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Subfamily Cygninae. Swans. 



Oloe columbianus (Ord). Whistling Swan. 

 Very rare migrant. 



The Whistling Swan is still occasionally seen on the Mis- 

 souri River. In 1897 a specimen was taken in the east bottoms 

 by Bryant. Two specimens were brought in by a river hunter 

 on November 22, 1915. 



The older sportsmen tell of many swans being taken in Jack- 

 son Counly in former years but they are unable to distinguish 

 the two species. 



Olok buccinator (Richardson). Trumpeter Swan. 

 Formerly a migrant; probably now extinct in this vicinity. 



The Trumpeter Swan was formerly a regular migrant in the 

 Missouri Valley. The only known specimen is the one in the 

 Library collection. This bird was taken by Bryant in April, 

 1900, on a pond at 75th and Holmes. 



Order HBRODIONES. Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc. 



Suborder Ibides. Spoonbills and Ibises. 



Family Ibididae. Ibises. 



Plegadis guaeauna (Linn.). White-faced Glossy Ibis. 

 Very rare migrant. 



This species is said to breed regularly in Kansas, even north' 

 of this latitude, but has been taken in Missouri but twice. Chas. 

 E. Bankers took a specimen October 8, 1907, in Holt County. 



Suborder Herodii. Herons, Egrets, Bitterns, Etc. 



Family Aedeidae. Herons, Bitterns, etc. 



Subfamily Botaurinae. Bitterns. 



BoTAUEUs LENTiGiNOSus (Montagu). Bittern. 

 Common migrant and rare sumpier resident. 



The Bittern arrives about April 10th and leaves by the end 

 of October. It is found here in the breeding season in suitable 

 localities but the nest has not been discovered. It is common 

 in migration and is to be seen along the streams and about 

 lakes, ponds and marshes. Even the small marshy spot in the 



