224 BIRDS OF BERMUDA. 



Family CATHARTIDiE. 

 Genus Cathartes, III. 



87. Cathartes aura, (Linn.) 111. Turkey -buzzard. 



Vultur aura, Linn., Gm., Lath., Bartr., Vieil., Wils., Licht., And., Darwin, 



Wagl. 

 Cathartes aura, 111., Cut., Vig., Less., Bp., Jard., Sw. «fe Rich., Nutt., Sw., 



Aud., d'Orhig., and authors generally. 

 Catharista aura, Viel., Gray. 

 Percnopterua aura, Steph. 

 Bhinogryphus aura, Ridg., B. B. & R. 

 Vtiltur aura fj, Lath. 

 Vultur iota, Molina, Gm., Daud. 

 Cathartes iota, Auct. 



Length, 30 ; wing, 23 ; tail, 12. 



Hab. — All of North America, except the Arctic Eegions (Baird). 



A male of this ill-favored species appeared during the yellow-fever 

 epidemic of 1853. Was its coming accidental, or did some marvelous 

 instinct lead it there °? It was shot in the latter part of November, aud 

 subsequently examined by Mr. Hurdis. 



Order COLUMBil. 



Family COLUMBID^. 



Sub-family COLUMBINE. 



Genus Ectopistes, Sw. 



88. Ectopistes migratoria, (Linn.) Sw. Passenger Pigeon. 



Coluniba canadensis, Linn., Gm. 



Colurnba migratoria, Linn., Gm., Forst., Wils., Bp., Nutt., Aud. 

 Ectopistes migratoria, Sw., Bp., Reich., Aud., aud late writers. 

 Peristera migratoria, Schl. 



Length, 17; wing, 8.50; tail, 8.40. 



Eah. — The greater part of North America, but scarcely west of Eocky 

 Mountains; Cuba; accidental in Europe (Cones). 



Colonel Wedderburn records that one was seen by Dr. Cole; but no 

 date is given. Mr. Bartram shot one as he lay on a sofa in his mu- 

 seum with "broken-bone" fever, on October 24, 1863; it was sitting on 

 a tree close to his house. My friend IMr. J. M. Jones was informed by 

 Mr. J. H. Trott that, previous to 1831, small parties of these birds were 

 resident in the islands, breeding in the caves at Walsingham, and along 



