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28. Erismatura rubida (Wils.). Ruddy Duck* 



29. Branta canadensis (Linn.). Canada Goose. A spec- 

 imen is in the collection of F. Lorquin, of San Francisco, Cala.* 



30. Branta bernicla (Linn.). Brant.\ 



31. Dendrocygna fulva (Gmel.). Fulvous Tree-duck.\ 



32. Botaurus lentiginosis (Montag.). American Bit- 

 tern. \ 



33. Porzana Carolina (Linn.). Sora. A specimen was 

 described to me by Mr. Robert Ridgway as follows: Primaries 

 snow-white, the rest of the plumage being normal. Toes bright 

 gamboge vellow, presenting a striking contrast to the olive of the 

 tarsi. The toes did not shade gradually into yellow, but were sep- 

 arated by a sharply defined boundary-line. 



34. Gallinula galeata (Licht.). Florida Gallinule. A 

 specimen in the collection of R. Deane, of Chicago, 111., was shot at 

 English Lake, Ind. 



35. Fulica Americana Gmel. American Coot. A speci- 

 men is in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution at Washing- 

 ton, D. C. 



36. Scolopax rusticola Linn. European Woodcock.^ 



37. Philohela minor (Gmel.). American Woodcock.] 



38. Gallinago delicata (Ord). Wilson's Snipe. A spec- 

 imen is in the collection of Geo. L. Toppan, of Chicago, 111. 



39. Tringa canutus Linn. Knot§ 



40. Tringa minutilla Vieill. Least Sandpiper. A spec- 

 imen is in the collection of R. Deane, of Chicago, 111. 



41. Ereunetes pusillus (Linn.). Semipalmated Sand- 

 piper.\ 



42. Calidris arenaria (Linn.). Sanderliug.^ 



43. Limosa h^emastica (Linn.). Hitdsonian Godwit.§ 



44. Numenius longirostris Wils. Loiig-billed Curlew.% 



45. Numenius hudsonicus Lath. Hudsonian Curlexv.% 



46. Charadrius dominicus Mull. American Golden 

 Plover. A specimen is in the collection of B. T. Gault, of Chi- 

 cago, 111. 



47. Colinus virginianus (Linn.). Bob-xvhite. Several 

 specimens are in the collection of G. F. Morcom, of Chicago, 111 - 



48. Oreortyx pictus (Dougl.). Mountain Partridge.\ 



*From the Note-book of R. Deane. 

 tDeane, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. I, 1S76, pp. 20-24. 

 JDeane, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. IV, 1S79, pp. 27-30. 

 fDeane, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. V, 1SS0, pp. 35-30. 



