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Sterna superciliaris antillarum, (Less.) Coues. 



Least Tern. 



Rather common in Nebraska. It must breed here ; at least, I saw young ones in 

 the Missouri Bottom in Dixon County, in July, 1866. My record of examinations indi- 

 cates that this tern is a good locust-eater. 



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Date. 



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Other food. 





Aug. — , 1867 

 do 



37 

 49 

 44 

 23 



3 



Crawfish and frog. 

 ... do. 



do 





June— ,1868 

 do 





do. 



do 



10 



47 



4 



38 



22 



Crawfish and fish. 



Crawfish and frog. 

 do. 



Fish, frog, and snails. 

 do. 



Sarpv County !N^ebraska 



June — , 1872 

 . ... do 



do 





Lancaster County, Nebraska 



do 



June — , 1873 

 June — , 1874 









Hydrochelidon lariformis, (Linn.) Coues. 



''mac'k Tern. 



Some years rather common, and other years rare in Nebraska, but breeds here, as I 

 have seen its young in July on the Elkhorn. The following is my record : 



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LocaUty. 



Date. 



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Other food. 





July — , 1869 

 do 





28 

 59 



Crawfish. 

 do. 



Snails and frog. 

 Snails and lizard. 



do 







Sept. -,1874 

 do 



60 

 47 



64 



do 



4 



Sarpv County Nebraska 



May — , 1875 

 Sept.-, 1876 



Richardson County Nebraska 









Order PYGOPODES : Diving Birds. 



Family PODICIPIDJE : Grebes. 



Podiceps auritus californicus, (Heerm.) Coues. 



American Eared G'rede. 



Rather abundant in Nebraska, especially on the Platte and the Missouri. One that 

 I obtained from Columbus in September, 1874, had 9 locusts, a little grass and some 

 seeds, and a large amount of crawfish in its stomach. Another one sent to me from 

 the Missouri, near Bellevue, had 5 grasshoppers, a few other insects, a part of a fish, 

 and some crawfish in its stomach. 



