THE CONDOR 
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Sep., 1901 I 
6. Anas boschas. Mallard. Winter visitant. Some years a pair remain to 
breed. 
7. Anas americana. Baldpate. Fall and winter visitant. 
8. Nettion carolinensis. Green-winged Teal. Fall and winter visitant. 
9. Querquedula cyanoptera. Cinnamon Teal. Seen during spring migrations. 
10. Spatula clypeata. Shoveller. Winter visitant. 
11. Dafila acuta. Pintail. Fall and winter visitant. 
12. Aix sponsa. Wood Duck. Fall visitant during migration. 
13. Aythya vallisneria. Canvas-back. One female recorded. 
14. Aythya affinis. Lesser Scaup Duck. Winter visitant. 
15. Clangula clangula americana. American Golden-eye. Winter visitant. 
16. Charitonetta albeola. Buffle-head. Winter visitant. 
17. Erismatura jamaicensis. Ruddy Duck. Winter visitant. 
18. Chen hyperborea (sp?). Lesser? Snow Goose. Seen during fall migration, 
but no specimens taken. Probably this species. 
19. Branta canadensis (subsp?). ? Goose. Also seen during migrations in fall, 
but not identified. 
20. Botaurus lentiginosus. American Bittern. Occasionally noted and appar- 
ently resident. 
21. Ardetta exilis. Least Bittern. One seen but not taken. 
22. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. Resident. A small colony breeds 
every year on the ranch. 
23. Ardea virescens anthonyi. Green Heron. Common summer resident. 
24. Nycticorax nycticorax naevius. Black-crowned Night Heron. Occa.sionally 
seen and apparently resident. 
25. Grus mexicana. Sandhill Crane. Sometimes seen flying over in flocks. 
26. Rallus virginianus. Virginia Rail. Fairly abundant resident in tule 
patches and alfalfa fields. 
27. Fulica americana. American Coot. Common winter resident. One or two 
pair remain to breed in some seasons. We have two or three sets of eggs 
in our collection from here. 
28. Phalaropus lobatus. Northern Phalarope. A few recorded during spring 
migrations. 
29. Recurvirostra americana. American Avocet. One flock seen Aug. 5, 1900, 
and two $ <5 and one ? secured. 
30. Gallinago delicata. Wilson’s Snipe. Winter resident. Always a few feed- 
ing in wet spots. 
31. Tetanus melanoleucus. Greater Yellow-legs. One seen Oct. 14, 1900. 
32. Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. One record only, $ May 6, 1898. 
33. Numenius hudsonicus. Hudsonian Curlew. One flock seen May 4, 1899 
and three $ $ secured. 
34. .$gialitis vocifera. Killdeer. Common resident. Abundant along river 
bed. 
35. ^gialitis montana. Mountain Plover. Small flocks seen Jan. 15, 1898 and 
and two $ ? secured. 
36. Lophortyx californicus. California Partridge. Abundant resident. Inter- 
mediate between californicus and vallicolus. Almost typical specimens of 
each can be found. 
