520 



BIRDS ON THE NIAGARA FRONTIER 



A. O. U. 



No. 



167. ERISMATURA RUBIDA. 



RUDDY DUCK. 

 Common. Migrant. 



No 

 in List. 



50 



169a. CHEN HYPERBOREA NIVALIS. 51 



GREATER SNOW GOOSE. 

 Occasional. Winter visitor. 



172. BRANTA CANADENSIS. 52 



CANADA GOOSE. 

 Occasional. Winter visitor. Ottomar Schwartz, my 

 grandson, wounded a Canada Goose on the 

 westside of Navy Island, October 22d, 1911, and 

 fearing that he might loose it, quickly undressed 

 and swam out and brought it in alive. It is in 

 my collection. 



180. OLOR COLUMBIANUS. 53 



WHISTLING SWAN. 

 Migrant. Every spring on their migration to the 

 breeding places in the far north, they drop in the 

 large expanse of water above the Niagara Falls, 

 for rest and food. On hazy nights they go over 

 the Horseshoe Falls, are maimed and injured to 

 such an extent, that they cannot recover, and are 

 brought in by daring boatmen. A very fine group 

 in appropriate surroundings is mounted in the 

 Rooms of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. 

 A few years ago 132 Swan were picked up below 

 the Falls. In March 1912 at least 240 were taken 

 below the Falls. Two large flocks were seen at 

 Sherkston, Ont., and one was shot near Ridge- 

 way, Ont. , and is mounted and in possession of 

 Mr. Kilman, the Canadian Naturalist. 



181. OLOR BUCCINATOR. 54 



TRUMPETER SWAN. 

 Accidental. Charles Linden. 



187. PLEGADIS GUARAUNA 55 



WHITEFACED GLOSSY IBIS. 

 Some years ago one was shot at the head of Grand 

 Island and 2 years ago another, which is in posses- 

 sion of the Buff. Soc. of Nat. Sciences. 



