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ANNUAL REPORT. 
‘208. Caledris arenaria. —S anderling— R are. 
200.'~ Limosa fedoa.-GREATjMARm.KD Gonert—N ot rare, 1 mt not common 
except in the extreme northwest part of the State. 
210. ~Totanus semipalmata.—W illet — S ame as last. 
211. T. melanoleucus. — G reater Telltale — N ot rare. 
212. T. flavipes. — L esser Telltale — C ommon. 
213. T. solitarius. — S olitary Sandpiper — R ather common. 
214. Tringoides macularius. — S potted Sandpiper — C ommon. 
215. Tryngites rufiscens. — B uef-reeasted Sandpiper — R ather rare. 
216. Numenius longirostris. — L ong-rilled'’ Curlew — C ommon along 
theJEied river. 
217. N. hudsonicus. — H udsonian Curlew — L ess common. 
218. N.'borealis. — E squtmaitxCurlew—N ot rare. 
219. Ardea herodius. — G reat Blue Heron —Common. 
220. A. egretta. — W hite Heron—O ccasional. 
221. A. candadissima. — S nowy Heron — V ery rarely seen. 
222. A. virescens. —G reen Heron — C ommon. 
223. Nyctiardea grisea,yvar..n8evia. — N ight Heron — N ot rare. 
224. Botaurusminor.—B ittern — V ery common. 
225. Aradetta exilis. — L east Bittern — C ommon. 
226. Grus americana.—W hite Crane — N ot very common birds here. 
227. G. canadensis. — S andhill Crane — C ommon. 
228. Rallus elegans. — K ing Bait, — O ccasional. 
229. RV virginianus.—V irginia Rail — C ommon. 
230. Porzana Carolina. — S ora Rail — V ery common. 
231. P. noveboracensis. — Y ellow Rail — R ather rare. 
232. Gallinula galeata. — F lorida Gallinule — N ot common, but breeds 
in the Minnesota River bottoms. 
233. Pulica americana. — C oot — A bundant throughout the state. 
234. Cygnus buccinator. — T rumpeter Swan— C ommon in migration 
along the Red River where it breeds to some extent. 
235. C. americanus. — W hite, or Whistling Swan — C ommon in some 
regions where it breeds. 
236. Anser albifrons var. gambelli. — W hite fronted Goose — P roba¬ 
bly stragglers but represented. 
237. A. hyperboreus. — S now Goose — abundant in the autumn migra¬ 
tions. 
