occurrence, but I have not met with it on the San Pedro. 



19. Branta canadensis. Canada Goose. — I saw a small flock of three 

 ■in a pond near the San Pedro on January 27, 18S6. This is my only 

 record. 



20. Plegadis autumnalis. Glossy Ibis. — Mr. Brown says that this 

 species is not infrequent about tlie bottom lands of the Santa Cruz, near 

 Tucson, both in the fall and spring. I have nev-er met with it myself, but 

 have seen a skin of this species in Mr. Brown's collection. 



21. Plegadis guarauna. White-faced Glossy Ibis. — A much more 

 common species than the last, according to my own experience. I have 

 found it common in May, in the vicinity of Tucson, in pairs, and in flocks 

 of from six to fifteen .individuals. At such times the birds were tame and 

 unsuspicious. 



22. Tantalus loculator. Wood Ibis. — Rather common on the Gila and 

 San Pedro Rivers for most of the year, and particularly so in the later 

 months of the summer. 



23. Botaurus lentiginosus. American Bittern. — Mr. Brown tells 

 me this bird is rare about Tucson. He has but one specimen in his col- 

 lection. The only personal record of it is a male taken on the San Pedro 

 River, January 29, 1SS6. • 



24. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. — A resident species, and 

 rather common. My records are from Riverside, Mineral Creek, and the 

 San Pedro region, and also about Tucson. The Mineral Creek record is 

 perhaps of special interest, as the bird was taken far from water and had 

 evidently been feeding on a species of land lizard. This was in Septem- 

 ber, 18S2. They were abundant on the San Pedro in late January of this 

 year. 



25. Ardea egretta. American Egret. — Rather common about Tucson 

 in May, which is the only season that I have records of its occurrence, 

 nor have I met with it in other localities, 



26. Ardea candidissima. Snowy Heron. — -Only noted about Tucson 

 in May, where I saw a flock of five and took one. 



27. Ardea virescens. Green Heron. — "Rather rare about Tucson'' 

 (^Herbert Brovjii'). Also noticed by the same gentleman on the Salt 

 River, near Tempe. I have no other records of its occurrence. 



28. Nycticorax nycticorax naevius. Black-crowned Night Heron. — 

 "Rather rare about Tucson" (^Herbert Bro-wn). I have many records of 

 it on the Santa Cruz in May, 1SS3. 



29. Rallus virginianus. Virginia Rail. I saw a Rail on the San 



