Nov. 1885.] 



AND OOLOGIST. 



cuuilin.^ly abumlinit lUuiiis migrations and usu- 

 ally in numurous Hooks. Occasionally in pairs or 

 sillily. Docs not summer here. 



19.S. [.583.] Oriit: canadeiisix (Linn.) Tunini. 

 Sandhill Crane. I have never mel with this biril, 

 Iml it was once common here and years ago ap- 

 jiearcd in the county each season. Undoubtedly 

 pas.ses through this territory each year as it is re- 

 corded from the north. 



1U9. [.i88.] Olof AmeiicaiHiH (■6\\M-\>\ti&K.) \i\>. 

 Whistling Swan. Never abundant to my Unow- 

 ledge. Never a regular visitor, but occasionally 

 seen Spring and Fall on the hirger of our inhiud 

 lakes. Secured a line specimen at Long Lake 

 last April 24t!i. which had in company with 

 three other birds been dallying for a week or 

 more. One season they were seen as early as 

 March 33d. Only cajitured a few times of late 

 years, but once not very rare. 



300. [501.] Chin 'hypci-horcus (Pall.) lioie. 

 Snow Goose. Not a rare irregular visitor. Se- 

 cured three out of a tlock of ten or more in Oc- 

 tober 34lh, 1884, in company with a friend of 

 mine. Flocks appear at odd times Spring and 

 Autumn in this section. 



301. [.504.] Beniida caiindrims (Linn.) lioie. 

 Canada Goose. Ai rives, or more properly jja.sses 

 over fi'om February 33d to March Kith. A tew 

 seen as late as April 14th. Keturns in the south- 

 ern migration about September 35th, at the 

 earliest, and becomes abundant in tlocks by Octo- 

 ber 30th. Often- observed as late as November 

 35th. Rarely shot, however, because of their wa- 

 riness. 



302. [(;(ll J Ann.s husnis Linn. Mallard; 

 (ireen-head. Abundant migrant. Occasionally 

 arrives by March 15th, usually later. Qnite com- 

 mon until April 30lh. Always appears in Hocks. 

 Most of tlie birds pass north to breed, but a few 

 isolatetl pairs nest with us each season. Again 

 (•(juunon in September, remaining until October 

 ;j0ih, Irequently, and occasionally to Christmas in 

 o[)en .seasons. One nest wliich I met with was 

 placed in a lioUow stub, similar to the Wood 

 Dnck's nest. The date was May 3 1st, and the eggs 

 were ready to hatch. 



303. [603.] Aims ohscuva Gmel. Black Mal- 

 lard ; Dusky Duck. Common migrant, spending 

 aliout two weeks with us, both Spring and Au- 

 tumn. Does not Summer to my knowledge. 



301, [004.] Chitiikianiuiis slrcpenin (Linn.) 

 Gray. Gadwall. A rare transient occasionally 

 taken in the Fall migration. 



305. [005.] Di-ifila iicuta (Linn.) Bonap. Pin- 

 tail. A common species Spring and Autumn, ar- 

 riving in March and departing in November. 

 Does not nest here. A very beautiful and grace- 



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ful species, much resejnbling the 

 water. 



300. [007.] Miirucii Ameriauia (Gmel.) Steph. 

 Baldpate ; American Widgeon. Observed dur- 

 ing migrations north in April and early May, and 

 in tlie autumnal journey in October. Not rare 

 but not ofien taken because of their extreme shy- 

 ness. 



30r. [(iOS.] Spaliibi rliijKKtu (Linn) Bole, 

 SlioveUer. A ralher irregular migrant, tidcen (jc- 

 casionally both Spring and Autumn. 



308. [009.] Qiicn/uedula diacurs (Linn.) Steph, 

 Blue-winged Teal. Arrives during first thiee 

 weeks of March. Does not remain during Sum- 

 mer. Appears in early October from the North, 

 remains until the last of the montli, sometimes 

 later. Is ((uite abundant from October lOlh to 

 30 th, 



309. [(il3,] Xdtinu Ciiruliuends (Gmel) Baird, 

 Green-winged Teal, Abundant some seasons. 

 Can't give reliable Spring arrivals. Occasionally 

 remains until November 15th. Does not nest here. 



310. [G13.] .la-,v/w/(S<( (Linn.) Boie. Wood 

 Duck ; Summer Duck. An abundant species, 

 but not so common as formerly. In fact, all the 

 Ducks are nuicli less common than a few years 

 ago. The onslaught ot the hunters has worked 

 havoc amongst their numbers, and not one is 

 seen now in the Fall where a hundred were to be 

 found ten or eleven years ago. The Wood Duck 

 arrives during the first week of March in open 

 seasons, and even February, but generally the 

 third week in March. A few remain to nest with 

 us each year. All do not depart for the south 

 until November. 



311. [014] FtdU w.inla (Linn.) Baird. 

 Scauj) Duck ; Big Blackhead. Abundant. Per- 

 haps the most common species in the family. 

 Arrive by March ICth, or earlier, and is abund- 

 ant by April 1st. But there are not a dozen here 

 in the Spring where a hundred arc found in the 

 Fall. Associate with Lesser Blackheads and 

 Buttlehcads on the lakes and Hy frequently in 

 vast liocks. I have met with more of them in 

 late Autumn than of all the other species ol 

 Ducks combined. Often shot as late as Novem- 

 ber 20 th. 



312. [015.] Fnliv iiffiiii!<(V.y\.) Baird, Little 

 Blackhead. Abundant, and so similar to the last 

 as to need no description as to habits and appear- 

 ance. Considered identical by many and often 

 only identified with difficulty ; never with cer- 

 tainty while on the water. 



313. [610.] FulU cullarix (Donov.) Baird. 

 King-billed Duck ; Collared Duck. A rather 

 rare transient. Arrives in Jlarch from the south, 

 and from the north in September. 



