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is generally common west of the Mississippi river, and 

 breeds from Utah northward. It is rare, however, in the 

 Atlantic and Gulf States. A white pelican was taken 

 several years ago near Livingston, Alabama. Captain 

 J. W. A. Wright, of Livingston, mounted the specimen. 

 I have never seen the white pelican; but on Sept. 20, 

 1892, I took two specimens of the brown pelican (Pele- 

 canus fucus) near Fort Morgan, on the Gulf of Mexico. 

 I found the brown pelican common all along the coast, 

 from Perdido Bay to Dauphin Island." (1893a). 



12. LOPHODYTES CUCULLATUS (Linnaeus). 



HOODED MERGANSER. 



"Slimmer Duck." 



"Not common; winter resident" (1890d). This bird 

 should be found breeding in Hale county in favorable 

 places. Broods of young have been observed in Autauga 

 county. 



13. ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS (Linnaeus). 



MALLARD. 

 "Greenhead." 



"Common; winter resident." (1890d). 



14. ANAS RUBRIPES (Brewster). 



BLACK DUCK. 

 "Black Mallard." 



"Rare; winter resident." (189Cd). 



15. MARECA AMERICANA (Gmelin). 

 BALDPATE. 



Writing of the pintail in a letter to the American Field, 

 Dr. Avery stated "This duck appears here (Greensboro) 

 about the first of March, with the blue-wing teal, the 

 bald pate and the blue-wing shoveller." (1884). Six 

 years later he wrote, "Seen occasionally fall and spring." 

 (1890d). 



16. NETTION CAROLINENSE (Gmelin). 

 GREEN-WINGED TEAL. 



"Once abundant, now rarely seen. Winter resident." 

 (1890d). This statement must be taken as comparative, 



