130 BULLETIN OF THE 



ARID^J. 



The Conurus carolinensis, Dr. C. A. Logan informed me, was formerly 

 common here, but hud not been recently observed. 



FALCONID-E. 



90. *Falco spaverius. Abundant. 



91. *Buteo borealis. Common. 



92. *Buteo lineatus. Common. 



93. * Circus cyaneus, var. hudsonius. Common. 



94. *Nauclerus furcatus. Several pairs seen at Topeka, where it 

 arrived about May 15th. 



CATHARTICS. 



95. * Cathartes aura. Common. 



COLUMBIDJE. 



9G. * Zenaedura carolinensis. Abundant. 



TETRAONIDjE. 



97. *Cupidonia cupido. Abundant on the prairies. 



PERDICIDJE. 



98. * Ortyx virginianus. Abundant. 



CHARADRIIDJE. 



99. * -aDgialitis vociferus. Common. 



SCOLOPACIDJE. 



100. Actodromas maculata. Common about the lagoons at Leaven- 

 worth. 



101. Ereunetes pusillus. Common on the sand-bars in the Kaw River, 

 at Topeka. 



102. Gambetta flavipes. Numerous about the lagoons. Ova in the 

 females quite large. Probably breeds. Males considerably darker than 

 the females, with the transverse bars of black broader and much more con- 

 spicuous than in the females. 



103. Rhyacophilus solitarius. Rather common. Probably breeds. 



104. *Tringoides macularius. Abundant. 



105. *Actiturus Bartramius. Common on the prairies. 



106. Limosa fedoa. A few seen. 



107. *Numenius longirostris. Common on the prairies. 



GRUIDJE. 



108. Grns americanus. Two individuals were seen on a sand-bar in 

 the Kaw River at Topeka. 



