Mar. 1889.] 



AKD OOLOGTST. 



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A Philadelphia Collection of Eggs of 

 the Raptores. 



Aluco fianimeus americanun. American Barn 

 Owl. One set of ten eggs, one set of seven, one 

 set of six, two sets of five. Total: five sets, 

 thirty-three eggs. 



Aifio amerlcanus. American Long-eared Owl. 

 One set of seven, three sets of six, one set of 

 five, one set of four. Total: six sets, thirty- 

 four eggs. 



Amo arclpltrimts. Short-eared Owl. One set 

 of four. 



Strix nebulosa. Barred Owl. Ten sets of 

 three, thirteen sets of two. Total: twenty- 

 tliree sets, fifty-six eggs. 



Strix nebulosa aUeni. Florida Barred Owl. 

 Two sets of two. Total : two sets, four eggs. 



Strix ocriilenfalis. Spotted Owl. One set of two. 



Scops anio. Little Screech Owl. Four sets 

 of six, three sets of five, three sets of four. 

 Total: ten sets, fifty-one eggs. 



Scops asio floridanus. Florida Screech Owl. 

 Two sets of three. Total: two sets, six eggs. 



Scops asio iiinccalli. Texan Screech Owl. 

 Two sets of four. Total : two sets, eight eggs. 



Scops asio maxwcUioe. Rocky Mountain 

 Screech Owl. One set of four. 



Bufio rirginianus. Great Horned Owl. Five 

 sets of three, four sets of two. Total: nine 

 sets, twenty-three eggs. 



Bubo virginianiis subarcticns. Western 

 Horned Owl. Three sets of two. Total : three 

 sets, six eggs. 



Bubo cir(jinianus satitratns. Dusky Horned 

 Owl. One set of two. 



Surnia funerea uliila. European Hawk Owl. 

 One set of seven. 



SpeotyU) cunicularia liyporpea. Burrowing 

 Owl. One set of eleven, four sets of ten, six 

 sets of eight, one set of six. Total: twelve 

 «ets, one hundred and five eggs. 



Micrathenc whitnciji. Whitney's Pigmy Owl. 

 Three sets of three, one set of two. Total : four 

 sets, eleven eggs. 



Hierofalco iiyrfub-o can<tiriitis. White Oyi-- 

 falcon. One set of three. 



Hierofalco f/yrfalco islandus. Iceland Oyr- 

 falcon. One set of two. 



Hierofalco (jyrfalco sacer. McFarlane's Oyr- 

 falcon. One set of two. 



Hierofalco mexicanns polyafjriis. Prairie Fal- 

 con. One set of five, one set of three, one set 

 of two. Total: three sets, ten eggs. 



Fdlco peregrinus n(eri>ts. American Peregrine 

 Falcon. Two sets of three. Total: two sets, 

 six esgs. 



-i^salon regulus. European Merlin. One set 

 of four. 



JEsalon coliunbarius. Pigeon Hawk. Two 

 sets of four. Total : two sets, eight eggs. 



Tinnuncidus sparcerius. Sparrow Hawk. One 

 set of six, fourteen sets of five, twelve sets of 

 four, one set of three. Total: twenty-eight 

 sets, one hundred and twenty-seven eggs. 



Tinniutcnlus alaudarius. European Kestril. 

 Four sets of six, three sets of five. Total: 

 seven sets, thirty-nine eggs. 



Polyborus cheriway. Caracara Eagle. Seven 

 sets of three, eight sets of two. Total: fifteen 

 sets, thirty-seven eggs. 



Pandion haliceetus carolinensis. American 

 Osprey, Fish Hawk. One set of four, thirty-six 

 sets of three, two sets of two. Total : thirty- 

 nine sets, one hundred and sixteen eggs. 



Elanoides forficatns. Swallow-tailed Kite. 

 One set of two. 



Elanus glauciis. White-tailed Kite. One set 

 of four, one set of three. Total: two sets, 

 seven eggs. 



Ictiniii svbcmrnlea. Mississippi Kite. One 

 set of two. 



Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. One set of 

 seven, one set of six, three sets of five, two 

 sets of four. Total : seven sets, thirty-six eggs. 



Acripiter cooper i. Cooper" s Hawk. One set 

 of six, three sets of five, eleven sets of four, one 

 set of thi-ee, two sets of two. Total: eighteen 

 sets, .seventy-two eggs. 



Accipiter fuscus. Sharp-shinned Hawk. One 

 set of seven, three sets of five, eleven sets of 

 four, three sets of three. Total: eighteen sets, 

 seventy-five eggs. 



Astur atricapillus. American Goshawk. One 

 set of three, one set of two. Total: two sets, 

 five eggs. 



Astur atricapillus striatulus. Western Gos- 

 hawk. One set of three, one set of two. Total: 

 two sets, five eggs. 



Antenor u^ricinctus harrisi. Harris's Hawk. 

 Three sets of three, one set of two. Total: four 

 sets, eleven eggs. 



Buteo rulgaris. European Buzzard. One set 

 of four. 



Buteo borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. Three 

 sets of four, eight sets of three, twenty-five 

 sets of two. Total: thirty-six sets, eighty-six 

 eggs. 



Buteo borealis krideri. Krider's Hawk. One 

 set of three. 



Buteo borealis calurus. Western Red-tail. 

 One set of three, three sets of two. Total : four 

 sets, nine eggs. 



Buteo lineatus. Red-shouldered Haw^k. 



