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v)f elevation in IJear Wallow ami Weed I'atili liills. Much of the county is still 

 heavily tiniheivd or covered with dense underhrnsh. The entire ahsence of ponds 

 and marshes an<l of any large streams offers no inducement to water-loving birds 

 to sloji within the county. Ik-an Blossom and Salt Creek, which drain the county, 

 are hoth small and unimportant streams. 



The present list makes no i)retension to heing complete. It is offered as a 

 tirst contrihution to the ornithology of the county, which may serve as a basis for 

 future work. The observations on which it is based have been made mainly in 

 the course of several excursions to the county during the [)ast three years. For 

 the notes on nesting and the dates of first arrival of some migratory species I am 

 indebted to Mr. Victor Barnett, a careful resident observer. Only those species 

 are noted as bri-eding that have l)een observed nesting. 



The list includes 106 species. Summarizing the more important facts c<)n- 

 cerning these s]>ecies in their relation to tlie county, I find tliere are resident spe- 

 cies 22, summer residents 47, winter residents 4, migrants 27. Fifty-three of these 

 species are known to breed within the county. 



My observations have not, perhaps, been sufficiently extended to warrant anv 

 remarks on species which do not occur in the county that might have been ex- 

 pected. I have, however, been much surprised at the apparent absence of one 

 species, the summer red bird, inasmuch as it is common in Monroe County a few 

 miles west of the Brown County line. 



1. Aidea lire-^renf. (ireen heron. A common summer resident. 



2. Unllua ekganx. King rail. Rare migrant. 



3. Philohela minor. American woodcock. Old one with four vouno- seen 

 April 13, '94 (Barnett). 



4. Galliiia(jn delicala. Wilson's snipe. Migrant. March 24, '94. 

 •"). Totunus solitariu?. Solitary sandpiper. Common migrant. 



(>. jEijialitis vocifera. Killdeer. Summer resident. Breeds. 

 7. Colinna nrglnianm. Bob White. Common resident. 



5. Bonasa umbeUus. Pheasant. Common resident. 



9. Meleaf/ris (jallopavo. Wild turkey. Almost if not entirely extinct. 



Formerly abundant. 



10. Eetnpistej< miyratoriux. Passenger pigeon. Rare migrant. March 7, '94. 



11. Zenaidnia macroura. Turtledove. Rather common resident. 



12. Cathartes aura. Turkey vulture. Common summer resident. Breeds. 

 1?.. Bntfoborealut. Red-tailed hawk. Common resident. Breeds. 



14. Hallivetus leucocepJuilw. Bald eagle. An nccasioiial visitor. 



