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163. Bartramia laticaiida Less. (Aditurus Bartramim 

 BonapJ Field Plover. Bartram's Sandpiper. Summer 

 visitant ; breeds, and towards autumn is often very common. 



164. Tringites rufescens Cab. Buff-breasted Sandpiper. 

 Rare spring and autumn visitant. 



165. Rallus virginianus Linn. Virginia Rail. "Water 

 Hen". Not common. Occasionally breeds here ; a pair 

 of young in the Springfield Museum taken here. 



166. Porzana Carolina Vieill. Common Rail. Sora 

 Rail. Arrives in April, and some remain till November. 

 Breeds, and is pretty common in September and October. 



The Yellow Rail (P. noveboracensis), being found in 

 other parts of the State, may be looked for here, but only 

 as a rare species. 



167. Fulica americana Grin. Coot. Occasionally taken. 

 Dr. W. Wood says : " I have taken five in a season. They, 

 corne after most ducks have gone north, and resort to the 

 small arid inland ponds." Breed in some parts of Massa- 

 chusetts. 



168. Bernida canadensis Boie. Canada Goose. " Wild 

 Goose." Common spring and autumn visitant, but seldom 

 seen except flying in the air. Pass to the north in March 

 and April, and to the south in November. Have seen 

 flocks as early as September 28th, and as late as December 

 10th. Were unusually abundant in the fall of 1859. No- 

 vember 19th, 1859, between the hours of 10 A. M. and 12 

 M., I noted ten flocks in a breadth of two miles, estimated 

 (more than half being actually counted) to contain more 

 than seven hundred geese, a remarkably large number for 

 the length of time Probably does not breed in the State, 

 though supposed to by Audubon. 



169. Bernida brenta Steph. Brant. Not common ; 

 seen at the same seasons as the preceding. 



170. Anas boschas Linn. Mallard. Taken near here 

 by Dr. Wood, and undoubtedly occurs here, but is very 

 rare, as it is in all parts of the State. 



171. Anas obscura Gm. Black Duck. Abundant. Ar- 

 rives in March and remains till May ; becomes common 

 again in September and remains till late in November ; a 

 few sometimes seen in winter. Our most common Duck. 

 Breeds in the mountainous parts of Western Massachusetts. 



