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on the campus lake. The writer has a record of two seen on 
April 28, 1918. Professor Guthrie reported seeing these two 
for several days,, and has recently written the writer that the 
scaups have returned again to the lake. Whether the species 
was the greater or the lesser scaup was not determined. Such a 
determination seemed to defy all attempts. 
Least Sandpiper 
( Pisobia minutilla) 
Professor Guthrie observed a pair of least sandpipers in the 
spring of 1921, and states that he watched them for an hour 
or more close at hand. 
Solitary Sandpiper 
( Helodromas solitarius solitarius) 
This sandpiper is probably more common at Ames than is 
usually supposed, but is very frequently confused with the spot- 
ted sandpiper. Records as follows: 1, May 24, 1917; 1, May 
27, 1917; 1, May 30, 1917; 1, spring of 1921 (J. E. G.). 
Bob-white 
( Colinus virginianus virginianus) 
The only place near the college where the writer has found 
the bob- white is just south of town near the country club. Here 
for several years a few bob-whites were found. During the 
spring of 1917 the writer heard them several times but never 
saw more than a few individuals at one time. In the last two 
or three years bob-whites have increased at Ames according to 
Professor Guthrie who states : “We flushed several coveys of 
half a dozen or more last year (1921) in the north woods.” The 
fall of 1921 was one of almost unprecedented abundance of 
several kinds of game birds over much of the United States. 
This was particularly true of the quail. The writer never saw 
anything like the abundance of quail in his life as was seen in 
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas in the month of October. This 
abundance was attributed in part to recent legislation in various 
states increasing the protection of quail, but was probably due 
more to the very mild and favorable season for the rearing of 
the brood. 
Sharp-shinned Hawk 
( Accipiter velox ) 
Seen once by Professor Guthrie who observed one individual 
from the Zoology Laboratory window. The bird had perched 
