1924} Swarth: Birds and Mammals of the Skeena River Region 327

Nettion carolinense (Gmelin). Green-winged Teal

Common in Kispiox Valley in September. First seen August 26,
a single bird. On August 30 a pair was noted, and a few days later
flocks of from forty to fifty birds were frequently encountered. At
the end of our stay, September 17, they were still abundant. Two
specimens preserved, a female (no. 41989) and a young male (no.
41990).

Dafila acuta (Linnaeus). Pintail

A flock of four seen near the Kispiox River, September 1, and
others noted from time to time during the ensuing two weeks. Not
abundant. 5

Anser albifrons (Scopoli). subsp.? White-fronted Goose

A flock of seven white-fronted geese passed overhead, going south,
near Hazelton, September 19.

Branta canadensis (Linnaeus), subsp.? Canada Goose

A flock of eight geese was seen in Kispiox Valley, the evening of
June 24, flying low and apparently headed for a lake in the woods a
few miles from our camp. Their occurrence in a flock at that season
seems rather extraordinary. They were geese of the canadensis group,
and apparently of large size. The subspecifie status, of course, could
not be ascertained.

Botaurus lentiginosus (Montagu). Bittern

A bittern was flushed from a marsh in Kispiox Valley on August
22. at close enough range to make identification certain, though the
bird was not shot. On September 3. late in the evening, a heron of
some sort, apparently a bittern, flew over our camp. This, I believe,
is as far to the northwest as the species has been seen.

Ardea herodias Linnaeus, subsp.? Great Blue Heron

One seen near Hazelton, June 10, and two in Kispiox Valley on
June 20. We were told that herons sometimes occurred in fair
abundance along the Kispiox River. Probably it is Ardea herodias
fannini that occurs in this region.