48 THE NIDOLOGIST 
distribution of the species mentioned and their 
occurrence at this remote point, if only at 
rare intervals. 
Ir any reader of this journal is at present 
aware of the whereabouts or address of Mr. 
Charles F. Morrison they would confer a favor 
by sending us the same. In the preparation of 
a list of our State now being made, communica- 
tion with Mr. Morrison would be most gratify- 
ing, but with the sudden termination in the 
March, 1890, issue of the “O. and O.”’ all 
traces of him disappeared, to us at least. 
ee OR 
A xist of the birds of Colorado, revised and 
unabridged, will soon be started in these 
columns. Most of the list is being compiled 
by Professor W. W. Cooke, now at Fort Collins, 
who concludes that Colorado has a larger list 
than any other State in the Union. 
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Some Birds New to Colorado. 
Witu Nores oN Oruers or LITTLE KNOWN 
DISTRIBUTION IN THE STATE. 
~Y “HE greater part of the following observa- 
ir tions was made during frequent visits 
to the various taxidermists’ shops in 
Denver. As most of the specimens were brought 
in for mounting by sportsmen and others, the 
reader will understand why greater details as to 
dates and other information could not be ob- 
tained. 
Echmophorus occidentalis, Western Grebe.— 
In October, 1888, I examined three skins of 
this species in possession of Mr. Hugo Toden- 
warth, a local taxidermist, one of which was 
shot about October 25; the others a few days 
earlier. They were taken on three different 
lakes—Sloan’s, Marston’s, and Tynon’s—adja- 
cent to the city. 
Stercorarius parasiticus, Parasitic Jager.—A 
young bird in the dark phase was shot at Sloan’s 
Lake during the fall migration of 1889. I be- 
lieve it has been but once recorded for the 
State—by Drew, on authority of Ridgway 
(Auk, Vol. II, No. 1). 
Larus atricilla, Laughing Gull.—One shot at 
Sloan’s Lake (located in the western suburbs of 
Denver) in December, 1889. I believe the 
second recorded for the State. 
Larus philadelphia, Bonaparte’s Gull.—An 
immature specimen was shot on Marston’s Lake 
about November 10, 1888. One shot on Sloan’s 
Lake in the fall of 1889, and another at same 
place in October, 1890. 
Xema sabinii, Sabine’s Gull.—One shot about 
October 1, 1889, on one of the locallakes. One 
other was also sent in for mounting, but the 
date and locality were not preserved. It was, 
doubtless, a local specimen, however. 
Sterna paradisea, Arctic Tern.—A mounted 
specimen in the possession of Mr. Todenwarth 
was shot on Marston’s Lake in the spring of 
1887. Through the kindness of the owner I 
was permitted to, send it for comparison to Mr. 
Ridgway, who pronounced it of this species. 
Phalacorcorax dilophus, Double-crested Cor- 
morant.—Since recording a specimen of this 
species in the 4k (Vol. III, No. 2), in 1886, I 
have had the pleasure of examining several 
others of this species. One was shot on Sloan’s 
Lake (about October 1, 1891), from a flock of 
about twenty, the hunter mistaking them for 
Geese. 
Another was shot on Marston’s Lake in the 
fall of 1886, and a third came from Jones’s 
Lake. 
Aix sponsa, Wood Duck.—Occasionally taken 
at the lakes near Denver. : 
Oidemia deglandi, White-winged Scoter.— 
Examined a skin of this species which was shot 
at Marston’s Lake in October, 1887. It was in 
the plumage of the female or young. Another 
mounted specimen is in the possession of Mr. 
C. A. Cooper, formerly of Denver. 
The bird was shot on Lee’s Lake, near Fort 
Collins, October 23, 1888. Mr. Cooper also 
informed me that he had seen another specimen 
in the possession of William G. Smith, a tax- 
idermist and Ornithological writer of Loveland, 
Colo. On October 16, 1890, I examined a’ 
specimen which had just been shot at Sloan’s 
Lake. 
The general opinion of sportsmen is that 
“Surf Ducks” occur irregularly in small num-~ 
bers nearly every year. 
Oidemia perspecillata, Surf Scoter.—One shot 
in October, 1887, at Marston's Lake, in com- 
pany with the specimen of O. deglandi above- 
mentioned. It was in the plumage of the fe- 
male or young. A mounted specimen is also 
in the possession of the “ State Historical and 
Natural History Society.’” Mr. C. A. Cooper 
told me that Mr. William G. Smith, of Love- 
land, had another “ Surf Duck ” which was not 
O. deglandi. Possibly it was this species. 
Olor columbianus, Whistling Swan.—Have 
examined some half a dozen specimens of this 
species, and have heard of others being taken, 
which were probably the same. One was shot 
near Berthoud, from a small flock, and mounted 
by Mr. A. T. Allen. One came from Rush 
Creek, one from Julesburg, and another from 
the northern part of the State. 
Olor buccinator, Vrumpeter Swan.——This spe- 
cies would seem to be the one we should expect 
