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Ornithology. 
Gen. Erismatura, Bon. 
sp. E. rubida. Bon. Ruddy Buck. 
Rare. Its habits unnoted. 
Gen. Melanetta, Boie. 
sp. M. velvetina, Bd. Velvet Duck. 
Very rare—only seen in winter. 
Gen. Harelda, Leach. 
sp. H. glacialis, Leach. Long-tailed Duck. 
Only one individual observed yet. 
Gen. Mergus, Linn . 
sp. M. americanus, Less. Sheldrake. 
Common resident. Often seen in winter, and breeds about us. 
sp M. serrator, Linn. Red-breasted Merganser. 
Same as last. 
Gen. Lophodytes, Reich. 
sp. L. cucullatus, Reich. Hooded Merganser. 
Less common than either of the last two, but a permanent resident. 
Fam. Laridae. 
Gen. Larus, Linn. 
sp. L. argentatus, Brem. Herring Gull. 
Reaches us in snowy flocks, of ten to filty, about the first of April, and soon 
passes on northward to breed, and returns late in September, remaining here 
but a short time. 
Gen. Chroicocephalus, Eyfon. 
sp. C. atricilla, Linn. Laughing Gull. 
Rare. 
sp. C. Philadelphia, Lawrence. Bonaparte's Gull. 
About like argentatus in numbers and seasons of migration. 
Gen. Rissa, Leach. 
sp. R. Tridactylus, Bon. Kittywake Gull. 
Irregular visitant in all respects. 
Gen. Hydrochelidon, Boie. 
sp. n. plumbea, Wil. Short-tailed Tern. 
Abundant; arriving about the 15th of May, and retiring about the 25th of 
August. No nest seen. 
Several other species of Terns visit us, but have not been identified yet. 
Fam. Pelicanidae. 
Gen. Pelicanus, Linn. 
sp. P. erythrorhynchus, Gme. White Pelican. 
Common. Breeds in the State. Arrives first of April, and retires about 
the first of November. 
Fam. Plialacrocoracidae. 
Gen. Graculus, Linn. 
sp. G carbo, Gray. Common Cormorant. 
Less common than formerly. Breeds along our larger rivers. Arrives 
about the 15th of April. 
