Harris Birds of the Kansas City Region. % 241 



Subfamily Cygninae. Swans. 



OLOR COLUMBIANUS (Ord). Whistling Swan. 

 Very rare migrant. 



The Whistling Swan is still occasionally seen on the Mis- 

 souri River. In 1897 a specimen was taken in the east bottoms 

 by Bryant. Two specimens were brought in by a river hunter 

 on November 22, 1915. 



The older sportsmen tell of many swans being taken in Jack- 

 son County in former years but they are unable to distinguish 

 the two species. 



OLOR BUCCINATOR (Richardson). Trumpeter Swan. 

 Formerly a migrant; probably now extinct in this vicinity. 



The Trumpeter Swan was formerly a regular migrant in the 

 Missouri Valley. The only known specimen is the one in the 

 Library collection. This bird was taken by Bryant in April, 

 1900, on a pond at 75th and Holmes. 



Order HERODIONES. Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc. 



Suborder Ibides. Spoonbills and Ibises. 



Family IBIDIDAE. Ibises. 



PLEGADIS GUARAUNA (Linn.). White-faced Glossy Ibis. 

 Very rare migrant. 



This species is said to breed regularly in Kansas, even north 

 of this latitude, but has been taken in Missouri but twice. Chas. 

 E. Bankers took a specimen October 8, 1907, in Holt County. 



Suborder Herodii. Herons, Egrets, Bitterns, Etc. 



Family ARDEIDAE. Herons, Bitterns, etc. 



Subfamily Botaurinae. Bitterns. 



BOTAURUS LENTIGINOSUS (Montagu). Bittern. 

 Common migrant and rare summer resident. 



The Bittern arrives about April 10th and leaves by the end 

 of October. It is found here in the breeding season in suitable 

 localities but the nest has not been discovered. It is common 

 in migration and is to be seen along the streams and about 

 lakes, ponds and marshes. Even the small marshy spot in the 



