Birds, 



Rallus, L. Cuv. Vieill. 



IT Virginianus, L. Virginia Rail. 



t Carolinus, Bon. Bail. 



IT Noveboracensis, Bon. Yellow Breasted Bail, 

 Fulica. 



Americana, Gm. Common Coot. 

 Phalaropus. 



IT fulicarius 1 Bon. Bed Phalarope. 



ORDER V — ANSERES. 

 Family Longipennes. 

 Rhincops, L. Gm. Lath. 



§ nigra, L. Black skimmer or Shear-water. Visits the coast 

 during Summer. 



Sterna. 



§ hirundo, L. Great Tern. 



§ minuta, Lesser Tern. 



\ angelica, Montagu. Marsh Tern. 



IF Dougalli, Montagu. Boseate Tern. 



Larus. 



II capistratus, Temm. Brown maiked Gull. 



§ atricilla, L. Black headed Gull. 



§ canus, L. Common Gull. 

 § fuscus, L. Silvery Gull. 



argentatoides, Brehm. Common near N. Y. 

 t Bonapartii, Swainson and Richardson. Bonapartean Gull. 



cataractus, Lath. Skua Gull. 



Family Lemallosodeutati. — ///, 



Anser. 



Canadensis, Vieill. 



hyperboreas, Pallas. Snow Goose, 



bernicla, Bon. The Brant. 

 Anas, L. Gm. Briss. 

 t clypeata, L. Shoveller. 

 t boschas, L. The Mallard, 

 § acuta. Pintailed Duck. 



Americana. Widgeon. 

 t sponsa. Wood Duck. 



discors. Blue Winged Teal. 

 t streptera, Lin. 

 t crecca, Bon. American Teal. 

 Fuligula, Bon. 



perspicillata, Bon. Black or Surf Duck. 



vallisneria, Stephens. Canvass-back Duck. 



clangula, Bon. Golden Eye. Rare on the Hudson. 



albeola, Bon. Buffet-headed Duck. 

 IT spectabilis, Bon. King Duck. 



Americana, Swain, and Richard. American Scoter Duck. 

 t nigra, Bon. Scoter Duck. 

 t marila, Stephens. Scoup Duck or Blue Bill, 

 T glacialis, Bon. Long-tailed Duck. 

 Mergus, L. 



Merganser . Goosander. 



serrator, Lin. Bed-breasted Merganser. 



Sula. 



bassana, Lacep. Gannet. 

 Podiceps, Temm. Vieill. 



t cristatus, Lath. Crested Grebe. Rare on the Hudson. 

 1 Carol inensis, Lath. Pied-bill Dob-chick. 



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