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Bulletin of the Michigan Oknithological Club. 



Kittiwake. These birds were occasion- 

 ally seen about Mud Lake in the fall of 

 '93-'94. 



7-51a. Lams argentatus smithso- 

 nianus Cones. American Herring Gull. 

 Very common throughout the year. There 

 are islands a few miles from Neebish, 

 where this Gull breeds extensively. 



8-54. L. delawarensis Ord. Ring- 

 billed Gull. One of the commonest of 

 the Gulls. I have killed it on both our 

 northern and southern boundary — from 

 Michigan to Florida. It breeds quite ex- 

 tensively on islands to the east of Neebish. 



9-58. L. atricilla Linn. Black- 

 headed Gull. I observed a few of these 

 birds in the spring of 1894, along the east- 

 ern shore of the Island, but could not get 

 a shot at them. They appeared to be 

 more shy than any of the other species 

 which frequent these waters. I should 

 not, however, call them a rare bird in this 

 section, nor are they common. 



10-60. L. Philadelphia (Ord). 

 Bonaparte's Gull. Common ; breeds 

 about the Island. I found perfectly fresh 

 eggs in June, on a small island on the west 

 side of Neebish. 



11-70. Sterna hirundo Linn. Com- 

 mon Tern. Breeds quite plentifully in 

 the vicinity of Neebish Island. I have 

 found their nests, with fresh eggs, on 

 Two-tree Island, Mud Lake and on Cres- 

 cent Island on the west side of Neebish ; 

 and I am told upon good authority that 

 they breed at the west end of the Island. 

 I have taken their eggs in June. 



12-120. Phalacrocorax dilophus 

 (Sw. and Bich.). Double-crested Cor- 

 morant. I saw but one bird of this 

 species on the northern boundary of this 

 state. September 26th I saw one flying 

 by Sailor's Encampment late in the after- 

 noon, and presume it stopped somewhere 

 in Mud Lake. I think these birds can be 

 called rare in this locality, as this was the 

 only one I observed during my three 

 seasons on the St. Mary's River. 



13-125. Pelecanus erythrorhynchus 

 fhnel. American White Pelican. 

 These birds may be considered rare in the 

 vicinity of Neebish Island. I am reliably 

 informed that one was killed near Detour, 

 in the fall of 1894, and also one in Hay 

 Lake, earlier in the same year. Both of 

 these were mounted at Sault Ste. Marie, 

 I believe. 



14-129. Merganser americanus 

 (Cass.). American Merganser. Com- 

 mon in all waters surrounding the Island ; 

 breeds. 



15-130. M. serrator (Linn.). Red- 

 breasted Merganser. More plentiful 

 than the preceding species ; breeds quite 

 commonly. 



16-131. Lophodytes cucullatus 

 (Linn.). Hooded Merganser. Abund- 

 ant in spring and fall, a few breeding 

 about the Island. Often called "Wood 

 Ducks" by the natives of Neebish. 



17-132. Anas boschas Linn. 

 Mallard. Abundant ; breeds. 



18-133. A. obscura Gmel. Black 

 Duck. Very common; breeds. 



19-139. A. carolinensis Gmel. 

 Green-winged Teal. Common; breeds. 



20-140. A. discors Linn. Blue- 

 winged Teal. Common; breeds. 



21-144. Aix sponsa (Linn). Wood 

 Duck. People on the Island tell me that 

 they have found their nests and young, 

 often during the summer, but I saw 

 neither. There were plenty in the fall, 

 however. 



22-148. Ay thy a marila nearctica 

 Stejn. American Scaup Duck. Very 

 common during spring and fall migrations. 



23-150. A. collaris (Donov.). King- 

 necked Duck. Not very common. I 

 saw but a few at any time. 



24-151. Glaucionetta clangula am- 

 ericana (Bonap.). American Golden- 

 eye. Quite common in spring and fall; 

 breeds about the Island. 



25-153. Oharitonetta albeola (Linn.). 

 Buffle-head ; Butter-ball. Abundant 

 in spring and fall. 



26-154. Clangula hyemalis (Linn.). 

 Old Squaw. Only one specimen posi- 

 tively identified, although I believe they 

 frequent this locality during spring and 

 fall migrations. 

 27-166. Oidemia perspicillata (Linn.). 

 Surf Duck. Not common. The first 

 one that I secured w T as killed by Mr. Leon 

 Bellair, of the Bay City House, at the 

 "Soo." He killed this one about the 

 middle of October, in West Neebish, I 

 think, or possibly Mud Lake, and on 

 October 16th I skinned and mounted it. 

 I saw only three others, at different times. 



28-167. Erismatura rubida (Wils.). 

 Ruddy Duck. Common during migra- 

 tions. 



