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22. The Woodpeckers — Family, PICID.E. Picus villosits (Linn.), hairy wood- 



pecker i ; P. puliescens (Linn.), (downy woodpecker) ; PicoiJes artiais (Swains), 

 (black-backed three-toed woodpecker); Melanerpes CaroUnus (Linn.), ( red-bel- 

 lied woodpecker, '• checkered woodpecker," " -woodchuck " ) ; Colaptes auratus 

 (Linn.), (golden-winged woodpecker, yellow hammer, yellow-shafted flicker, 

 flicker, high-holder, wakeup, etc.) 



23. The Plovers — Family, CHARADRID^L Charadritts pluvialis (Linn.j, var. 



Virginiais (golden plover); C. helveticus (Linn.), (black-bellied plover); Aigi- 

 alitis vociferiis (kill-deer plover); ^-K. hiatacula (Linn.), (ring-necked plover), 

 and Ai,. vielodus (Ord.), (piping plover). 



24. Prairie Snipe — Family, SCOLOPACID.E. Aditurus Bartraftiius {y^'\\s.), (prai- 



rie plover, held plover, upland plover). 



25. Quail — Family, PERDICID/E. Ortygincr Virginianus (Linn.), (Virginia quail, 



partridge. Bob White). 



SECOND CLASS— BIRDS NEITHER CONDEMNED NOR WHOLLY COMMENDED. 



1. Thrushes — Family, TURDID^L. Tiirdus Mustelimis (Gniel.), (wood thrush, bell 



bird); T. fuscescens (Steph.), (tawny thrush, Wilson's thrush); T. pallasii 

 (Caban), (hermit thrush, rufons-tailed thrush); T. viigrat07-is (Linn.), (robin 

 thrush, common robin, "robin redbreast"); Galeoscoptes Carolinensis [YAww.], 

 (cat-birdj; Miiiius polyglottiis (Linn.), (mocking bird, "southern mocking 

 bird"j; Haipoi'hynchus rufus (Linn.), (brown thresher, sandy mocking bird). 



2. Shrikes — Family LANIID^. Collurio borealis (Vieill), (great northern shrike); 



C. Liidoviceamts (Linn.), (butcher bird, white-rumped shrike, mocking bird, 

 western loggerhead). 



3. Savana Bunting — Family, FRINGILLID.L. Passerculus savanna (Wils.) 



4. Crow — Family, CORDIV^E. Corvus Americamis (Aud.) 



5. Blue Jay — (Same family) — Cyannra cristata (Linn.) 



6. Red-headed Woodpecker — Me/atierpes erythrocephalns (Linn.) 



7. Saw-whet Owl — Family, STRIGID.L. Nyctale acadica [Qva.(A.),[yi\\\\.'i.-'[xo\\\Q& 



owl, Kirtland's owl). 



8. Screech Owl — Scops asio (Linn.), (little red owl, mottled owl). 



9. Horned Lark — F'amily, ALAUDID.^i. EreniophUa alpestris (Linn.), (snow 



lark). 

 ID. Orchard Oriole — Family, ICTERID.-E. Icteriiis spurius (Linn.) 

 II. Pigeons — Family, COLUMBID.E. Ectopistes i)iigrato7-ia (Linn.) 



THIRD CLASS— BIRDS TO BE DESTROYED. 



1. Cedar Bird — Family, AMPELIN/E. Ampelis cedrorum (Vieill), (cherry bird, 



southern wax-wing). 



2. Baltimore Oriole — Family, ICTERID.^^; subfamily, Icterin^. Icterus Balti- 



more (Linn.), (fire bird, golden robin, hang-nest, hanging-bird). 



3. The Larger Owls — (Paptores) — Family, STRIGID.L. Strigina flavitnea (Www.), 



(barn owl); otiis vulgaris (long-eared owl, lesser horned owl); O. bracJiyotus 

 (short-eared owl) ; Syrniuni nebiilosiim (Forst.), (barred owl, hoot owl) ; S. cin- 

 ereum (Gmel.), (great gray owl) ; Bubo Virginianus (Gmel.), (great horned owl, 

 "cat owl"). 



4. Hawks — Family, FALCONID.L — the entire family of hawks in the State, embrac- 



ing Falconincc columbarius (Linn.), (pigeon hawk); F. Sparverius (I>inn.), 

 (sparrow hawk and eighteen other species). 



5. Yellow-pellied Woodpecker— Family, PICID.E. Sphyropicus varius (Linn.), 



(yellow-throated woodpecker). 



