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A LIST OF BIRDS OF ftTORRI*;' 
COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.., | 
BY E. CARLETON THURBER. 
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This list is the result of over four 
years observation of the birds of this 
County. 
Special mention is due to Mr. A. K. 
Fairchild, of Malapardis, for records 
kindly furnished—especially of Water 
Birds. Mr. M. M. Green, now of Wash¬ 
ington, D. C., likewise supplied useful 
records while residing in Morristown : 
1. (Podilymbus podiceps) Pied-billed 
Grebe. A rather rare summer resident. 
I know r of no instance of its breeding. 
2. (Urinator irnber) Loon. A rare 
transient; has been observed several 
times on Lake Hopatcong and Budd’s 
Lake. 
3. (Larus argentatus Smithsonianus) 
Am. Herring Gull. Rare. One was shot 
near Whippany, May 2, 1886. 
4. (Larus atricilla) Laughing Gull. 
Not uncommon in early spring. 
5. (Merganser americanus) Mergans¬ 
er. “ Shelldrake.” Rare migrant. 
6. (Lophodytes eucullatus) Hooded 
Merganser. “Hooded Shelldrake.’* 
Rare migrant. 
7. (Anas boschas) Mallard. Tolerably 
common migrant. 
8. (Anas obscura) Black Duck. Com¬ 
mon migrant. The commonest of our 
ducks. Probably breeds. 
9. (Anas strepera) Gadwell. Rare mi¬ 
grant. (Fairchild). 
10. (Anasamericana)Baldpate. “Wid¬ 
geon.” A rather rare migrant. 
11. (Anascarolinensis.) Green-winged 
Teal. 
12. (Anas discors) Blue-winged Teal. 
These two Teal are found in about 
equal numbers along our rivers in 
spring and fall. 
13. (Dafila acuta) Pintail. Rare mi¬ 
grant. 
14. (Aix sponsa) Wood Duck. A com¬ 
mon migrant, a few breeding. About i 
four years ago a pair bred at Speedwell 
Pond. 
15. (Aythya affinis) Lesser Scaup 
Duck. A rare migrant. (Fairchild.) 
16. (Charitonetta albeola) Buffle- 
head. A rare migrant. 
17. (Clangula hyemalis) Old-squaw. 
“ Long-tailed Duck.” A rare migrant. 
(Fairchild.) v 
18. (jErismatura rubida) Ruddy Duck. 
A rare migrant, generally seen in 
spring. 
19. (Branta canadensis)CanadaGoose. 
Not uncommon in spring and fall, gen¬ 
erally passing over without alighting. 
20. (Botaurus lentiginosus) Am. Bit¬ 
tern. A tolerably common summer 
resident. 
21. (Botaurus exilis) Least Bittern. A 
rare summer resident. Breeds. 
22. (Ardea herodias) Great Blue He¬ 
ron. A common migrant, a few breed- 
ing. 
23. (Ardea egretta) Am. Egret. A 
rare summer visitor. 
24. (Ardea candidissima) Snowy He¬ 
roin Rare. One shot by Mr. John 
Tunis of New Vernon, about 1881, and 
now in his possession. j 
25. (Ardea virescens) Green Heron. A 
common summer resident. Breeds. 
26. (Nycticorax nyeticorax naevius) 
Night Heron. A common summer 
resident. Formerly there were several 
large heronries near Morristown, but 
they have been broken up by egg col¬ 
lectors and by sportsmen shooting off 
the old birds. 
27. (Rallus virginianus) Virginia Rail. 
A common migrant on wet meadows. 
Probably breeds. 
28. (Porzana Carolina) feora Rail. A 
common migrant. 
29. (Porzana noveboracensis) A very 
rare migrant. (Fairchild). 
30. (Gallinula galeata) Florida Gal- 
linule. A rare summer visitor. 
31. (Fulica americana.) Am. Coot. A 
rather rare summer resident. Breeds. 
32. (Philohela minor) Am. Woodcock. 
A common summer resident, breeding 
on the hills; is here about ten months 
in the year. 
33. (Gallinago delicata) Wilson’s 
Snipe. “English Snipe” of the sports¬ 
men. A common migrant. 
34. (Tringa maculata) Pectoral Sand 
piper. A rather common migrant. 
35. (Tringa minutiJla) Least Sand¬ 
piper. A tolerably common migrant. 
36. (Ereunetes pusillus) Semipalma- 
ted Sandpiper. A tolerably common 
migrant. 
37. (Totanus melanoleucus) Greater 
Yellow-legs. A rare migrant. 
38. (Totanus flavipes) Yellow-legs. A 
common migrant. 
39. (Totanus solitarius)Solitary Sand¬ 
piper. A rather common migrant. 
40. (Bartramia longicanda) Bartra- 
inian Sandpiper. “Upland Plover.” A 
rather common summer resident, breed¬ 
ing on wet meadows. 
41. %Actitis macularia) Spotted Sand¬ 
piper. “Tip-up.” A common summer 
resident. 
42. (Charadrius dominicus) Am. 
Golden Plover. A rare migrant. 
43. (Aegialites vocifera) Killdeer. A 
tolerably common summer resident. 
44. (Colinus virginianus) Bob-white. 
“Quail.” A common permanent resi¬ 
dent. Breeds. 
45. (Bonasa umbellus) Ruffed Grouse. 
“Partridge.” A common permanent 
resident. Breeds. 
46. (Ectopistes migratorius)Passenger 
Pigeon. Formerly very abundant, but 
now rare. I saw one that was shot at 
Morris Plains, Sept. 16, 1885. 
47. (Zenaidura macroura) Mourning 
Dove. A common summer resident. 
Breeds. Has been seen here in winter. 
48. (Cathartes aura) Turkey Vulture. 
“ Turkey Buzzard.” A rare acci¬ 
dental visitor. Mr. Fairchild saw one 
several years ago. One was caught 
alive near Morristown in the latter 
part of September, 3887. 
