I92ij Swarth: Birds and Mammals of the Skeena Bi/oer Begimi 327 



Nettion carolinense (G-melin). G-reen-winged Teal 



Common in Kispiox Valley in September. First seen August 26, 

 a single bird. On August 30 a pair was noted, and a few days later 

 flocks of from forty to fifty birds were frequently encountered. At 

 the end of our stay, September 17, they were still abundant. Two 

 specimens preserved,- a female (no. 41989) and a young. male (no. 

 41990). 



Dafila acuta (Linnaeus). Pintail 



A flock of four seen near the Kispiox River, September 1, and 

 others noted from time to time during the ensuing two weeks. Not 

 abundant. 



Anser albifrons (Seopoli\, subsp. ? White-fronted Goose 



A flock of seven white-fronted geese passed overhead, going south, 

 near Hazelton, September 19. 



Branta canadensis (Linnaeus), subsp. ? Canada Goose 



A flock of eight geese was seen in Kispiox Valley, the evening of 

 June 24, flying low and apparently headed for a lake in the woods a 

 few miles from our camp. Their occurrence in a flock at that season 

 seems rather extraordinary. They were geese of the canadensis group, 

 and apparently of large size. The subspecifie status, of course, could 

 not be ascertained. 



Botaurus lentiginosus (Montagu). Bittern 



A bittern was flushed from a marsh in Kispiox Valley on August 

 22, at close enough range to make identification certain, though the 

 bird was not shot. On September 3. late in the evening, a heron of 

 some sort, apparently a bittern, flew over our camp. This, I believe, 

 is as far to the northwest as the species has been seen. 



Ardea herodias Linnaeus, subsp. ? Great Blue Heron 



One seen near Hazelton, June 10, and two in Kispiox Valley on 

 June 20. "We were told that herons sometimes occurred in fair 

 abundance along the Kispiox River. Probably it is Ardea herodias 

 fannini that occurs in this region. 



