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at Blue Lake, Monona county, Iowa. It was mounted as No. 
3514, and probably still remains in Mr. Remer’s private col- 
lection. 
15. Whistling Swan. Olor columbianus. Three specimens 
ate to be recorded as follows : 
November 1, 1919, a female from Dakota City, Nebraska. No. 3489. 
November 7, 1919, a female from Winside, Nebraska. No. 3497. 
November 20, 1919, (sex ?) from Valentine, Nebraska. No. 3517. 
16. Trumpeter Swan. Olor buccinator . (?). A swan was 
brought to Mr. Anderson on November 19, 1919, which he identi- 
fied as buccinator. It was shot along the Nebraska side of the 
Missouri river between South Sioux City and Dakota City on, 
or about, November 14. When received by Mr. Anderson it was 
in too bad shape to mount, but he took the following description : 
Length of bill, three and seven-eighths inches ; tip of bill to nostril, 
two and one-eighth inches ; no yellow spot on the bill ; number of 
tail feathers, fourteen. These points are not conclusive, of 
course; but Mr. Anderson felt quite sure that this bird differed 
from columbianus, of which he had three specimens on hand for 
comparison. He has also mounted buccinator in previous years. 
The facts are here presented for what they are worth. 
17. Black-crowned Night Heron. Nycticorax nycticorax 
naevius. On October 19, 1919, Mr. G. O. Ludcke saw a large 
number of these herons at Woonsocket, South Dakota. He es- 
timated that there must have been two hundred, at least, roosting 
in the tall grass, there being no trees in that vicinity. 
18. Sandhill Crane. Grus mexicana. On September 15, 
1918, a Sandhill Crane was shot near the ‘‘High Bridge” over 
the Missouri river, within the city limits of Sioux City, and de- 
livered to Mr. Anderson. It was too badly damaged for mount- 
ing. 
19. Avocet. Recurvirostra americana. On September 28, 
1918, three of these birds were shot out of a flock of eight at 
a point about thirty miles southwest of Atkinson, Nebraska. All 
three were mounted by Mr. Anderson. 
20. Wilson’s Snipe. Gallinago delicata. Mr. G. O. Ludcke 
saw a large number of these birds on the bottom land near Hor- 
nick, Iowa, on September 26, 1919. 
21. White-rumped Sandpiper. Pisobia fusicollis. A great 
many were seen at Lake Goodenough on September 22, 1919, by 
Mr. Ludcke. Several were taken, but none were preserved. 
22. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Accipiter velox. One was shot by 
