CHECK LIST OF NEW YORK BIRDS 393 



9 ( X 73 a ) White-bellied brant 



Branta bernicla glaucogastra (Brehm.) 



Th's subspecies has been recognized in America by Coues. See Auk, 14 : 207-8. 

 This form may bo looked for in our state, though I can find no records as yet. 



10 (191.1) Cory's least bittern 



Ardetta neoxena Cory 

 Michigan and Ontario records. Will undoubtedly be found in our state. 



ii [227] European woodcock 



Scolopax rusticola (Linn.) 



Accidental in the United States. There are New Jersey, Pennsylvania and 

 Rhode Island records ; and we may expect to find this form in New York. 



12 (371) Richardson's owl 



Nyctala tengmalmi richardsoni (Bonap.) 



South in winter into the northern United States. American ornithologist 

 union. Rhode Island record. See Auk, 3 : 271 



