66 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OP [1883. 



FALCONIDJE. 



92. Accipiter fuscus. Sharp-shinned Hawk : Pigeon Hawk. 



Not as common as the next species. 



9;i. Accipiter cooperi. Cooper's Hawk. 



Common ; have taken its nest, 



94. Falco sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. 



Veiy common ; breeds. 



95. Buteo borealis. Red-tailed Buzzard ; Chicken Hawk- 



Common ; breeds. 



96. Buteo lineatus. Red-shou!dercd Buzzard. 



Rather common. 



97. Archi buteo lagopus sancti-jolianiiis. Am. Rough-legged Buzzard ; Black Hawk. 



Very rare. A specimen was shot near Latrobe, in tlie spring of 

 1879, by Mr. Edgar Chambers. If I remember rightly, the bird 

 was perfectly black. 



98. Pandi'^nhaliaetus. Fish Hawk: Osprey. 



Rare ; I saw a specimen which was shot in the Lo^^alhanna 

 Creek, near Latrobe, in 18*79. Have seen specimens shot on the 

 Alleghen}'^ River, at the N. W. boundary of Westmoreland Co. 



99. Haliaelus leucooephalus. Bald Eagle. 



Occasional specimens have been taken. Fragments of one are 



in my possession. 



CATHARTID^. 



100. Cathares aura. Turkey Buzzard. 



Very rare ; formerly common, according to the statements of 

 old residents. Have seen several in an adjoining county. 



COLUMBIDJE. 



101. Ectopistes migratorius. Wild Pigeon. 



Migratory ; appears in immense flocks in some seasons. 



102. Zenaidura carolinensis. Carolina Dove; "Turtle Dove." 



Breeds regularly ; abundant. 



MELEAGRIDJE. 



103. Meleagris gallipavo americana. Wild Turkey. 



Resident ; no longer common ; a few are killed in the mountains 



every year. 



TETRAONID^. 



104. Bouasa umbella. Ruffled Grouse; " Phea'^ant." 



A well-known game-bird ; resident, common. 



105. Ortyx virginiauus. Quail ; " Bob-white." 



Resident, common ; neither this nor the last species as abundant 

 as in former years. 



