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county, but are abundant in migrations" (Dr. M. Gibbs); "common in Upper Penin- 

 sula" (E. E. Brewster); "Keweenaw Point" (Kneeland); reported from Mackinac 

 Island; summer months; breeds; nestson the ground, frequently on floating nests; eggs 

 six to twelve, occasionally fifteen, elongate, yellowish drab, spotted with fine dark 

 spots. I have found the nests and eggs very common at Saginaw Bay. 



Order LIMICOLiE. Shore Birds. 

 Family PHALAEOPODID^. Phalaeopes. 



Typical waders; food insects, molluscs, crustaceans, etc. 



Genus CRYMOPHILUS Vieill. 



95-222-(604). G'ryniophilus fulicarius (Linn.). Bed Phalarope; Gray Phalarope. 

 Northern Indiana, rare, probable migrant, probably in Southern Michigan (Butler's 

 Birds of Indiana); embraced in Stockwell's Birds of Michigan; Dr. Steere classifies it 

 among Michigan migrants; Prof. Ludwig Kumlein writes me that this bird breeds in 

 the Northern Peninsula, which, writes Dr. A. K. Fisher, seems very improbable. 



tiENUS PHALAROPUS Bkisb. 



Northern Phalarope, nat. Bize. 



»6-223-(603). I'halaropiis lobatus (Linn.). Northern Phalarope; Red-necked 

 Phalarope. 

 Exceedingly rare; "rare visitor" (Dr. Morris Gibbs); Dr. J. B. Steere classifies 

 this doubtfully as a Michigan migrant; record by R. B. Lawrence of occurence of this 

 bird at Monroe, Michigan, (Forest and Stream Vol. XXV, p. 372); Prof. Ludwig Kumlein 

 writes me that it breeds in northern Wisconsin and presumably in our Northern Penin- 

 sula. I think he must refer to Wilson's Phalarope. 



Wilson's Phalarope, natural size. 



97-224-(602). Phalaropns tricolor (Vieill.) Wilson's Phalarope. 



" Common, irregular, transient, only occasionally seen, taken in May and Sept. in 

 Kalamazoo Co." (Dr. M. Gibbs); Dr. J. B. Steere puts it doubtfully among the summer 

 residents; taken by E. E. Brewster at Iron Mountain, May 2, 1890; " Keweenaw Point " 

 (Kneeland); northern counties of Indiana, where it breeds (Butler's Birds of Indiana). 



