14 Brackett on Minnesota Birds. 



98. BuTEO BOEEALis. Eed-tailed Hawk. Common. 

 Found a nest May 24, with two eggs just on the point of 

 hatching. 



99. BuTEO PENNSYLYANicus. Broad-winged Hawk. 

 Very numerous. The most abundant of all the Hawks. 

 Found a nest on May 28, containing two fresh eggs. 



100. Aquila chrysaetus caxade>>^sis. Golden Eagle. 

 Saw one. 



101. Hali^eatus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. Saw 

 half a dozen or more. 



102. Cathartes aura. Turkey Buzzard. Common. 



103. Catharista atrata. Black Vulture. Common. 



104. EcTOPiSTES MiGRATORiA. Passcngcr Pigeon. Saw 

 a few small flocks. Very abundant a little later. 



105. BoxASA UMBELLUS. Rufflcd Grousc. Common. 



106. CupiDONiA cupiDO. Prairie Hen. Common, ex- 

 cept in the timber. Breeding. 



107. Pedicecetes phasianellus columbianus. Com- 

 mon Sharp-tailed Grouse. Common. 



108. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. Saw six 

 or seven. 



109. BoTAURUS LEXTiGixosus. American Bittern. Saw 

 three or four. 



110. Strepsilas INTERPRES. Tumstoue. Saw a bunch 

 of four. 



111. ^GiALiTES SEMiPALMATUs. Semipalmatcd Plover. 

 Saw several flying over. 



112. Gallinago MEDIA wiLSONi. Wilson's Snipe. Flush- 

 ed a single specimen from the edge of a small spring. 



113. Batramia LOXGiCAUDA. Batraui's Sandpiper. Com- 

 mon on tlie prairies where it was breeding. Secured two 

 females with eggs. 



114. Trixgoides macularius. Spotted Sandpiper. 

 Very abundant along the shores of the lakes and ponds. 



