Order Pygopodes. The Diving Birds. 

 Family Podicipidae. The Qtebes. 



3. Colymbus Auritus. Horned Gre- 

 be. Migrant; most common along Lake 

 Ontario in the soring. 



4. Colymbus Nigricollis" Californi- 

 cus. American Eared Grebe, migrant! 

 not common. 



6. Podilymbus Podieeps Pied-bili- 

 ed Grebe. Summer resident. Breeds 

 in suitable localities. 



Family Unnaloridce . The Loons. 



7. Urinator imber. Loon. Com- 

 mon Migrant, especially on Lake On- 

 tario. 



11. Red-throated Loon, Occasional 

 migrant. Two taken at moulh of Oak 

 Orchard Creek, Orleans county, during 

 February, 1893. 



Order Longipcrmes: The L<jng-wing- 

 ed Swimmers. 



Family, Laridce. The Gulls and 

 Terns. 



51a. Larus Argentatus Smithsoui- 

 anus. American Herring Gull. Occas- 

 sional straggler during spring migra- 

 tion. 



54. Larus Uelawarensis. Ring-bill- 1 

 ed Gull. Occasional migrant. 



60. Larus Philadelphia. Bonaparte's 

 Gull, Rare migrant. One shot near 

 Albion, Orleans Co., in 1892. 



70. Sterna Hirundo. Common Tern. 

 Occasional migrant. One shot at Chili, 

 Monroe Co., 14 miles from Lake On 

 tario. 



Order. Sleganopodes. The Toti-pal- 

 male Swimmers. 



Family Phathontidoz. The Tropic 

 Birds . 



112. Phaathon Flavirostris. Yellow- 

 billed Tropic Bird. A bird of the 

 Tropics and rare in the Gulf states; 

 Rev. J. H. Langille reports the a young 

 male of this species was breught to him, 

 alive, at Knowlesville, Orleans Co., in 

 Septemeber 1878. It was found in a 

 lie Id after a heavy storm from the south- 

 west. 



Order. Anseres. The Lamellirostral 

 Swimmers. 



Family. Anatidoi, the Ducks, Geese 

 and Swans. 



121). Merganser Americanus. Ameri- 

 can Merganser. Migrant. Most fre- 

 quently seen in spring. 



130. Merganser Serrator. Red- 

 breasted Merganser. Migrant, not as 

 common as last. 



131. Lophodytes Cuccullatus. Hood- 

 ed Merganser. Most common on the 

 lake in the spring. 



13a. Anas Boschas. Mallard. Mi- 

 grant Occurring in small scattered 

 flocks or most commonly in detached 

 couples. 



183. Anas Obscnra. Black Duck. 

 Common migrant on inland streams; 

 coming in large flocks. Breeds in suit- 

 able places. 



137. Anas Americana B a Wpate. 

 Migrant. Occuring in small flocks. 



