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cured, on September 25. These records were all either for the out- 

 side beach or Horseshoe Pond. Mr. Bacon has met with the species 

 on but a few occasions, and has not seen more than two together. 

 Following are the dates when it has been observed by him : September 

 5, 1892; May 24, 1893; September 21, 1901 ; August 30, 1895; 

 August 11, 1896. In addition he speaks of having occasionally ex- 

 amined specimens killed by others, which failed of record in his notes. 

 Mr. Sennett has two specimens: September 12, 1875; August 24, 

 1889. 



85. Colinus virginianus. Bob- white; Quail. 



"A resident species that would be common on the mainland if 

 given a fair chance. The guns and dogs are a little too numerous, 

 however, and an occasional winter with continued cold and crusted 

 snow may seem to exterminate them entirely, but there are always 

 some left, and once or twice they were almost abundant." (Bacon.) 



86. Bonasa umbellus. Puffed Grouse. 



A common resident, seemingly better able to hold its own against 

 sportsmen and bad weather than the Quail, provided the timber is not 

 thinned out too much. Wooded hillsides and ravines are its favorite 

 resorts, and even along the wooded bluffs of the lake shore, right up 

 to the city limits, it is seen every fall. Indeed, it even breeds here 

 not infrequently. Mr. A. M. Howes reports having met with a female 

 and brood of young on May 30, 1892, only two miles west of the city. 

 Occasionally it is met with on the Peninsula, but never seems to in- 

 crease there, although there seems no good reason for such a scarcity 

 as both general report and extended observations indicate, unless it be 

 that the well known abundance of minks, weasels, and birds of prey 

 should account for it. A female with a brood of young was noted 

 along the board-walk by the writer on June 26, 1899, and Mr. Simp- 

 son records its occurrence in November, 1902. " On November 27, 

 1902, I shot the first I ever saw on the Peninsula." (Bacon.) 



87. Ectopistes migratorius. Passenger Pigeon. 



Formerly a very abundant species, now almost exterminated. Mr. 

 Bacon writes : " In the year 1889 I met with this bird on two occa- 

 sions, but have not seen nor heard of it since. June 9 an adult male 

 was shot by a friend, and on July 18 I shot a young bird." These 

 dates and the attendant circumstances would suggest that the species 

 was breeding, and, indeed, it is given by Dr. Warren on Mr. Sennett's 



