LIST OF BIRDS 435 



193. Limosa hudsonica. HTJDSONIAN GODWIT. Bare Sept 

 17th, 1895. 



194. T&tanus semipalmata. WILLBT. A few stragglers. Aug 

 21st, 1886, Sept. 19th, 1895. 



195. Actiturus bartramius. FIELD PLOVER. Not common. 

 May 12th, Aug. 20th, 1883, May 15th, 1887, Sept. 2nd, 1906. 



196. Porzana Carolina. CAUOLANA RAIL. Not common. Breeds. 

 August 24th, 1906, August 17th, 1907, August lOth and 15th, 

 1885. 



197. Anas boschas. MALLARD. Not common. Sept. 18th, 

 1889, Oct. 9th, 1907, Oct. 21st, 1908. 



198. Anas obscura rubripes. RED-LEGGED BLACK DUCK. Com- 

 mon. Since the issue of "Distribution and Migration of North 

 American Ducks, Geese and Swans," U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, 

 1906, I have given some attention to this variety of the "black 

 duck," and find that about one half the birds we kill here have 

 the red legs, which to me seems to be the only difference between 

 the two species. Nov. 19th, 1907, I saw several large flocks of 

 black ducks migrating south. Have seen some stragglers later 

 than that. 



199. Aix sponsa. WOOD DUCK. Very rare. Have seen a 

 straggler now and then. May 17th, 1895. 



200. Fuligula marila. BLTJE-BILL. Tolerably common in Sep- 

 tember and October. Often seen with golden-eye duck. Sept. 

 23rd, 1895. 



201. Somateria stellerii. STELLBRS EIDER. Rare. I sent the 

 skin of this bird to Dr. Merriam for identification, and giving 

 him the date which unfortunately I have either lost or mislaid. 

 March, 1895? 



202. Erismatura rubida. RUDDY DUCK. Rare. May 8th, 

 1896. 



203. Mergus cucullatus. HOODED MERGANSER. Rare. Sept. 

 4th, 1885. Sept. 10th, 1889. 



204. Tachypetes aquilus. MAN-OF-WAR BIRD. Only one speci- 

 men ever seen here, and that on August 13th, 1884. The bird 

 seemed very shy and I could not get within range. The next day, 

 August 14th, it was observed at Manicouagan, from the light 

 ship by Captain Leblanc. 



205. Sterna hirundo. COMMON TERN. Common during the 

 migrations. Breeds further north. May 20th, 1884. Is an early 

 date for them. 



