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The measurements (in millimeters) of these three specimens are as follows: 
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13178 3 Merced Co. Jan. 25, 212.1 59.2 44.9 19.8 25.4 38.6 57.8 
1909 
11754 Q Alameda Co. May 20, badly 58.4 43.2 19.3 25.1 43/20 0hee 
1908 worn ; 
11755 Q Alameda Co. May 20, 204.5 55.9 40.1 17.8 238.9 32 
1908 
Marila coilaris (Donovan). Ring-necked Duck. This is another rather rare spe- | 
cies in this state, being seldom recorded nowadays, of which there are several speci- 
mens in the Academy collection, two males and six females, all taken near Los Bajfios, 
Merced County, in the months of October and November, 1908, and January, 1909. 
Harelda hyemalis (Linnaeus). Old-squaw. A male in the collection was taken on 
December 13, 1911, near San Rafael, Marin County, California, a rather unusual place 
to find this species. 
Grus canadensis (Linnaeus). Little Brown Crane. While this species seems to 
be much the more common of the two representatives of this genus in the state, both 
of which appear to be losing ground though protected by law, there are but few Cali- 
fornia specimens to be found in collections. Hence the Academy is fortunate in having 
ten specimens of canadensis, all of which were taken in Merced County. Those labelled 
only ‘Merced Co.” were all taken by R. H. Beck, who had his headquarters at Los 
Baflos in that county, and the presumption is that they were all obtained in that vi- 
cinity. On account of the scarcity of available specimens from California the measure- 
ments of the ten are given herewith. 
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13213 3 Merced Co. Mar. 23, 1909 479 940 22.1 184.0 72.1 Tie 
13211 a Merced Co. Mar. 23, 1909 504 101.6 26.4 218.4 75.2 72.6 
13212 a Merced Co. Febr. 18,1909 495 113.8 27.2 213.4 71.4 66.0 
13214 A Merced Co. Febr. 18,1909 463 95.5 24.9 180.0 69.6 58.4 
13661 3 Merced Co. Apr. 26, 1909 476 98.2 26.6 196.0 71.6. 66.3 
13215 Q Merced Co. Mar. 23, 1909 475 98.5 23.1 192.0 66.5 61.5 
13216 Q Merced Co. Feb. 22, 1909 480 92.9 22.4 191.0 65.2 72.6 
13217 2. Merced Co. _ Feb. 18, 1909 444 912 25.4 186.0 65.4 58.9 
22443 A Los Bafos Oct. 3, 1897 458 97.8 24.4 194.1 74.2 66.7 
22444 Q Los Bafios Oct. 3, 1897 474 95.4 21.8 212.2 66.5 70.9 
There are also three specimens of canadensis from Alaska in the collection, none 
of the measurements of which exceed the above. 
Grus mexicana (Miller). Sandhill Crane. At the present time this species is 
rarely met with in California and specimens from this state are also scarce in collec- 
tions. In fact so scarce are they that the authors of ‘The Game Birds of California” 
(Messrs. Grinnell, Bryant and Storer) found only four skins, outside of the Academy 
of Sciences, for measurements and comparison. Since the date of publication of that 
work these have been added to the Academy collection, making eight specimens therein 
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