28 The Ottawa Naturalist. [April — May ^ 



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59. Accipiter atricapilliis. Frequently seen as a migrant, chiefly in the fall. 



60. Bideo horeahs.\ ^^^^ rather common residents from the end of April. 



61. Buteo lineatus. ) 



62. Buteo swainsoni. Very abundant throughout the prairie in summer. 



63. Haliaetus leucocephalus. In summer only and somewhat rare. I shot a 



m-ile and female of this bird breeding near a lake where fish were 

 abundant in June, 1895, and last year in May (26th) I noted another 

 pair of this powerful bird nesting at the same place. 



64. Falco colli lubariiis. \ Both frequently seen and breeding throughout 



65. Falco sparveriiis. ) the country; the former rarer than the second. 



66. Asio accipitrinus. Common resident, undoubtedly breeding; more often 



seen in the fall, especially about the marshes surrounded by bushes. 



67. Ulida cincrea. A very rare winter visitor. Only two seen and shot in 



five years. ^ 



68. Bubo virginianus suharcticus. Common resident, breeding throughout 



the prairie in all suitable places. 



69. Nyctea 7ivctea. A regular and tolerably common winter visitor. 



70. Surnia ulula caparoch. A somewhat rare straggler, only noted in the fall 



and at the beginning of the winter. 



Order Cocyges. 



71. Ceryle alcyon. Rare; first seen and shot on September 19th, 1896, near a 



lake without fish but with plenty of amblystomse. Probably more fre- 

 quently seen in the vicinity of bodies of water frequented by fishes, but 

 nevertheless rare. 



Order Pici. 



72. Dryobates villosus leucomelas. Abundant permanent resident, breeding 



throughout the prairie. 

 73- Sphyrapicus variiis. Nearly as common as the preceding, in summer 

 only, and breeding in the region. 



74. Colaptes auratus. Vety abundant throughout the prairie, breeding where- 



ever there is timber, and arriving somewhat early in the spring. 



Order Macrochires. 



75. Chordeiles virgintaiius Sennetti. A very abundant summer visitor, breeding 



in numbers throughout the region. 



76. Trochihis colubris. Rare, occasional in summer. Not yet noted but heard 



about very much as specially visiting the sunflowers of gardens. 



77. Tyrannus tyranuus. One of the commonest summer visitors, breeding 



wherever there are any trees or bushes. 



78. Empidonax minimus. Very abundant, nearly as common as the Kingbird 



and breeding in numbers in thickets. 



