Long: Kansas Birds 437 county, October, 1879; McPherson, April 29, 1891; Pratt county, September 15, 1916; and Johnson county, October 6, 1923. There are other sight records. 28. Ajaia ajaja (Linnaeus). Roseate Spoonbill. Accidental. One was taken in Butler county, March 20, 1899, by Dr. R. Matthews. 29. Cygnus columbianus (Ord). Whistling Swan. Formerly a common migrant; now rare. It occurs throughout the state. 30. Cygnus buccinator Richardson. Trumpeter Swan. Formerly an occa- sional migrant; now almost extinct. Two Kansas specimens are in the Kansas University Museum, taken on March 23, 1888, and in April, 1888, at Lawrence. 31. Branta canadensis canadensis (Linnaeus). Common Canada Goose. Fairly common migrant throughout the state. 32. Branta canadensis leucopareia (Brandt). Lesser Canada Goose. Un- common migrant. Four specimens are known. 33. Branta canadensis hutchinsi (Richardson). Hutchins's Goose. Rare migrant. Only two specimens are known. It is very probable that all forms of geese are more common than the few specimens indicate, since compara- tively few geese find their way to museums. 34. Branta bernicla hrota (Müller). American Brant. Very rare migrant. There are a number of records, but only one specimen is known. It was taken in Leavenworth county on November 15, 1879. 35. Anser albifrons albifrons (Scopoli). White-fronted Goose. Occasional migrant; formerly common. There are many records and specimens from the eastern half of the state. 36. Chen hyperborea hyperborea (Pallas). Lesser Snow Goose. Common migrant throughout the state. This probably is the most common goose in the state at the present time. 37. Chen caerulescens (Linnaeus). Blue Goose. Occasional migrant. There are a number of specimens and sight records from the eastern half of the state. 38. Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos Linnaeus. Common Mallard. Rare summer resident; common migrant throughout the state. There are a number of breeding records from all sections of the state. 39. Anas rubripes rubripes Brewster. Red-legged Black Duck. Occasional migrant on the Missouri river; rare elsewhere. Four specimens, taken in Douglas county and Doniphan county, have been referred to this subspecies. 40. Anas rubripes tristis Brewster. Common Black Duck. Rare migrant in the extreme east. Two specimens, one taken in Dóuglas county and the other in Pratt county, are known. 41. Anas fulvigula maculosa Sennett. Mottled Duck. Formerly an occa- sional straggler. There are four specimens of this duck on record, taken in Douglas county, Neosho Falls and Emporia. It has not been recorded since 1890. 42. Chauleasmus streperus (Linnaeus). Gadwall. Occasional migrant; formerly a rare summer resident. It occurs in all parts of the state. 43. Mareca americana (Gmelin). Baldpate. Fairly common migrant throughout the state. No definite breeding records are known. 44. Dafila acuta tzitzihoa (Vieillot). American Pintail. Common migrant. One of the most common of the waterfowl, which is found in all parts of the state. 45. Nettion carolinense (Gmelin). Green-winged Teal. Fairly common migrant; formerly abundant. Found in all parts of the state, but does not nest.