116 Cooke — Bird Migration in the District of Columbia. 



Prairie Horned Lark. — February 8, 1881; January 13-February 16, 1888; 



August 11, 1889. 

 Olive-sided Flycatcher. — One, September, 1SSI ; one, May, 1SS7; one other 



specimen, without date. 

 Arkansas Kingbird. — September 30, 1X74. 

 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. — Once. 



Chuck- will's- widow. — July 22, 1895; once, summer 1896. 

 Snowy Owl. — One, about 1859; one, November, 1885; one, December 30, 



1890; about fifteen taken the winter of 187(i— 77. 

 Saw-whet Owl.— February 12, 1859; November 1, 1878; December, 1880; 



October, 1886; December, 1889; December 12, 1890; January 4 and 



29, 1891; February 19, 1893. 

 Short-eared Owl.— April 12, 1859; April 20, 18(11; March, 1862; Novem- 

 ber 13, 18X7. 

 Pigeon Hawk.— September 7, 1878; September 25, 1879; October 13, 1SS4; 



October 13, 1889; September 4, 1890; November 10, 1891; April 1."., 



1898 ; April 22, 1900. 

 Duck Hawk. — December, 1878; October 23, 1900; one has been seen 



several times in winter about the Post Office building. 

 Golden Eagle. — December 26, 1857; March 7, 1859; December 8 and lb, 



1887; November 24, 1890. 

 Rough-legged Hawk. —One, 1X59; December 21), 1879; one, winter 1880; 



December. ., 1882; two, March, 1888. 

 Goshawk. — One, before 1XX3; December 27, 1887; January 1, 1896. 

 Swallow-tailed Kite. —August 7, 1879; August 3, 1895; April 11, 1X97. 

 Black Vulture. — Four, March 30, 1895; one July, 1X90; one December 17, 



1X99. 

 Ground Dove. — September, 1X44; October 14, 1888. 

 Passenger Pigeon. — Formerly al mndant, now extinct ; the latest dates are : 



September 18, 1877; April :'. and 4, 1887; September 11 and October 19, 



1889. 

 Turnstone.— Three, about 1860; two, May, 1881. 

 Piping Plover.— March 25, 1881 ; May 3, 1884. 



Semipalmated Plover.— August 26, 1877; May 9, 1879; May 3, 1884; Au- 

 gust 22, 1X92; August ISO-September 22, 1X94 ; August 21, 1X97; May 16- 



25, 1906; May 10, L907. 

 Golden Plover. — Once taken nearly fifty years ago. 

 Long-billed Curlew. — Once taken on the Potomac River. 

 Ruff.— September 3, 1X9-1. 



Willet. — A flock, August 10-11, 1893; other records without dates. 

 Sanderling. — September, 1X74; October 24, 1885; three, September 22, 



1X94; two, September 26-30, L898. 

 Western Sandpiper. — September X, 11, 14, 22, 1894; August 21-Septem- 



ber :;, 1X97. 

 Red-backed Sandpiper.— October 22, 1844; April 22, L887; September 25, 



1X94; also on April 24 and November 11 — year unrecorded. 

 Baird Sandpiper. — September I! and 25, 1X94. 

 Stilt Sandpiper. — September 8, 1885. 



