NOTES Olsr BIRDS OF KENTUCKY — WETMORE 537 



Family CUCULIDAE 



COCCYZUS AMERICANUS AMERICANUS (Linnaeus) : Yellow-billed Cuckoo 



Specimens were secured as follows : Waverly, May 17 ; Monticello, 

 Jime 15 ; Middlesboro, September 17 and 25 ; and Morehead, October 

 8, this being tlie last one recorded for fall. Individuals were seen 

 near Quincy on July 12 and 13. 



COCCYZUS ERYTHROPTHALMUS (Wilson): Black-billed Cuckoo 



This cuckoo was taken near Uniontown on May 10 and 3 miles east 

 of Waverly on May 16, these being the only days on which the 

 species was observed. 



Family STRIGIDAE 



OTUS ASIO ASIO (Linnaeus) : Southern Screech Owl 



In the three specimens from Kentucky at hand there is one female 

 in gray phase collected near Lexington on December 5, 1898, by E. A. 

 Mearns with the wing measuring 163 mm., and one in red phase from 

 4 miles southwest of Florence, shot on October 11, 1938, by Perrygo 

 and Deignan, with the wing 168.5 mm. A red male from Fairview, 

 November 10, measures 149 mm. These dimensions are all within 

 the limits assigned to the southern bird, which on the basis of these 

 skins seems to be the resident form of the State. The northern race 

 perhaps may reach Kentucky during winter. 



STRIX VARIA VARIA Barton: Northern Barred Owl 



The barred owl was collected at Madison ville on October 21, South 

 Carrollton on October 24, and near Roundhill on November 11. 

 Another was obtained near Brandenburg on May 2, and one was 

 recorded near Rockybranch on June 13. All the specimens show the 

 feathering of the foot found in the northern bird. 



Family CAPRIMULGIDAE 



ANTROSTOMUS CAROLINENSIS (Gmelin) : Chnck-wiH's-widow 



Near Monticello, Wayne County, one was calling on June 7. 



ANTROSTOMUS VOCIFERUS VOCIFERUS (Wilson) : Eastern Whip-poor-will 



One was seen on April 16 at Cannonsburg in Boyd County, and 

 one was heard calling 4 miles east of Cumberland, Harlan County, on 

 June 23. 



Family MICROPODIDAE 



CHAETURA PELAGICA (Linnaeus) : Chimney Swift 



The chimney swift was first observed in spring at Brandenburg on 

 April 18. 



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