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The Ohio Naturalist. 
[Vol. XII, No. 2, 
THE BIRDS OF DARKE COUNTY, OHIO. 
Vaughan MacCoughey. 
The following is a list of the birds of the Darke County region, 
in southwestern Ohio. During the years 1902-1904, inclusive, 
while the author was a lad in High school, the observations 
leading to this list were made. His companions in many pleasant 
rambles were Mr. Robert Boice, deceased, and Mr. Walter Sawyer, 
and identifications by one were commonly checked by the other 
two. 
Darke County is a distinctly agricultural region, a large por- 
tion of the land being under the plow. There are many scattered 
woodlands, and meandering meadow-land streams or “creeks”. 
There are no coniferous forests, no marsh formations, and no 
“rough” lands worthy of mention. 
The sequence and nomenclature is that of Chapman’s Hand- 
book of Birds of Eastern North America. 
1. Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis Gmel. Seen April 4, 
1903. 
2. Pintail Duck, Dafila acuta (Linn). Seen Sept. 5, 1903. 
3. Lesser Scaup Duck, Aythya affinis (Eyt). Seen Dec. 27, 1902. 
4. Canada Goose, Branta canadensis (Linn). Seen April 29, 1903 
5. American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus (Montag). First 
seen, April 27, 1903; May G, 1904. Summer resident, 
April to September. 
6. Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias Linn. Seen April 2, 1904. 
7. Little Green Heron, Ardea virescens Linn. First seen May 
11, 1904. Summer resident, May to October. 
8. Virginia Rail, Rallus virginianus Linn. Seen April 4, 1903. 
9. Sora Rail, Porzana Carolina (Linn). Seen Sept. 28, 1903. 
10. American Coot, Fulica americana Gmel. Seen April 14, 1903. 
11. American Woodcock, Philohela minor, (Gmel). Seen April 10, 
1903; March 20, 1904. 
12. Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delieata (Ord). Seen April 28, 1903. 
March 24, 1904. 
13. Semipalmated Sandpiper, Ereunetes pusillus (Linn). Seen 
April 29, 1903. 
14. Yellow-legs, Totanus flavipes (Gmel). Seen April 30, 1903. 
15. Solitary Sandpiper, Totanus solitarius (Wils). First seen 
April 29, 1903, 1904. Transient visitant April, May, 
and August, September. 
16. Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularia (Linn). First seen 
May 7, 1903; May 11, 1904. Summer resident, May 
to September. 
