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opposite I'nion county. Two of these Curlews flew in from the 

 north and alighted for a moment on the bar. 



57. Black-bellied Plover. Squatarola squatarola. This species 

 is still seen in small numbers on the sandbars in Missouri river 

 opposite Union eonnty. The writer has definite records of sev- 

 eral being: taken. They come through during the last week 

 of October. 



58. Killdeer. Oxyechiis vociferus. A common summer resi- 

 dent. 



59. Semipalmated Plover. Aegialitis semipahnata. Three 

 were noted at McCook lake on August 26, 1917 (Allen and 

 Ludcke). A flock of four were seen at Goodenough lake on May 

 1, 1918 (Anderson and Stephens). 



60. Ruddy Turnstone. Arenaria interpres morinella. Sev- 

 eral were noted at Lancaster slough on May 20, 1911, by Rev. 

 M. B. Townsend. 



61. Bobwhite. CoJimis virginiamis. This species is still 

 present but in yeiy limited numbers. On some of the timbered 

 lands near Goodenough lake the farmers give it protection, and 

 there it may be found. During the writer's own excursions into 

 T'nion county within the last eight years he has come across it 

 only four times. 



62. Prairie Chicken, Tijmpanuchus amcricanus. The fol- 

 lowing note from Mr. Ludcke gives the status: "The Prairie 

 Chicken strays into the district around the Loblolly and ]\IcC'ook 

 lake occasionally, but can be slated as decidedly scarce." The 

 writer flushed a single bird along the shore of McCook lake on 

 March 24, 1918. 



63. Mourning Dove. Zenaidnra maeroura caroJincnsis. A 

 common sunnner resident. 



64. Marsli Hawk. Circus hudsonius. A tolerably common 

 migi'ant and summer resident, 



65. Red-tailed Hawk. Buieo horealis. Noted on ^larch 3, 

 1918. at McCook lake (Allen). 



66. Sparrow Hawk. Falco sparverius. Noted as follows: 

 On April 22, 1911 (Stephens) ; April 1, 1917 (Allen and 

 Ludcke) ; and on April 14, 1918 (Allen, Ludcke, Stephens). 



