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Saw-whet Owl {Cryptoglaux acadica acadica). — February 12, 1859 (Spec. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus.); November 11, 1878 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); Decem- 

 ber, 1880; October 3, 1886 (F. S. Webster); March 12, 1889 (C. W. 

 Richmond); November 1, 1889 (A. K. Fisher); December 31, 1889 

 (W. A. Merritt) ; one, December 12, 1890 (W. B. Barrows) ; three, January 

 4, one, February 4-5, 1891 (E. M. Hasbrouck); February 19, 1893 (C. 

 W. Richmond); two, 1905 (T. Roosevelt); one, February 6, 1916 (I. N. 

 Gabrielson); one, November 30, 1916 (A. K. Fisher); January, 1914 

 (R. W. Shufeldt) ; December 1, 1917 (E. A. Sikken). 



Snowy Owl (Nyctea nyctea). — December 4, 1858 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); 

 November 1 and 11, 1885 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); December 30, 1890 

 (C. W. Richmond); about 15 taken the winter of 1876-77 (Richmond 

 MS.). 



Carolina Paroquet (Conuropsis carolinensis carolinensis) . — A flock, 

 September, 1865 (fide Smith and Palmer). 



Chuck- will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis). — One, July 22, 1895 

 (R. Ridgway); one, summer, 1896 (C. W. Richmond). 



Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Muscivora forficata). — One, about 1865 

 (Richmond MS.); one, April, 1881 (Richmond MS.). 



Arkansas Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis). — September 30, 1874 (Spec. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus.). 



Olive-sided Flycatcher (Nuttallornis borealis). — Several, September, 

 1881 (R. Ridgway); May 5, 1912 (A. K. Fisher); one. May 22, 1915 

 (W. W. Cooke); two, August 13, 1917 (R. W. Moore); one, September 9 

 and 14, 1918 (R. W. Moore) ; one. May 10, 1919 (Miner and Moore) ; one. 

 May 16, 1920 (E. A. Preble) ; one. May 22, 1920 (M. T. Cooke). 



Horned Lark (Otocoris alpestris alpestris). — March 3, 1885 (H. W. Hen- 

 shaw) ; December 10-11, 1886 (H. W. Henshaw) ; January 8, 1887 (H. W. 

 Henshaw); April 2, 1887 (Richmond MS.); November 25, 1888 (Rich- 

 mond MS.); October 29, 1889 (C. W. Richmond); March 29, 1891 (Spec. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus.); February 2, 1895 (A. K. Fisher); November 25, 1903 

 (A. K. Fisher) ; February 13, 1910 (H. W. Henshaw) ; December 15, 1917- 

 March 1, 1918 (F. Harper). 



Prairie Horned Lark (Otocoris alpestris praticola). — February 8, 1881 

 (W. Palmer); January 23-February 16, 1888 (W. Palmer); August 11, 

 1889 (C. W. Richmond); February 10-24, 1918 (F. Harper). 



Horned Larks occur in the vicinity of Washington nearly every winter, 

 but in most instances the race is not determinable. 



Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) . — One, 

 August 29, 1892 (E. M. Hasbrouck). 



Bronzed Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula aeneus). — Probably occurs nearly 

 every year in migration, definite dates are: April 17, 1886 (Spec. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus.); April 6, 1887 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); February 22, 1888 

 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); March 8, 1895 (C. W. Richmond); March 28, 

 1896 (C. W. Richmond); March 4, 1897 (C. W. Richmond); February 22, 

 1898 (C. W. Richmond); February 14 and 15, 1906 (R. W. Wilhams); 

 January 21, 1916 (F. M. Bailey); March 18 to April 4, 1918 (H. C. 

 Oberholser). 



