AVES. 95 



COHMMAK. 



COHMHIDAE. 



1*>1. Starxoexas CYANOCEPiiALA (lAuuC') Bonaparte. 



Blue-headed quail-dove. 



Columha cifanocrphola Linn^'. Syst. nat., od. 10, 17.5S, vol. 1, 

 ]i. 1(3.3. "America." Audul)oii, Hinis of Amor., 1842, vol. 5, 

 p. 2.3, pi. 2S4. 



Thickets and woods; nests among vines. 



Mas.s. — One taken at Brookline, Oct. 10, 1S70, jirobahly an 

 escape. 



RAPTORES. SARCORIIA'MPITI. 



C.rrilARTIDAE. 



182. Cathartes aura septe.xtrioxalis (Wied) Xelson. 



Turkey vulture; Turkey buzzard. 



Catliarte.t srpinifrionall.s Wied, Keise Xord-Anierica, 1839, 

 vol. 1, j). 1('»2. Locality elsewhere given as near New Harmony, 



IXDIAXA. 



Caihartrs niira Linn<''. Auduhon, Birds of Anier., 1840, vol. 1, 

 p. i:>. pi. 2. Kgg. Bendirc, 1S<)2. vol. 1. pi. 4, figs. 1, 3. 



Open country; nests on ground in shallow caves or in hollow logs. 



Me. — Accidental visitor at all .sea.sons (eight records). 

 N. II. — Accidental visitor: Hampton Falls, April 1882; North 

 Weare, spring 1887. 



Vt. — Accidental visitor: Eutaw. 



M.\s.s. — Occasional visitor at all seasons. 



R. I. — Occasional visitor; four records. May 10-Xov. 



C'o.xx. — (Occasional (mainly sinumer) visitor. Ajjril 20-Ott. IS. 



1S3. Catiiarista URunr (Vieillot) Vicillot. 



Black vulture; Black-headed buzzard; Carrion crow; Jim 

 crow. 



VuUur iinihii \'ii'ill., Ilisi. imi. i)i->. Ani^-r. Sej)t., 1807, vol. 1, 



