496 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICxiL SUEVEY. [Yol.Y. 



Sterna anglica. 3Iars]i Tern. — IsTot a rare summer visitant to the 

 great lakes; common on shores of Lake Michigan some seasons. 



Stekna hieundo. Wilson's Tern. — Common migrant; probably 

 breeds. 



Steena foesteei. Forster^s Tern. — Summer sojourner. 



Steena macruea. Arctic Tern. — ^Not a common migrant. 



Steena paeadis^ea. Roseate Tern. — Occasional visitor. 



Steena supeeciliaeis antillarum. Least Tern. — "A common 

 migrant" according to one authority; rather to be doubted. 



Hydeochelidon laeifoemis. Blade or Short-tailed Tern. — ^Yery 

 common in spring and sumjner; breeds. 



COLTMBID^. 



COLYMBUS TOEQTJATUS. Loon. — Exceedingly common spring, sum- 

 mer, and autumn; breeds plentifully; some remain during winter in 

 mild seasons. 



CoLYMBUS AECTicus. Blaclc-throated Diver. — Occasionally taken on 

 Lake Michigan in early winter. 



CoLYMBUS SEPTENTEiONALis, Eed-tliToated Biver. — Very abundant 

 on our rivers during some winters; migrates north in April. 



PODICIPIDiE. 



PoDiCEPS GEISEIGENA HOLBOLLi. Bed-ncclced Grehe. — Very rare; 

 transient. 



PoDiCEPS COENUTUS. Homed Grelye. — Migrant; common in fall. 

 PoDiLYTHBUS PODICEPS. Carolina Grehe. — Common summer resident ; 



breeds. 



ALCID^. 



Utamania toeda. Eazor-Ulled Aulc. — Irregular visitor to northern 

 peninsula. 



Featercula aectica. Common Buffin. — Eare straggler. 



Ueia grylle. Blade Guillemot. — ^Kot rare in northern peninsula 

 occasional seasons. 



LoMViA TEOLLE. Murre. — Occasionally taken on Lake Superior. 



List of Sjjecies liable to occur in Michigan. 



1. Vireo helli. Bell's Vireo. Common in Illinois. 



2. Blectrophanes pictus. Painted Bunting. Taken in Illinois. 



3. Blectrophanes maccoumi. Maccown's Bunting. Taken in Illinois. 



4. Ammodromus hensloivi. Henslow's Bunting. Summer sojourner in 

 Illinois. 



5. Spizella pallida. Clay-colored Sparrow. Summer sojourner in Il- 

 linois. 



6. Bedioecetes phasianellus. Sharp-tailed Grouse. Taken in Northern 

 Illinois. 



