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5. Lams Philadelphia (Ord). Seen several times. Cannot 
say certainly what other species are found at Shiocton. Saw 
others than these which, however, are the commonest. I 
think I have seen L. delciwarensis (Ord), which is a winter vis¬ 
itor in Wisconsin, and L. argentatus smithsonianus Coues, 
which breeds at Green Bay in Lake Michigan. So far as I can 
see from my journal, gulls were noticed only in the month of 
April. In 1882, at any rate, on the 1st and 6th. In 1883 a 
single one on the 9th. Many flocks on the 12th, one of 46. 
Five on the 21st. A single one, larger than the others, on the 
22nd. Siercorarius parasiticus (Linn.), Rissa tridactyla (Linn.) 
and Xema sabinii (Sab.) appear in Lake Michigan in winter. 
Sterna tschegrava Lepech. breeds at Green Bay and many 
other places. S. forsteri Nutt, breeds here and there in Wis¬ 
consin. S. hirundo Linn, is seen in winter in Fox Biver. 
The southern S. maxima Bodd. is met with in Lake Michigan 
(Nelson). None of these forms were seen at Shiocton. 
6. Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis (Gmel.). M. of $ shot 
June 3, 1883. L. 235. W. 214. T. 79. B. 29. Saw a pair in the 
Shioc Meadows that day. Breeds in Wisconsin in lakes and 
marshes. H. leucoptera (Meisn. & Schinz) has been shot once in 
Wisconsin (C. L.). 
Phalacrocorax dilophus (Sw. & Rich.). Is seen regularly in 
migration time (King). 
7. Pelecanus erytlirorhynchos Gmel. Seen occasionally 
at Shiocton. Was seen in Wolf River in the autumn of 1880. 
A single one was shot in Wolf River, 18 miles north of Shiocton, 
in Shawano county, in 1881. Preserved in Appleton. 
(8.) Merganser americanns (Cass.), Seen probably many 
times in Wolf River, as April 21, 1883. Seen regularly at De 
Pere, and on the whole a common migrant in Wisconsin. The 
same is true of M. serrator (Linn.), which nevertheless was 
scarcely seen at Shiocton. 
9. Lopliodytes cucullatus (Linn.). XX M. $ (2) L. 446-455, 
W. 194-201. T. 88-108. B. 40. $ (3) L. 434-455. W. 190- 
194. T. 76-108. B. 38. King calls this bird “an abundant mi¬ 
grant. ” At Shiocton it breeds in no small numbers, especially 
in Wolf River. May 29, 1882, saw a $ with new-hatched 
