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23. Marila collaris. Ring-necked Duck. 



"New Mexico." (A. O. U. Check List.) 



24. Charitonetta albeola. Buffle head. 



"Obtained in various parts of New Mexico." (Henshaw.) 

 2 5 . Erismatura jamaicensis. RuddyDuck. 



"One specimen, old crater, south of Zuni." (Henshaw.) 

 "One specimen, Sept. 7 and also on Sept. 16 and in 

 Oct. at Albuquerque." (Birtwell. ) "Occasional large 

 droves on Gila." (Metcalfe.) One specimen, Mesilla 

 Park, Feb. (Ford.) "Northern New Mexico." (A. O. 

 U. Check List.) 



26. Branta canadensis canadensis. Canada Goose. 



"Tolerably numerous up the Rio Grande to Santa Fe." 

 (Me. Call). 



27. Branta canadensis hutchinsi. Hutchin's Goose. 



"Flock seen, Albuquerque, Oct. 7." (Birtwell.) 



28. Guara rubra. Scarlet Ibis. 



"Recorded as a straggler to New Mexico." (A. O. U. Check 

 List.) 



29. Plegadis guarauna. White-faced Glossy Ibis. 



"Three specimens, seven miles east of Apache, Sept. 7." (An- 

 thony.) "Not uncommon, especially in southern part of 

 the territory, also seen in vicinity of Las Vegas." (Mit- 

 chell.) 



30. Botaurus lentiginosus. Bittern. 



"One specimen near Las Vegas, June 7." (Mitchell.) "One 

 specimen found dead near Albuquerque, Oct. 7 and one 

 seen Apr. 14." (Birtwell.) Quite common a few years 

 ago at Mangus Springs." (Metcalfe.) One specimen, 

 Patterson, Aug. (Barber.) 



31. Ardea herodias herodias. Great Blue Heron. 



"Two seen Mar. 21 and one killed May 1, Silver City." 

 (Hunn..) "Seen along Pecos, Ribera, (Bailey F. ) 

 "Specimens Mar., one Aug. 16 and one seen Oct. 17, Al- 

 querque." (Birtwell.) "Common on Gila River. Nests 

 in cottonwoods" (Metcalfe.) One killed, Mesilla Park, 

 Mar. Rather common, especially as a migrant. (Ford.) 



32. Egretta candiddissima candiddissima. Snowy Egret. 



"One specimen, Playa Valley, Sept. 24." (Anthony. ) "One 

 specimen, G. O. S. Ranch on tributary of Gila River, 

 Oct. 21. (Beggtold.) "One specimen on Mimbres River, 

 twenty miles from Deming, Nov. 5." (Munson.) One 

 specimen, Mesilla Park, Oct. 1910. (Ford. ) 



