234 Merriam on Birds of the Adirondack Region. 



141. Botaurus lentiginosus (Montag.) Stephens. Bittern.— Breeds, 

 and not rare. 



[42. Oxyechus vociferns (Lin?/.) Reich. Kildeer. — Occurs during 

 the migrations. 



143. Philohela minor (Gmelin) (tray. Woodcock. — Breeds, but 

 rather rare. 



144. Gallinago media wilsoni ( Tew winch) Ridgway. Wilson's 

 Snipe.— On the 7th of October Mr. Gregoire de Willamov (Secretary of 

 the Russian Embassy) shot and killed a bird of this species on the big 

 marsh at the head of Big Moose Lake, Hamilton County. 



145. Totanus melanoleucus {Gmelin) Vieillot. Greater Yellow- 

 legs. — Occurs during the migrations. 



146. Totanus flavipes ( Gmelin) Vieillot. Lesser Yellow-legs. — 

 On the 9th of June, 1878, I shot a female of tins species of Yellow-shanks 

 on the inlet to Seyenth Lake, in Hamilton County. 



147. Rhyacophilus solitarius {Wilson) Cassin. Solitary Sand- 

 piper. — A summer resident, but not very common. 



148. — Tringoides macularius (Linn.) Gray. Spotted Sandpiper.— 

 Tolerably common summer resident, 



149. Lobipes hyperboreus ( Linn. ) Cuvier. Northern Phalar- 

 ope.- — A rare migrant. 



iqo. Porzana Carolina (Linn.) Bairtt. Sora Rail. — Breeds about 

 the old Forge at the foot of the Fulton Chain of Lakes in Herkimer 

 County. 



151. Fulica americana, Gmelin. Coot; Mud Hen. — Breeds, but 

 rather rare. 



152. Olor americanus (Sharp/ess) Bonaparte. Whistling Swan. 

 — De Kay gave this Swan as breeding in Herkimer and Hamilton Counties, 

 and stated that "The outlet of Lake Paskungamet. or Tupper's Lake, was 

 specified as a spot to which they were particularly attached." * I do not 

 know of any recent record of its occurrence here. 



153. Bernicla canadensis {Linn.) Boie. Canada Goose. — Occurs 

 during the migrations. 



1^4. Anas boscas, Linn. Mallard. — A rare migrant. 



155. Anas obscura, Gmelin. Black Duck. — A tolerably common 

 summer resident. 



i^6. Spatula clypeata (Linn.) Boie. Shoveller.— Rare. 



1^7. Querquedula discors (Linn.) Stephens. Blue-winged Teal. 

 — Occurs during the migrations. 



158. Nettion carolinensis (Gmelin) Baird. Green-winged Teal. 

 — Not common. 



159. Aix sponsa (Linn.) Boie. Wood Duck. — Tolerably common 

 summer resident. 



160. Clangula glaucium americana (Bonaparte) Ridgway. Gol- 

 den-eye. — Summer resident, breeding at various places. 



*Binls of New York, p. 353, 1844. 



