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egretta and A. ccerulea — both of which species were seen by the hundred 

 daily — were quite unsuspicious, A. rufa was so exceedingly shy that it 

 was almost impossible to get within gunshot of one. 



7. Branta canadensis var. leucoparia, Cassin. White-collared 

 Goose. — Specimens of this variety are frequently taken during their 

 migrations. 



8. Bucephala islandica, Baird. Barrow's Golden-Eye. — "Obtained 

 in December, 1874, at Mt. Carmel, by Professor F. Stein, C. E., in charge 

 of the improvements of the Wabash River." Also occurs on Lake Michi- 

 gan in winter. 



9. Somateria mollissima, Leach. Eider Duck. — An immature speci- 

 men was shot near Chicago in December, 1874, and is now in my collec- 

 tion. Dr. H. B. Bannister of Evanston has seen other specimens taken 

 near that place. 



10. Somateria spectabilis, Leach. King Eider. — " An adult female, 

 obtained at Chillicothe, on the Illinois River, in the winter of 1874, has 

 been sent to the National Museum by W. H. Collins, Esq., of Detroit, 

 Mich." Undoubtedly occurs on Lake Michigan. 



11. CESdemia perspicillata, Kaup. Surf Duck. — "A single speci- 

 men, an immature bird, was obtained at Mt. Carmel by Professor Stein 

 in October, 1875. This is the first instance known to the writer of this 

 species being obtained at any inland locality. Mr. E. W. Nelson, of 

 Chicago, has, however, informed me of its recent capture on Lake Michi- 

 gan, near that city." I have since learned that this species is common on 

 the lake and adjacent waters. 



12. Stercorarius pomatorhinus, Lawr. Pomarine JaGER. — From 

 the description of a bird seen with a flock of gulls near Evanston, 111., by 

 F. L. Rice of that place, and the account of a strange gull occasionally seen 

 by a sportsman who does considerable shooting on Lake Michigan, I am 

 certain this species is a rare visitant during severe winters. 



13. Larus argentatus var. argentatus. Herring Gull. — Among a 

 number of gulls obtained in the Chicago Harbor, March 27, 1876, was one 

 specimen, an adult female, which has been pronounced by Dr. Coues 

 to be a typical example of the European form (var. argentatus) of the 

 Herring Gull. In this specimen the iris was hazel, while in several adult 

 specimens of the common American form (var. srnithsonianus) the iris 

 was bright yellow. 



14. Larus leucopterus, Fabr. White-winged Gull. — A regular 

 winter visitant to Lake Michigan. Very shy. 



15. Xema sabinei, Bonap. Sabine's Gull. — While collecting along 

 the shore of Lake Michigan, the 1st of April, 1873, I shot a specimen of 

 this species in breeding plumage. Unfortunately it fell into the water 

 just beyond my reach, and a gale from off shore soon drifted it out of sight. 



