Cooke — Birds of the Washington Region. 9 



Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris). — Formerly resident, now 

 probably exterminated in the vicinity of Washington, though it still 

 occurs near Occoquan, Va., a little beyond our limits. The latest record 

 is of eggs found near Falls Church, Va., in May, 1903 (J. H. Riley). 



Passenger Pigeon {Edopistes canadensis). — Formerly abundant, now 

 extinct; the last large flock was previous to 1860. Records since then 

 are: September 18, 1877; April 3, 1887 (H. W. Henshaw); April 4, 1887 

 (A. K. Fisher); September 11, 1889 (W. Palmer); October 19, 1889 

 (Richmond MS.); May 2, 1891 (R. W. Shufeldt). 



Ground Dove {Chaemepelia passerina passerina). — September 1, 1844; 

 February, 1861; 1865; January 29, February 2, and December 4, 1867 

 (all specimens U.S. Nat. Mus.); October 14, 1888 (C. W. Richmond). 



Black Vulture {Coragyps urubu uriihu). — Four, March 30, 1895 (Rich- 

 mond MS.); one, July, 1896 (Richmond MS.); one, December 17, 1899 

 (P. Bartsch); one, February 21— March 10, 1917 (N. Hollister); two, 

 August 5, 1918 (W. Palmer); five, January 2, 1920 (H. S. Barber). 



Swallow-tailed Kite {Elanoides forficatus forficatus). — August 3, 1895 

 (Richmond MS.); April 11, 1897 (P. Bartsch). 



American Goshawk (Astur gentilis atricapillus) . — Previous to 1883 {fide 

 Coues and Prentiss) ; December 27, 1887 (A. K. Fisher) ; January 1, 1896 

 (Richmond MS.); September 1 and 2, 1916 (T. A. Davis); December 20, 

 1917 (T. A. Davis). 



American Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus sancti-johannis) . — One 

 about 1859 (Richmond MS.); December 29, 1879 (H. W. Henshaw); 

 December 23, 1882 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.) ; March 17, 1888 (A. K. Fisher) ; 

 March 30, 1888 (C. W. Richmond); January 1, 1895 (E. A. Preble); 

 December 23 and 31 1916 (Gabrielson and Kalmbach); January 1, 1918 

 (A. H. Howell). 



Golden Eagle {Aquila chrysaetos) .— December 26, 1857 (Spec. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus.); March 7, 1859 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); December 8, 1887; 

 November 24, 1890 (Richmond MS.). 



Duck Hawk {Rhynchodon peregrinus anatum). — December, 1878 (fide 

 Coues and Prentiss) ; October 23, 1900 (Richmond MS.); March 1, 1910 

 (N. Hollister); May 22, 1918 (L. Griscom); December 23, 1918 (H. H. 

 Sheldon) ; April 30, 1919 (H. H. Sheldon) ; has been seen several times in 

 winter about the Post Office Department building. 



Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus flammeus) . — One, autumn, 1842 (Bull. 

 Nat. Insti.); one, April 12, 1859 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); one, April 20, 

 1861 (Richmond MS.); one, March, 1862 (Richmond MS.); one, Novem- 

 ber 22, 1886 (A. K. Fisher); one, January 28, four, March 5, one, March 

 28, 1887 (A. K. Fisher); two, November 13, 1887 (H. W. Henshaw) ; one, 

 January 7 and 23, one, February 13, one, December 10, 1888 (A. K. 

 Fisher); one, March 13, and one, November 29, 1889 (A. K. Fisher); one, 

 December 13 and two, December 20, 1890 (A. K. Fisher); one, November 

 20, 1891 (A. K. Fisher); March 2, 1913 (A. Wetmore). 



