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VOL. vn. 



ALBION, N. Y., MAECH, 1890. 



NO. 3 



Summer Residents of Buena Vista Co., Iowa. 



This list does not pretend to be com- 

 plete, as I have had no opportunity to 

 visit the southern and western portions 

 of the county during the breeding sea- 

 son. 



1. {Podilymbus podiceps) Pied-billed 

 Grebe. Breeds abundantly in the ponds 

 and sloughs. 



2 . {Hydrochelidon nigra surinamcnsis) 

 Black Tern. Nests commonly on the 

 floating vegetation and bogs of the 

 sloughs. 



3. {Anas boscas) Mallard. Common 

 but getting scarcer. Nests in fields, 

 meadows and marshes. 



4. {Anas obscura) Black Duck. Two 

 nests were found during 1888. One 

 was built Avell above the water in the 

 edge af a slough and contained thirteen 

 eggs. The other was built on a marsh. 



5. {Anas carolinensis) Green-Avinged 

 Teal. One nest was found in 1887, built 

 in the prairie grass and contained elev- 

 en eggs. Bird Avas shot, but not A'ery 

 well identified. 



6. {Anas discors) Blue- winged Teal. 

 Common. Lays fi'om eight to ele^'en 

 eggs in a nest in the praii'ie grass . 



7. {Spatula d.ypcata)'&\\oxQ\ev. Com- 

 mon during migrations. One nest was 

 foimdinl888. 



8. {Dafila acut,a)Y'n\iM\. Very abun- 

 dant during the spring migration. 

 Some remain to Ijreed. 



9. {Branta canadensis) Canada Goose. 

 Was formerly Aery common, and bred. 

 NoAV is only Avith us during spring and 

 fall migration. Perhaps a feAV still 

 breed in the county joining this on the 

 north (Clay). 



10. {Botaicrus le^itiginosus) Am. Bit- 

 tern. Common. Makes its nest in the 

 edges of ponds, in the high grass. Lays 

 from three to five drab eggs. 



11. {Boiaurus exilis) Least Bittern. 

 Not as common as the preceding species. 

 Makes its nest over water. Lays three 

 to five pale blue eggs. 



12. {Orus Mexicana) Sandhill Crane. 

 Formerly bred, but noAV is only seen^ 

 during migrations. 



13. {Ballus elegans) ^mg'RiiW. Not 

 very common. Nests are Avell concealed 

 and hard to find. 



14. {Rallus virginianus) Virginia 

 Rail. Scarce. One nest found in 1889,. 

 but eggs were destroyed. 



15. {Porzana Carolina) Sora. The 

 most common of the Rails which breed 

 here. Lays from eight to fifteen eggs. 

 Makes a nest of grass in the edges of 

 sloughs. 



16. {Fidica americana) American 

 Coot. Abundant. Nest is a pile of 

 rushes in the edge of ponds. Eggs are 

 from ten to fifteen in number. 



17. {Bartramia longicauda) Bartram- 

 ian Sandpiper. Formerly abundant, 

 but the last fcAV j'ears thej' have been 

 killed in great numbers for eastern mar- 

 kets. Still common. Makes its nest in 

 the prairie grass. Lays four spotted 

 eggs . 



18. {Nmnenins lo7igirost7-is) Long- 

 billed CurlcAV. HaA^e record of one nest 

 found several years ago. \qyj rare 



UOAA^. 



19. {JEgialitis vocifera) Killdeer. 

 Common. Makes its nest in fields and 

 on toi3 of hills. I have never found one 

 near AA'ater. 



20. {Colinus virginiana) BobAvhite. 

 Not abundant as yet, but seems to be 

 getting more numerous. Taa'o nests 

 Avere found last year. 



21. {Tympamichus americanus) Prai- 

 rie Hen. Common. Nests in the 

 prairie grass. Laying from ten to fif- 

 teen eggs. 



22. {Zeniadura macroura) Mourning 



