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southern part of the county were the best places for bird study in 

 Cimarron county, while the Stonebreaker Zea, and old C.C.C. 

 ranches along the Beaver river in Texas county and the sand hi'.ls 

 in Beaver county yielded much valuable information along that 

 line. 



One hundred and twenty-four species are recorded in the fol- 

 lowing list; unless otherwise stated the record refers to Cimarron 

 county. The species of which specimens were secured are desig- 

 nated by an asterisk. 



*Podilymbus podiceps : Pied-billed Grebe. Resident ; not num- 

 erous ; breeding arnong the reeds along large sloughs ; nest found 

 June 2nd, 1913 on Marselus Bros, ranch. 



*Sterna aniillariim: Least Tern. A few breed along sloughs 

 in the valley of the Cimarron, nest and eggs taken June 2, 1913. 



*Mergus serrator: Red-breasted Merganser. Migrant; one 

 taken on H. G. Wilson ranch June 6, 1910, not numerous. 



^.iuas platyrhynrhos : Mallard. Numerous during migration, 

 many cf them spending the winter here. 



'^Nettion carolinense : Green-winged Teal. Numerous during 

 migration. 



*Spatitla clypcata : Shoveller. Resident, not numerous ; breed 

 along the Cimarron and Beaver rivers ; numerous during spring and 

 fall months. 



*Br'n-a canadensis canadensis: Canada Goose. Migrant; they 

 occasionally settle on the rivers for a few hours and rest during 

 high adverre winds. I saw about 40O in one flock pass over Octo- 

 ber 6th, 1922. 



*Bolaunis lenfiginosus: American Bittern. Migrant, not num- 

 erous. 



*Ardca herodias treganr:i: Treganza's Heron. Summer resident, 

 breeding in large numbers. Fifty-six nests were seen in a large dead 

 Cottonwood on Marselus Bros, ranch, June 25, 1911. 



*Florida caerulca : Little Blue Heron. Accidental ; one seen 

 occasionally in summer but they are not known to breed here. 



*Grus mexicana : Sandhill Crane. Migrant ; observed in 

 Beaver county, October 11, 1912 and April 20, 1913. 



*Fu!{ca americana : American Coot. Resident the year around. 

 Nest and eight eggs seen along a s!ough on Marselus Bros, ranch 

 June 23, 1913. 



*Gallinago delicata : Wilson's Snipe. Summer resident ; not 

 numerous. Nest and three eggs taken on hay-meadow on H. G. 

 Wilson's ranch, June 3, 1910. 



*Tringa solitaria : Solitary Sandpiper. Migrant. 



