COMPREHENSIVE LIST 



writer and several others. 

 The puzzling character of 

 this bird's plumage created 

 considerable interest among 

 a number of Chicago orni- 

 thologists. 



SWANS. 



Whistling Swan. T.V. 



Formerly fairly common. 

 Now an uncommon visitor 

 within our limits. 



Trumpeter Swan. 



No recent records. Ex- 

 tremely rare and possibly 

 extinct in state. 



SPOONBILL AND IBISES. 

 Glossy Ibis. 



Probably rare straggler to 

 S. 111. Good records for 

 the adjoining states; but 

 those for Illinois are not 

 altogether satisfactory. 



Wood Ibis. S.V. 



Not uncommon late sum- 

 mer visitor to Southern and 

 Central Illinois. 



Roseate Spoonbill. 



No recent records. Very 

 likely occurred as an occa- 

 sional visitant from the 

 south many years ago. The 

 only positive record for 

 Wisconsin is that of a speci- 

 men taken near Janesville, 

 in August, 1845. Both Nel- 

 son and Ridgway list it for 

 Illinois, hut on rather indefi- 

 nite evid< 



White Ibis. 



Rare summer visitant to 

 S. 111. Ridgway has re- 

 ported it from Mt. Carmel, 

 Wabash County, as seen 

 there during the spring of 

 1878, and which appears to 

 be the only record for the 

 state. 



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