O F ILLINOIS BIRDS 



Purple Gallinule. 



Rare visitant from farther 

 south. Several records for 

 this and adjoining states. 



t*Florida Gallinule. S.R., N. 

 C.S. 



Common. 



fCoot. S.R., N.C.S. 



Common. Very common 

 locally during fall migra- 

 tion. 



PHALAROPES. 



Red Phalarope. T.V., N. 



A very rare migrant, and 

 given on the authority of 

 Nelson. There are several 

 positive records for Wis. 



Northern Phalarope. T.V. 



Not common. Positive rec- 

 ords for the Chicago Area 

 are given by Woodruff. 



Wilson's Phalarope. S.R., 



N. 

 Fairly common, but local. 



AVOCET AND STILT. 

 Avocet. T.V. 



Probably a rare visitant at 

 the present day. No recent 

 records so far as known. 

 May 5, 1889 is the most re- 

 cent for the Chicago Area, 

 and made on the authority 

 of Brandler by Stoddard. 

 ("The Auk," Jan., 1921, p. 

 110). 



Black-necked Stilt. T.V. 



Equally as rare as the pre- 

 ceding at the present time. 

 Nelson gives it as "an ex- 

 ceedingly rare visitant." 



SNIPE, SANDPIPERS, ETC. 

 *Woodcock. S.R., N.C.S. 



Possibly not as plentiful as 

 formerly, although locally 

 quite common. 



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