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169. Chen hyperborea (Pall.) Lesser snow goose. 



Western N. A. ; casually eastward to New England. 

 169.1. Chen caerulescens (Linn.) Blue goose. 



Interior N. A. ; occasionally eastward to the Atlantic Coast. 



I73a. Branta bernicia glaucogastra (Brehm) White-bellied 

 brant. 



Arctic America; southward in winter. 

 188. Tantalus loculator Linn. Wood ibis. 



Southern U. S. ; casually northward to New York. 

 191.1. Ardetta neoxena Cory. Cory's least bittern. 



This species has been taken several times and found breeding at 

 Toronto; therefore it may be looked for in western New York. 

 200. Ardea caerulea Linn. Little blue heron. 



Eastern U. S. ; casually north to Massachusetts, New Hampshire 

 and Labrador. 

 (217.) Crex crex'(Linn.) Corncrake. 



' ' Casual in eastern N. A. " 

 226. Himantopos mexicanus (Miill. ) Black-necked stilt. 



Temperate N. A.; rare in the eastern states. 

 (227.) Scolopax rusticola (Linn.) European woodcock. 



Occasional in eastern N. A, ; has been taken in New Jersey, 

 Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. 



243. Tringa alpina Linn. Dunlin. 

 "Accidental in eastern N. A." 



244. Tringa ferruginea Briinn. Curlew Sandpiper. 

 " Occasional in Eastern N. A." 



(260.) Pavoncella pugnax (Linn.) Ruff. 



"Occasional in eastern N. A." Has been taken at Toronto. 

 277a. Aegialitis meloda circumcincta Ridgw. Belted piping 

 plover. 



"Mississippi Valley eastward to Atlantic coast." 

 278. Aegialitis nivosa Cass. Snowy plover. 



Western U. S. ; has been taken twice at Toronto. 

 301. Lagopus lagopus (Linn.) Willow ptarmigan. 



Arctic regions ; often straggles southward in winter. Has been 

 taken at Watson, New York; and Whitby, Ontario. 

 327. Elanoides forficatus (Linn.) Swallow-tailed kite. 



Interior U. S. ; casually to Manitoba, New York and New Eng- 

 land. 



