l6 JOURNAL OF THE 



ADDITIONS TO THE AVIFAUNA OF NORTH 



CAROLINA SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF 



PROF. ATKINSON'S CATALOGUE. 



BY J. W. P. SMITHWICK. 



1. Alca tarda. Razor-billed auk. The head, wing and 

 foot of one of this species were sent to the Department of 

 Agriculture, Washington, D. C, for identification by- 

 Lieut. Foley, U. S. N. It was taken at Lookout Cove on 

 February 15, 1890. Others were seen. (Auk, April, 

 1890). 



2. Branta leiicopsis. Barnacle Goose. ''Has been taken 

 in North Carolina." (Bui. Am. Mus. Nat. His., Vol. I, 

 No. 7, July, 1886; Allen in " Birds of Massachusetts"). 



3. Porzana jamaice7isis. Black Rail. Rare summer vis- 

 itor in the middle and western sections. Found breeding 

 in both places. 



4. Cohimbigallina passerina. Ground Dove. Accidental 

 summer visitor in the mountain region. So far two speci- 

 mens have been seen and identified. (Cairns). 



5. Archibiiteo lagopus sancti-johannis. American Rough- 

 legged Hawk. Seen occasionally in the winter and spring 

 in the west. (Cairns). 



6. Strix pratincola. American Barn Owl. One taken at 

 Newport, N. C, by James Moore, Esq., November 7, 1889, 

 and sent to Brimley to mount. 



7. Empidonax fiavive)itris. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. 

 Rare transient in the middle section; one was taken 

 August Ti, 1890, in the mountains. 



8. Einpidonax ptLsillns traillii. Fraill's Flycatcher. One 

 was taken in the mountain region in September, 1889. 

 (Cairns). 



