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Limosa fedoa, Ord. 
Marbled Godwit. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 740. 
Not very common in the West, as far as our observations extended. Two specimens 
were taken by us, one at Council bluffs, and the other at Fort Union, Nebraska. 
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Numenius Borealis, Latham. 
Esquimaux Curlew. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 744. 
Not uncommon high up toward the sources of the Missouri. Our specimens were 
taken near Fort Union. 
Numenius longirostris, Wilson. 
Long-billed Curlew. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 743. 
Very abundant on the upland prairies of the far West, where it feeds in considerable 
numbers. 
Porzana Carolina, Yieill. 
Common Rail. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 749. 
One specimen was secured near Durion’s hills, below Niobrara river. Very rare. 
Fulica Americana, Gmelin. 
Coot. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 751. 
Not uncommon throughout the Northwest. 
Cygnus buccinator, Rich. 
Trumpeter Swan. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 758. 
Seen at certain seasons of the year in large flocks throughout the Northwest. A few 
breed in the valley of the Yellowstone. 
Bernicla Canadensis, Boie. 
Canada Goose. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 764. 
Abundant on the Yellowstone in the spring and autumn. A few breed along that river. 
Anas bosciias, Linn. 
Mallard. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 774. 
Abundant along the Missouri and its tributaries. 
Dafila acuta, Jenyns. 
Sprig-tail j Pin-tail. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 776. 
Generally diffused throughout the West. 
Nettion Carolinensis. 
Green-winged Teal. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 778. 
Very abundant throughout the valleys of the Missouri and its larger tributaries. 
