w., 



PRELIMINARY LIST 

 OF BIRDS 



RESIDE-NT, VISITANT, MIGRANT OR ACCIDENTAL, OBSERVED IN 

 THE VICINITY OF MANCHESTER, N. H. 



COMPILED BY 



FREDERICK W. BATCHELDER, 



ASSISTED BY 



EDWARD H. FOGG. 

 1899. 



7. Gavia iinber ( 6^?/«;/.) " Loon. 



Formerly an abundant summer resident, breeding about our lakes and larger 

 ponds; now scarce south of Lake Winnipesauke. 



106. Oceanoclroma leucorlioa ( Viei//.) 



Leach's Petrel. 



A stray individual was shot near the mill-dam at Lake Massabesic, in Man- 

 chester, October 4th, 1899. 



129. Merganser aniericanus ( 6«j-^.) 



American Merganser. Sheldrake. 



A transient visitant, mostly in November and December. Possibly a few win- 

 ter. A very large flock was seen in the Merrimack river, about two miles below 

 Nashua, December 2d, 1899. 



133. Anas obscura ( G7ue/.) Black Duck. 



A summer resident, now becoming very scarce. 



144. Aix sponsa (Lmu.) Wood Duck. 



a summer resident, also becoming very scarce. Reported recently" from Pel- 

 ham and Concord. 



