"Xd-S EvERMANN, Birds of Carroll County, Indiana. [October 



6. Sterna hirundo. Common Tern. — On May 2, 1884, I saw perhaps 

 a dozen flj'ing up the river near Delphi. I obtained one at Lake Maxin- 

 kuckee May 11, 1885, Avhen it was common. 



7. Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. American White Pelican. — Rare 

 migrant. One shot by Mr. W. W. Black in the spring of 1881, near the 

 Tippecanoe River. 



S. Mergus americanus. American Merganser. — Common spring 

 migrant; less common in the autumn and winter. It usually appears on 

 Deer Creek about the first of March (March i, 1878; March i, 1879; f'eb. 

 13, 1884; Feb. 17, 1885). In the spring of 1885 it continued in Deer 

 Creek until late in April. A few are usually to be found in winter in the 

 Wabash wherever it is not frozen. During the spring migrations this 

 seems to be the most common species on the creeks of the County. 



9. Mergus serrator. Red-breasted Merganser. — This is one of the 

 rarest Ducks in this region. I have seen it but two or three times. 



ID. Lophodytes cucullatus. Hooded Merganser. — A rather common 

 migrant, remaining in the spring as late as May. I have often met with 

 single pairs about swamps and ponds in midsummer, and have seen the 

 young on Deer Creek in July. I think, however, that the bulk of the 

 species breeds much farther north. I have seldom seen the males in full 

 adult plumage. April 8, 1885. 



11. Anas boschas. Mallard. — The Mallard is not rare on the river 

 during the spring and autumn migrations, but I have not often seen it on 

 the smaller streams. It probably bred in the County formerly, but I do 

 not think it does so now. 



12. Anas obscura. Black Duck. — I saw a single specimen in the 

 Delphi market in March, 1879, which was said to have been shot on the 

 Wabash near the town. 



13. Anas americana. Baldpate. — Spring and autumn migrant, — 

 apparently not common. A flock of about a dozen seen on Deer Creek 

 March 26, 1884, from which a female was shot. Another flock of six was 

 seen on the same creek March 24, 1885. 



14. Anas carolinensis. Green-winged Teal. — Probably more com- 

 mon than my records indicate. The only specimen I ever saw in the 

 County is a female which I took on Deer Creek, April 8, 1885. 



15. Anas discors. Blue-winged Teal. — I have seen specimens in 

 the Delphi market, but never took any in the County myself. Common 

 at Lake Maxinkuckee May 11, 1885. 



16. Spatula clypeata. Shoveller. — A not very common migrant. 

 Shot one on Deer Creek, March 18, 1879, and another March 26, 1885. 

 Several were seen on this last date. 



17. Dafila acuta. Pintail. — A rather rare migrant. 



18. Aix sponsa. Wood Duck. — Formerly a common summer resident, 

 but now one of the rarest Ducks in this region. March i and 14, 1879; 

 July, 1877; March 26, 1885. 



19. Aythya affinis. Lesser Scaup Duck. — Migrant, but not often 

 seen by me. April 18, 1885. 



