146 KANSAS UNIVERSITY SCIENCE BULLETIN. 



XXI. Family ODONTOPHORID^. Bob-whites. 



118. Collnus virginianus virginianus (Linn.). Bob-white. An abun- 

 dant resident. 



119. Colinus virginianus texanus (Lawr.). Texas Bob-white. Listed 

 by Doctor Snow as "a very rare resident in southwestern Kansas; for- 

 merly not uncommon." Now probably extinct. There ai-e none in the 

 University Museum collection. 



XXII. Family TETRAONID^. Grouse. 



120. Bonasa umbellus umbellus (Linn.). Ruffed Crouse. Probably 

 extinct. It has not been seen in the state for years. 



121. Tympanuchus americanus americanus (Reid). Prairie Chicken. 

 Formerly an abundant resident; .still common in some parts of western 

 Kansas. 



122. Tympanuchus pallidicinctus (Ridg.). Lesser Prairie Chicken. 

 A rare resident in southwestern Kansas. 



123. Pedicecetes phasianellus campestris (Ridgw.). Prairie Sharp- 

 tailed Grouse. Given by Doctor Snow as "a common i-esident in western 

 Kansas." They were not seen during the fall and summer of 1911, when 

 a survey of that part of the state was being made. There is no authentic 

 Kansas collected specimen of this Grouse in the University Museum. 



XXIII. Family MELEAGRID^. Turkeys. 



124. Meleagris gallopavo silvestris (Vieillot). Wild Turkey. Once 

 an abundant resident in southern Kansas; now extremely rare if not 

 already extinct. 



XXIV. Family COLUMBID^. Pigeons. 



125. Ectopistes migratorius (Linn.). Passenger Pigeon. Now ex- 

 tinct from the state. Given by Doctor Snow as a rare summer resident; 

 once abundant. 



126. Zenaidura macroura caiolinensis (Linn.). Mourning Dove. An 

 abundant summer resident in the eastern part of the state. 



127. Zenaidura macroura margnella ( ). Common in western 



part of the state. A new bird to the list. 



XXV. Family CATHARTID^. American Vultures. 



128. Cathartes aura septentrionalis (Wied). Turkey Vulture. An 

 abundant summer resident. 



129. Catharista urubu (Vieill.). Black Vulture. A very common 

 summer resident. 



XXVI. Family BUTEONID^. Hawks, Eagles, Kites, Etc. 



130. Elanoides forficatus (Linn.). Swallow-tailed Kite. An irregular 

 summer resident. 



131. Ictinia mississippiensis (Wils.). Mississippi Kite. A common 

 summer resident in Barber and Comanche counties; irregularly nest- 

 ing farther north. 



132. Circus hudsonius (Linn.). Marsh Hawk. Resident; common. 



