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THE OOLOGIST 



al straggler of extremely rare occur- 

 rence. 



30. Stormy Petrel. Accidental 

 straggler. 



31. Leach Petrel. Accidental strag- 

 gler. 



32. Wilson Petrel. Accidental strag- 

 gler. Any of these petrels are likely 

 to occur during severe winter storms. 



33. Gannet. An extremely rare ac- 

 cidental straggler. 



34. Double-crested Cormorant. Rare 

 visitant. 



35. White Pelican. An accidental 

 .straggler in former years. 



36. Brown Pelican. An extremely 

 rare southern straggler or wanderer. 



37. Merganser. Common; Septem- 

 ber to May. 



38. Red-breasted Merganser. Com- 

 mon; September to May. Both spe- 

 cies of Shelldrake winter in immense 

 numbers. 



39. Hooded Merganser. Uncommon 

 transient and rare winter resident. 



40. Mallard. Common; August to 

 November and March and April. 



41. Black Duck. Rare breeder and 

 common transient. (The Red-legged 

 Black Duck also occurs commonly in 

 the fall and spring.) Rare winter resi- 

 dent. 



42. Gadwall. Rather rare visitant. 



43. Baldpate. Common, spring and 

 fall. 



44. Green-winged Teal. Rare visit- 

 ant. 



45. Blue-winged Teal. Common 

 transient, especially common on the 

 marshes in September and October. 



46. Shoveller. Very rare visitant. 



47. Pintail. Common transient, 

 spring and fall. 



48. Wood Duck. Rare resident; de- 

 creasing. 



40. Redhead. Common transient, 

 spring and fall. 



50. Canvasback. Rather rare spring 

 and fall visitant. 



51. Greater Scaup. Abundant, 

 spring and fall; transient. 



52. Lesser Scaup. Abundant tran- 

 sient, spring and fall. Our commonest 

 lucks, are these two species of Broad- 

 nils as they are called by gunners. 



53. Ring-necked Duck. Very rare 

 visitant. 



54. Golden-eyed. Common spring 

 and fall transient and rare winter res- 

 ident. 



55. Bufflehead. Also occurs com- 

 monly in the migrations and rarely 

 winters. 



56. Old Squaw. Occurs commonly 

 during spring and fall. 



57. King Eider. An exceedingly 

 rare winter straggler. 



58. American Scoter. Not a rare 

 autumn visitant. 



59. Surf Scoter. Probably occurs 

 rarely in the fall. 



60. White-winged Scoter. An un- 

 common fall transient. Scoters occur 

 commonly in flocks, chiefly in the fall, 

 occasionally in winter, and frequently 

 in early spring, but the species is in 

 doubt ; probably all three occur. 



61. Ruddy Duck. Common spring 

 and fall transient. 



62. Snow Goose. Snow geese are 

 occasionally seen flying over but 

 whether the Lesser or Greater Goose, 

 or both species, can only be conjectur- 

 ed. The Lesser Snow Goose has rare- 

 ly been taken, however, and no Great- 

 er Goose records are extant. 



63. White-fronted Goose. An ex- 

 tremely rare visitant. 



64. Canada Goose. Abundant tran- 

 sient and not a rare winter resident. 

 September to May. 



65. Brant. Not a rare transient; 

 very rare winter resident. 



66. Whistling Swan. Of extreme- 

 ly rare occurrence. 



107. Lesser Yellow-legs. Also a 

 common transient, spring and fall; ar- 

 rives as early as August. 



108. Solitary Sandpiper. Common 



