379 
247. E. rubida. The Ruddy Duck is rare in this State. I have taken two 
specimens in this vicinity ; others have been shot on the Lake. 
251. L. leucoplerus. The White-winged Gull, Mr. Winslow informs me, is an 
occasional visitor near Cleveland. 
252. L. marinus. The Great Black-backed Gull is rare. Mr. Winslow men- 
tions a single specimen procured at Cleveland. 
255. G. atricUla. Audubon mentions the Black-headed or Laughing Gull 
among the number which pass over the State on their migrations. I have seen a 
single specimen, said to have been shot in the vicinity of Cincinnati. 
257. R. trydactyla. Mr. Winslow informs me that he has taken three or four 
specimens of this bird in the vicinity of Cleveland. 
258. X. Sabinii. Mr. Winslow has a single specimen of this bird, obtained 
in this S ate. 
265. P. orythrorhy ncus. The Pelican in former years extended his visits as 
far north as Lake Erie, and was sometimes seen on our large streams. It is now 
very rare, if indeed it has not entirely ceased to visit us. 
267, G. septentrional is. The Red-throated Loon, I am informed by Mr. Kirk- 
patrick, visits Lake Erie in the fall of the year. It is seldom seen in our rivers. 
We insert in this connection a list of such birds as are probably to be found 
within the State, but which we have not inserted in the above catalogue for want 
of positive proof of their having been seen. 
Picoides arcticus, Gray. Black-backed Three-toed Woodpecker. Mr. Kirk- 
patrick informs me that this bird is said to have occurred in the northeastern por- 
tion of the State. 
Gontopus borealis, Baird. Olive sided Flycatcher. Rare. Has been found in 
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. 
Turdus Swainsonii, Cab. Olive-backed Thrush. Habitat, Eastern North Amer- 
ica, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Nebraska. 
Myiodiodes minutus, Baird. Small headed Flycatcher, Rare. Habitat, Eas- 
tern Atlantic States, Wisconsin. 
Thriothorus Bcwickii, Bon? Bewick’s Wren. Habitat, North America, from 
Atlantic to Pacific. 
Melospiza Lincolnii, Baird. Lincoln’s Finch. Habitat, from Atlantic to Pacific, 
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. 
Guiraca carulea, Sw. Blue Grosbeak. Habitat, more Southern United States, 
Pennsylvania, New York. 
G. canadensis, Temm. Brown Sandhill Crane. Habitat, whole of western 
regions of United States. 
