Birds of Middle Southern Ohio. 93 



INTRODUCED SPECIES. 



1. Phasianus torquatus. Ring-necked Pheasant. — Seems to thrive 

 well in places ; in others not at all. 



2. Passer domesticus. English Sparrow. — This terrible pest is 

 not quite so numerous in Scioto county as it used to be. An al- 

 bino in my collection was shot Sept. 24, 1898; in Nov., 1898, an- 

 other one with white tail and primaries was shot. As com- 

 mon as ever in Pike county. 



HYPOTHETICAL. 



1. Colymbus holboelli. Holbell's Grebe. — A specimen seen Sept. 

 21, 1896, on a small pool in Scioto county. 



2. Aythya americana. Red-head.— Very rare. Aug. 26, 1900, a 

 male was observed swimming on the Scioto River at Waverly. 



3. Chen hyperborea nivalis. Greater Snow Goose. Observed 

 April 10, 1897, at South Webster, Scioto county; April 3, 1900, a 

 large flock near Waverly. 



4. Anser albifrons gambeli. American White-fronted Goose. — 

 It is with great hesitancy that I admit this record, but the young 

 man who shot the geese, "Brants," as he called them, just on the 

 boundary line of Pike and Ross counties in the fall of 1900, gave 

 me such an accurate description of this species that I finally 

 concluded to admit it to this list. 



5. Aegialitis semipalmata. Semipalmated Plover.— Accidental. 

 Observed a pair(?) on April 22, 1896, at a small pool near Bloom 

 Switch, Scioto county. 



6. Buteo platypterus. Broad-winged Hawk.— Very rare. Ob- 

 served but once on March 28, 1896, in the garden of the parsonage 

 at South Webster. 



7. Helminthophila chrysoptera. Golden-winged Warbler. — Very 

 rare. Observed but once, May 6, 1897, at South Webster. 



Addenda. In skinning Old-squaws I noticed that the skin pulls 

 readily over the head as in the Mergansers, something I have 

 not seen mentioned in any of the books. I have found the Coot 

 to be an expert diver, a fairly good walker, and its flesh quite 

 palatable, providing the Coot is skinned. 



