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THE BIRDS OF WISCONSIN. 
anything but shy, and were, in fact, easily approached. During 
the past ten years we know of but one specimen having been 
taken on Lake Koshkonong, a juvenile, in July, 1892, and only 
one small flock seen. Two or three were killed on Duck Lake, 
Walworth County, about 1888, three seen on Delavan Lake 
June (i, 1895, and one specimen, a single female, was shot in the 
inlet of Delavan Lake, September 4, 1898, which is now in 
the collection of N. H. Mr. J. N. Clark reports but two 
instances of the occurrence of pelicans in Dunn County during 
many years' observations, these in 1891, and considers them 
very rare there. In 1883 we visited abandoned rookeries in 
the western part of the State, and we are reliably informed that 
a very few nested northeast of Merrill in 1884. Probably few, 
if any, nest in the state at the present time; in fact this is 
fast becoming one of our rarer birds. Did not seem to 
frequent Lake Michigan to any extent" even when common 
inland. 
FAfllLY FREGATID/E: nAN=0=WAR BIRDS. 
Fregata aquila Linn. MAJf-O'-WAR BIRD. 
A single straggler of this species was shot in the 
Milwaukee river, at Humboldt, near the city of Milwaukee, 
in August, 1880. The bird was sitting on a rock projecting 
out of the shallow water, and was shot by a boy with a pistol. 
The specimen is now mounted in the Milwaukee Public 
Museum. 
ORDER ANSERES: LAMELLIROSTRAL 
SWIMMERS. 
FAHILY ANATID/E: DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS. 
Merganser americanos (Cass.). AMERICAN MERGANSER. 
Common as a migrant, arriving in the spring as soon as 
there is any open water — in fact, a few remain all winter 
wherever it is not frozen, about spring fed creeks. Said to 
nest on the extreme northern end of Door County. We have 
seen them in this locality in summer and also at different 
places on the south shore of Lake Superior in July and 
August. Fully as common as thirty years ago. 
