OF ILLINOIS BIRDS 



PELICANS. 



White Pelican. T.V. 



Rare visitant to western 

 border of state, during mi- 

 grations. There is also a 

 positive record for the Chi- 

 cago Area. 



Brown Pelican. 



Rare straggler from the gulf 

 coast. But one positive 

 record, viz: Lacon, Mar- 

 shall County (Gault), on 

 the authority of Barnes. 



MAN-OF-WAR BIRD. 

 Man-of-War Bird. 



Accidental straggler from 

 the Gulf coast or subtropi- 

 cal West Indian Islands. 

 Recorded by Coale from Il- 

 linois side of the Missis- 

 sippi opposite Henderson 

 County. 



DUCKS AND GEESE. 

 Merganser. T.V. 



Common. Occasional W. 

 V. within the state, al- 

 though wintering common- 

 ly and regularly on Lake 

 Michigan. 



Red-breasted Merganser. 

 S.R., N. 



Occasional W. V. to all 

 parts of state. Fairly com- 

 mon T. V. Winters quite 

 commonly on Lake Michi- 

 gan. 



$*Hooded Merganser. S.R., 

 N.C.S. 



Common migrant in state. 

 Mallard. S.R., N. 



Probably confined as a 

 breeder to northern half 

 of state. Abundant mi- 

 grant. And, along with 

 several other species of 

 ducks, reported wintering 



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