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Sayornis fuscus Gm. Pewee; Phoebe-bird. Common summer resident. 



Contopus virens Linn. Wood pewee. Migratory; not common. Taken 

 in summer; probably breeds. 



Empidonax obscurus Bd. Wright's fly-catcher. One specimen taken by 

 myself, and identified by Prof. E. A. Popenoe. 



Caprimulgid^e : Goat-suckers. 

 Antrostomus vociferus Wils. Whippoorvvill. Rare. 



Antrostormis Nuttallii Aud. Nuttall's whippoorwill. Common summer 

 resident. 



Chordeiles Virginianus Gm, Night hawk. Common summer resident. 



Cypselid.7<: : Swifts. 

 Chcetura pelagia Tiinu. Chimney swallow. Summer resident; common. 



Trochilid^: Humming Birds. 

 Trochilus cohihris Linn. Ruby-throated humming-bird. Summer resi- 

 •dent; common. 



Alcedinid^e: Kingfishers. 

 Ceryle alcyon Jjinn. Belted kingfisher. Summer resident; common. 



CucuLiD^: Cuckoos. 



Coccyzus Americanus Linn. Yellow -billed cuckoo. Summer resident; 

 common. 



Picid.e: Woodpeckers. 



Hylotomus pileatus Linn. Black woodcock. Rare resident. 



Picus villosus Liinu. Hairy woodpecker. Resident; common. 



Picus pubescens Liinn. Downy woodpecker. Resident; common. 



Centurus Car olinus luinn. Red-bellied woodpecker. Resident; common. 



Melanerpes erythrocephalus Linn. Red -headed woodpecker. Summer 

 resident; common. 



Colajites auratus Linn. Golden-winged woodpecker. Common resident. 



Colaptes auratus var. hybridus Baird. Rare. 



Strigid.e: Owls. 



Strix fiammea Linn. Barn owl. One taken October 12, 1878, is now in 

 the State University. 



Bubo Virginianus Gm. Great horned owl. Resident; common. 



Scops asio lAnu. Screech owl. Resident; common. 



Otus Wilsonianus Less. Long-eared owl. 



Brachyotus palmtris Bechst. Short-eared owl. 



Syrnium nebulosum Forst. Barred owl. Common. 



Nyctale acadica Gm. Saw-whet owl. Rare. Taken Feb. 8, 1879. 



Speotyto cunicularia Mol. Burrowing owl. Once common, but not now 

 found in Riley county. 



