THE OOLOGIST. 



72. Accipitcr atn'cKpill IIS {Xmericiin goshawk). Winter resident; not nnfrequently 

 met with. 



73. Buteo borealis (red-tailed b8\vk). Abundant; a resident; nest of sticks, in 

 woods, early in April; eggs, 2-4, light, with brown splotches; food, rabbits, squirrels, 

 poultry, &c. 



74. Bute/> Uneatns (red-shouldered hawk). Common as a winter resident; may 

 occur as a summer resident, so given bj' B. and Dr. W. 



75. Buteo latissiiuus (broad- winged hawk). Resident; not abundant; nest similiir \.o 

 that of Cooper's hawk; eggs smaller, and spotted. 



76. Arclubuteo lagopus santi-johan/us (American rotigh legged hawk). A winter 

 resident; rather rare. 



77. AqiiUa chrysai'tos (golden eagle). Very rare; occurs at intervals, spring and fall. 



78. HaliaHuH loiccephaltis (bald eagle). Occasional in spring .'uid fall. A nest 

 said to have been found in the county a number of years ago. Food consists of tish, 

 snakes, &c. 



79. Fako islanchis (white gyrfalcon). Given by Dr. Warren as having been taken 

 on one occasion in our county. A straggler from the far north. 



80. FaUo pevegriiius (inatum (duck hawk). Very rare; as a winter resident onlj-. 



81. Falco colli mbarius (pigeon hawk). A rather rare winter resident. 



82. Falco sparnerins (sparrow hawk). Very abundant; breeds in holes in decayed 

 trees, often selecting an isolatcd'chestnut in an open tield; eggs, 5, light, covered thickly 

 with brown spots or blotches; food, mice largely. 



83. Pandion haliaetiis carolinensis (American osprey). Abundant in spring and 

 fall. Given by Dr. Warren, in list of 1879, as breeding in the county; not in his" later 

 list. I have never found il breeding here, but have heard that a nest was at one time 

 found on the Brandywine in this county. 



84. Strix pmtincola {A.mencnnh'dvn owl). Extremely rare or accidental; this spe- 

 cies is generally resident where found, and has been captured in our county; given bj' B. 

 and M. 



85. Asio wilsonianus (American long-eared owl). Abundant at times in fall, winter 

 and spring; breeds rarely; eggs, 4-7, white; nest usually of sticks; a deserted crows' nest 

 is sometimes occupied. 



86. Asw acciplrinus (short-eared owl). Winter resident; not uncommon. 



87. Si/rnium neb ulosum {harred ow\). Resident; not very abundant generally; nest 

 and habits similar to the great-horned owl. 



88. Nyctala acadica (saw-whet owl). Rare; probably resident, although I know of 

 no instance of the nest having been found in our county. Given by Michener as resident. 



89. Megaseops asio (screech owl). Well known, and a rather abundant resident; 

 nests in hollow trees, frequently in orchards, especially if marsh or meadow land is near 

 by; eggs, 4-6, white; food, small birds, mice, &c. ; in May and June, while the young 

 are being cared for, they are very destructive to numerous small insectivorous birds. 



90. Bubo virgiiiian IIS (gre-AiYiomeA oyv\). Common; resident; rears young in cavi- 

 ties of decayed tree or deserted nest of hawk or crow; eggs, 2-4, pure white, nearly as 

 large as those of the domestic fowl; food, rabbits, mice, chickens, &c. 



91. Nyetea nyctea (snowy owl). Given by Michener as a rare winter resident. I 

 have never met with it. 



92. Coccyzus americaniis (yellow-billed cuckoo). Quite similar to the following; 

 both are called " rain crows." Hal )its and food same. Eggs of this species larger and 

 generally paler in color. I have found this species much more abundant than the follow- 

 ing. Dr. Warren found the reverse. 



93. Coccyzus erytltroplithahnuH (black-billed cuckoo). Occurs only as a summer res- 

 ident; nests in thickets and woods; eggs, 3-5, dark-green or bluish-green. Food of this 

 and last species, insectiverous and largely, in season, of tent caterpilhxr. 



94. Ceryle alcyon (belted kingtisher). Abundant as a summer resident; rarely re- 

 mains throughout mild winters; nest in hole in bank along roadside or stream, often six 

 to eight feet deep; eggs. 6-7, pure white, are deposited at rear of excavation on bare 

 ground or on bones of fishes undigested by old bird. 



95. Dryobates mllosus (hairy woodpecker). Resident; common, but never abund- 

 ant; nests early in April, in a hole, which the birds excavate, usually, in or near a swamp 

 bordering or near a woods; eggs, 4-5, white, like those of all the woodpeckers; food, in- 

 .sects entirely, or mainly. 



