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ORNITHOLOGIST 



[Yol. 14-No. 11 



Red-tailed 



Red-shoul- 

 cominon in 



Swainsoivs 



837. Butpo horeallx (Gmel.). 

 Hawk. Resident; common. 



.S37a. Buteo borealis krkleni (Hoopes.) 

 Krider's Hawk. Not on record as a Nebraska 

 bird, but is found in Iowa and Kansas; 

 breeds in Dakota, and probably occurs in the 

 state. 



3:ilb. Butei) borealis cahirita (Cass.). West- 

 ern Red-tail. Colonel Goss says, "not an un- 

 common winter sojourner in Kansas."" Two 

 specimens were collected at North Platte, 

 (Baird), in Aujjust, 1857. 



338. Buteo hdrlani (And.). Harlan's Hawk. 

 Do not tind this bird mentioned in any report 

 on Nebraska birds. Two specimens were col- 

 lected near Peru, in April, 188(5. Piobably a 

 rare winter visitant. 



339. Btiteo Uneatas ((imel.). 

 dered Hawk. Resident; quite 

 Eastern Nebraska. 



342. Biiten suuiinsoiii (Bonap.) 

 Hawk. Resident. Aughey says, "rather 

 abundant in the state in the vicinity of streams 

 of water where timber exists.'" Baird men- 

 tions collecting it on Heart river. Little Mis- 

 souri, and Loup Fork of the Platte. 



343. Buteo laflssimus (Wils.). Broad-winged 

 Hawk. Have seen but one specimen of it, and 

 no mention is made of it in Nebraska reports. 

 A specimen killed near Peru was brought to 

 the laboratory of the State Normal in the fall 

 of 1888. 



347ffl. Archibuteo Irif/opus sanrti-johaunis 

 (Gmel.). American Rough-legged Hawk. 

 Rare in Southern Nebraska, (Aughey). Aug- 

 hey mentions examining one from Beatrice, 

 in September, 1873. There is a specimen in 

 the State university collection from West 

 Point. 



348. Arrhihutenfevrunineus (Liclit.). Ferru- 

 ginous Rough-leg. Resident. Have not seen 

 it in Eastern Nebraska, but it is quite common 

 in the western part of the state. 



349. Aq nila chryscetos (h'mn.). Golden Ea- 

 gle. Resident; not common. Have seen it a 

 number of times in East Nebraska, and a 

 specimen killed near Peru, is in the State Nor- 

 mal laboratory. Aughey mentions seeing it 

 twice on the Republican. 



3.52. llalkeetu.'> leurocephdlus (Linn.). Bald 

 Eagle. Resident. Air. Kennedy says a pair 

 nested for a number of years near Omaha. 

 More comm(m in Eastern Nebraska than the 

 Golden Eagle. 



.3.5.0. Falco mexicmnni (Schleg.). Prairie Fal- 

 con. Only occasionally seen in Nebraska, (Aug- 

 hey). Collected by Baird at Bridget" s Pass, in 



August, and at Ft. Beithold in September, 

 1856. 



356. Falco ^'f^'f/'"'""-'* anatum (Bonap.). 

 Duck Hawk. Resident; not common. 



357. Falco coluinbarlus (Linn.). Pigeon 

 Hawk. Aughey says, "Abundant all over tlie 

 state." 



358. Falco ricliardsonii (Ridgw.). Richard- 

 son's Merlin. Rather common in Nebraska. 

 Breeds here. (Aughey). 



360. Falco spari^eriux (Linn.). American 

 Sparrow Hawk. Resident; common. 



364. Pandion haliasetun carolinenms (Gmel.) 

 American Osprey. A specimen in the mu- 

 seum at Crete, reported by Prof. Swezey is 

 the only specimen we know of collected in the 

 state. 



365. Strlx pratincola (Bonap.). American 

 Barn Owl. Augliey says, "Only occasionally 

 found in Nebraska, but breeds here." 



366. Axio vnlsonianus. (Less.). American 

 Long-eared Owl. Aughey records this bird as 

 very rare. It" is (juite common in Eastern 

 Nebraska, but we have been luiable to deter- 

 mine whether or not it is common in other 

 parts of the state. 



367. Anio aci'ApitrinuK (Pall.). Short-eared 

 Owl. Common in Eastern Nebraska, is found 

 all over the state, but according to Aughey, is 

 most abundant along the Missouri bottoms. 



368. Si/niimii nebulofoun (Forst.). Barred 

 Owl. N»)t uncommon in Eastern Nebraska, 

 and breeds here. A nest examined by Joseph 

 Gillilan, of Peru, Mircli 25, 18S8, contained 

 two eggs. Color, white; form, subspherical; 

 size, 2.00x1.68. 



372. Nyctala acadlca (Gmel.). Saw- whet 

 Owl. Prof. Swezey reports a specimen in the 

 museum at Crete. Prol»a')ly a rare winter 

 sojourner. 



373. Megascops a-^io (Linn.). Screech Owl. 

 Resident; abundant in Eastern Nebraska. A 

 nest examined May 12, 1888, was about forty 

 feet fiom the ground, in the hollow of a ma- 

 ple tree. Tlie nest contained but four eggs. 

 Color white; form, subspherical; size 1.44x1.24. 



375. Bubo virginianus (Gmel.). Great 

 Horned Owl. Resident; common. 



375a. Bubo rirginianus subarrtirufi. (Hoy). 

 Western Horned Owl. Mr. Frank Neal shot a 

 male, .January, 1880, in the timber about six 

 miles west of Peru. 



376. Nyctea nyrtea (\Aw\\.). Snowy Owl. Win- 

 ter visitant. 



378. Speotyto cunicnhtria hi/}>n[/(e:i (Bonap.). 

 Burrowing Owl. Abundant in Middle and 

 Western Nebraska. 



