A Revised List of Cincinnati Birds. . 19 



the approach of a " cold snap" eaily In November. Those taken in this 

 vicinity are merely stragglers from the main body. 



Order Lamelmrostres : Geese, Ducks, Flamingoes, etc. 



Family Anatidje : Swan, Geese and Ducks. 



217. Ctgnds buccinator, Eichardson. — Trumpeter Swan. — A rare 

 migrant. One specimen taken (three seen) on the Ohio, near Cincin- 

 nati, in December, 1876 {M. Wocher). 



'218. CifGNUs americanus, Sharpless. — American or Whistling Swav. 

 — A rare migrant on the Ohio and tributaries. 



219. Ansee albifrons, var. gambeli, Coues. — White-fronted Goose. 

 — A specimen taken at Miamitown, Ohio (Bury). 



220. Anser hyperboreus, Pallas. — Snow Goose. — A rare migrant. 

 Three specimens taken on the Little Miami, near Madisonville, in 

 February, 1878. 



221 Anser cjlrulescens, Vieillot. — Blue Goose. — Migrant on '.,he 

 Ohio and tributaries. Identified at Brookville, lu-d., by Dr. Haymond. 



222. Branta canadensis, Gray. — Common Wild Goose; Canada 

 Goose. — Spring and fall migrant. 



223. Branta bernicla, Scopoli. — Brant Goose. — Franklin Co., Ind. 

 (Haymond, Ind. Geol. Report. 1869). 



224. Anas boschas, Linnaeus. — Mallard Duck ; Greenhead. — A 

 common spring and fall migrant, and an occasional winter resident. 



225. Anas obsoura, Gmelin. — Dusky Duck. — Spring and fall mi- 

 grant. Much less common than the preceding. 



226. Dafila acuta, Jenyns. — Pin-tail Duck. — A common spring 

 and fall migrant. October, November and April. 



227. Mareca AMERICANA, Stephens. — 'American Widgeon. — Com- 

 mon migrant in March and November. 



228. QuERQUEDUi.A cAROLiNENSis, Stephens. — Green-winged Teal. — 

 Common spring and fall, migrant. 



229. QuEEQUEDULA DiscoRS, Stephens. — Blue-winged Teal. — Spring 

 and fall migrant. Less common than the preceding. 



230. Spatula cltpeata, Boie. — Shoveller Duck. — Spring and fall 

 migrant. Common. 



231. *Aix spoNSA, Boie. — Summer Duck ; Wood Duck. — A common 

 migrant and an occasional summer resident. 



232. FuLiGULA MARiLA, Stephens. — Greater Scaup Duck ; Big Black- 

 head. — Franklin Co., Indiana [Haymond, Ind. Geol. Eeport, 1869). 



233. FuLiGULA AFFiNis, Eyton. — Lesser Scaup Duck. — A common 

 migrant in November and March. 



