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350 MERRILL, Birds of Fort Sherman, Idaho. Aue 
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* Podilymbus podiceps.— Common on the lake in spring and autumn. 
Urinator imber.— Resident and quite common except in winter. 
* Larus argentatus smithsonianus.— Several taken on the lake during 
fall and winter. . 
* Larus delawarensis.— An adult taken January 6, and several young in 
September; not rare during winter. I saw no Gulls on the lake during 
summer. an 
* Larus philadelphia.— One taken and several seen in November. 
A small white Tern breeds about the lake, but I did not succeed in pro- 
curing any specimens for positive identification. 
Phalacrocorax dilophus cincinatus.— Several Cormorants, probably of 
this form, were seen on September 19. 
* Merganser americanus.— Common during fall and winter. 
Merganser serrator.— A single specimen taken. 
* Lophodytes cucullatus.— The most abundant of the Mergansers, fre- 
quenting especially the rivers, and in the autumn collecting in flocks of 
forty and fifty individuals. . 
Anas boschas.— The most common Duck in this vicinity, a few remain- 
ing throughout the winter. 
Anas americana.— During the latter part of September this is one of 
the most common Ducks in the marshes at the southern end of the lake. 
Anas carolinensis.— Quite common, especially during the migrations. 
Anas cyanoptera.— Rare. A female with several young two or three 
days old seen June 11. 
Spatula clypeataa— Common. Said to have been unusually abundant 
in the autumn of 1894. About twenty-five were seen about the fort on 
June 1; they were mostly paired and had perhaps been driven out of the 
St. Joseph marshes, where they breed, by the unusually high water. 
* Dafila acuta.— Common in migrations. 
* Aix sponsa.— Common summer visitor, especially abundant at the 
southern,end of the lake during the early autumn. 
* Aythya collaris.— Seems to be more common than the, other ‘ Blue- 
bills,’ one or both of which occur, but were not certainly identified. 
* Clangula islandica.— Abundant throughout the winter. All the Golden- 
eyes seen by me were of this species, although the other doubtless occurs. 
* Charitonetta albeola.— Common during winter. 
* Histrionicus histrionicus.— Rare, but occasionally taken on the St. 
Joseph and Coeur d’Aléne Rivers. 
* Erismatura jamaicensis.— Not uncommon in spring and autumn. 
Branta canadensis.— Common in spring, rare in autumn. The most 
abundant species of Goose, especially on the prairie and at the southern 
end of the lake. I have seen them as early as February 22, although the 
middle of March is the more usual time of their arrival. A few pairs 
nest near the lake, but much less frequently than a few years ago, owing 
to the increase of settlers. Very few Geese are seen during the fall flight 
