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40. Numenius hudsonicus. Hudsonian Curlew. — Rather rare. 

 Seen about INIay 1, and again July 9, in numbers. 



41. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. — Common. Seen early 

 in April. 



42. Ardea egretta. Great White Egret. — Common ; many seen. 

 They breed in large numbers about forty miles south, near Townsend's 

 Inlet. 



43. Ardea virescens. Green Heron. — The commonest Heron. 

 Breeds in numbers in the cedars. First seen April 20. 



AA. Nyctiardea grisea neevia. Night Heron. — Rather rare. 

 Breeds in the cedar swamps. First seen April 27. 



45. Botaurus minor. Bittern. — A rather common migrant. First 

 seen April 20. 



46. Ardetta exilis. Least Bittern. — Apparently very rare. 

 Found one dead on the beach Aj^ril 1. This species is very common 

 further inland, in the neighborhood of Princeton. 



47. Rallus longirostris. Clapper Rail. — Very abundant ; breed- 

 ing. Fii'st seen May 1. Began breeding about June 1, laying from seven 

 to thirteen eggs. 



48. Cygnus americanus. Whistling Swan. — I observed a flock 

 of nine individuals passing over Barnegat Bay in November, 1876. 



49. Branta bernicla. Brant Goose. — Very common through 

 April; seen as late as May 1. 



50. Branta bernicla nigricans. Black Brant. — I saw two speci- 

 mens which were taken by gunners April 5. 



51. Branta canadensis. Canada Goose. — Abundant migrant. 

 Large flocks were seen going north as late as April 15, and up to the 12th 

 of May I occasionally saw single birds. 



52. Anas obscura. Black Duck. — Common, breeding in numbers 

 about the small salt-water ponds on the Beach. 



53. Fuligula marila. Greater Scaup Duck. — Common. Seen in 

 flocks as late as May 1. 



54. Harelda glacialis. Long-tailed Duck. — Abundant winter 

 resident. I saw many as late as May 1. 



55. CZIdeniia perspicillata. Surf Duck. — Abundant, migrating 

 in large flocks to the north late in April. 



56. Mergus serrator. Red-breasted Merganser. — Five or six 

 were seen April 5. They became very common by the last of April, and 

 were nearly gone by the middle of May. A few, however, apparently 

 barren birds remained during the summer. At Little Egg Harbor, on the 

 28th of June, I saw a number, and took a male bird in immature plumage. 

 This bird had not apparently been shot before. The testes were undevel- 

 oped. Three other birds, two females and a male, show the same pecu- 

 liarities, being in immature plumage, the generative organs undeveloped. 



57. Graculus dilophus. Double-crested Cormorant. — A very 

 common migrant ; going north the last of April. 



