A CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF CHESTER COUNTY, PENN- 

 SYLVANIA, WITH THEIR TIMES OF ARRIVAL IN SPRING, 

 FROM OBSERVATIONS ANNUALLY FOR TEN SUCCESSIVE 

 YEARS. 



BY VINCENT BARNARD. 



1. Cathartes aura, Illig. — Turkey Buzzard. Common. 



2. Falco anatum, Bonap. — Duck Hawk. Very rare. 



3. Falco columbarius , Linn. — Pigeon Hawk. Not common. 



4. Falco sparverius, Linn. — -Sparrow Hawk. Common resident. 



5. Astur atricapillus, Bonap. — Goshawk. Very rare. 



6. Accipiter cooperi, Bonap. — Cooper's Hawk. Frequent. 



7. Accipiter fuscus, Bon. — Sharp-shinned Hawk. Frequent resident. 



8. Buteo borealis, Vieill. — Red-tailed Hawk. Common resident. 



9. Buteo lineatus, Jardine — Red-shouldered Hawk. Frequent resi- 



dent. 



10. Archibuteo lagopus, Gray — Rough-legged Hawk. Uncommon. 



11. Ictinia mississippiensis , Gray — Mississippi Kite. Very rare. 



12. Aquila canadensis, Cassin — Golden Eagle. Rare. 



13. Halioetus leiicocephalus, Savigny — Bald Eagle. Frequent. 



14. Pandion carolinensis, Bon. — Fish Hawk. Not uncommon. 



15. Strix pratincola, Bonap. — Barn Owl. Of rare occurrence. 



16. Bubo virginianus, Bon. — Great Horned Owl. Frequent resident. 



17. Scops asio, Bonap. — Mottled Owl. Common resident. 



18. Otus ivilsonianus, Lesson — Long-eared Owl. Frequent. 



19. Brachyotus cassinii, Brewer — Short-eared Owl. Frequent. 



20. Syrnium nebulosum, Gray — Barred Owl. Frequent. 



21. Coccygus americanus, Bonap.— Yellow-hilled Cuckoo. April 25 to 



May 5. • 



22. Coccygus erythrophthalmus, Bon. — Black-billed Cuckoo. May 5 



to 10. 



23. Picus villosus, Linn. — Hairy Woodpecker. Frequent resident. 



24. Picus pubescens, Linn. — Downy Woodpecker. Common resident. 



25. Sphyropictis varius, Baird — Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. Fre- 



quent resident. 



26. Hylotomus pilcatus, Baird — Black Woodcock. Very rare. 



27. Centurus carolinus, Bon. — Red-bellied Woodpecker. Not common 



resident. 



28. Melanerpes erythrocephalus,$w. — Red-headed Woodpecker. April 



27 to May 1. 

 2'J. Colaptes auratus, Sw. — Flicker. March 21 to 30. 



