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38. Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot). 



KUL\()LS TkEE-DUCK. 



Synonym — Dciidrocygiia fiilva. 



Status — Cones ( i8C)6a, ]). 98) has recorded the capture of " a pair taken in 

 November, about twenty miles from Fort Whipple." From a pul)lished note of 

 Brown (1906, p. 217) it would seem to be of fairly common occurrence in winter 

 on the Colorado and Gila rivers, in the vicinity of Yuma, and decidedly rare else- 

 where in the state. 



39. Olor columbianus ( Ord ) . 



Whistling Swan. 



Synonj'-m — Cygnns americamis. 



c;tatus — Recorded by Coues (1866a, p. 98) from the Colorado River and 

 Fort Mohave. There is a recent instance of its occurrence at Sacaton, Pinal 

 County. November 21, 1910 (Gilman. 1911a. p. 35). 



40. Plegadis guarauna (Linnaeus). 



White-faced Glossy Ibis. 



Synonyms — Ibis ordii : PakincJbis ordii : Ibis guarauna: Ibis thalassinus : 

 Pic gad is autumnalis. 



Status— Apparently fairly abundant, as there are records of its occurrence 

 during- the migration in various parts of the state: Tucson. Little Colorado "Riv- 

 er. Forts Whipple and Apache, and at various points along the Gila and Colorado 

 rivers. It has been reported as breeding at Mormon Lake, in the MogoUon 

 Mountains (Merriam. 1890. p. 88). Has been found at Tombstone in winter 

 (Cooke, 1913, p. 21). 



j^i_ Mycteria americana Linnaeus. 



Wood Ibis. 



Synonym — Tatitalus loculator. 



Status — Apparently common, during jhe summer months, from May to Sep- 

 tember, along the Colorado River, at least as far up as Fort Mohave (Coues, 

 [866a, p. 96). There are also records for the various tributaries of that stream: 

 the Gila, San Pedro. Bill Williams, etc. It is noi known to breed in Arizona, nor 

 has it been observed in winter. 



_|2. Botaurus lentiginosus (Montagu). 



Americwx Bittern. 



Synonvm — Botaurus minor. 



Statu.s— The only breeding record is that of M earns (1890a. p. 51) wh-j 

 found the species nesting commonly in the Mogollon Mountains ( Mormon Lake, 

 etc.). It is a fairly common migrant elsewhere and has been found in winter on 

 the San Pedro River in .southern Arizona ( Scott. 1886. p. 385). 



