INTRODUCTION Ixv 
Nettion carolinensis : Green-winged Teal. — Quite common, especially dur¬ 
ing migrations. 
Querquedula cyanoptera: Cinnamon Teal. — Rare ; a female with several 
young two or three days old seen, June 11. 
Spatula clypeata : Shoveller. — Common; breeds in St. Joseph marshes. 
Dajila acuta: Pintail. — Common migrant. 
Aix sponsa: Wood Duck. — Common summer visitor, especially abun¬ 
dant in early fall. 
Aythya collaris: Ring-necked Duck. — Seems to be more common than 
the other ‘ blue-bills,’ one or both of which occur but were not certainly 
identified. 
Clangula islandica : Barrow Golden-eye. — Abundant, throughout the win¬ 
ter ; all the golden-eyes seen were of this species, although the other 
doubtless occurs. 
Charitonetta albeola: Buffle-liead. — Common during winter. 
Histrionicus histrionicus: Harlequin Duck. — Rare, but occasionally taken 
on the St. Joseph and Coeur d’Alene rivers. 
Erismatura jamaicensis : Ruddy Duck. — Not uncommon in spring and 
fall. 
Chen sp. ?: Ross Snow Goose. — Reported by hunters, but decidedly 
rare. 
Anser albifrons gambeli: White-fronted Goose. —Reported by hunters, but 
rare. 
Branta canadensis: Canada Goose. — Common in spring, rare in fall. 
Most abundant goose, especially on prairie at southern end of lake ; a 
few nest near the lake; on the fall flight they and many of the ducks 
pass south over the open prairie fifty miles west of the lake. 
Olor sp. ? — In spring swans are sometimes quite common on lake and 
marshes. No specimens taken. 
Botaurus lentiginosus : Bittern. — Rather common in suitable localities 
about the lake. 
Grus mexicana: Sandhill Crane. — Not uncommon migrant; a few prob¬ 
ably breed. 
Porzana Carolina : Sora. — Not rare in marshes ; breeds. 
Fulica americana : Coot. — Common, especially in autumn. 
Phalaropus lobatus : Northern Phalarope. — Common fall migrant. 
Recurvirostra americana: Avocet. — A pair seen and one taken in Sep¬ 
tember. 
Gallinago delicata : Wilson Snipe. — Usually rather uncommon migrant. 
Macrorhamphus griseus : Dowitcher. — Five taken in September on St. Jo¬ 
seph marshes. 
Tringa maculata: Pectoral Sandpiper. — Common in 1896 from last of 
August till early October. 
Tringa minutilla : Least Sandpiper. — Three taken in August. 
Ereunetes occidentalis: Western Sandpiper. — One taken with the least 
sandpipers. 
Totanus melanoleucus: Greater Yellow-legs. — Rather common fall mi¬ 
grant ; one heard in June. 
Helodromas solitarius: Solitary Sandpiper. — A young bird taken in August. 
Bartramia longicauda: Bartramian Sandpiper. — Breeds not uncommonly 
on prairie north of fort. 
Actitis macularia : Spotted Sandpiper. — Common summer visitor. 
Numenius longirostris: Long-billed Curlew. — Not uncommon on prairie. 
Squatarola squatarola: Black-bellied Plover. — Four taken in September 
on St. Joseph marshes. 
