6 The Wilson Bulletin— Xo. 106 



MIGRATION RECORDS FOR KANSAS BIRDS. 



BESSIE PRICE DOUTHITT^ INSTRUCTOR IN ZOOLOGY^ 

 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS^ LAWRENCE. 



(Continued from December issue.) 



Family ODONTOPHORIDAE— Bob-whites. 

 289. Colinus virginianus rir-ginianus — Bob-white. 

 Year round common resident. 



Family TETRAONI DAE — Grou.se. 

 305. Tympanuchiis americanus amcricanus — Prairie Hen. 



Locally common year round resident. 

 307. Tympanuchiis poUidicincius — Lesser Prairie Hen. 

 Rare resident in southwestern Kansas. 



Family COLUMBIDAE— Pigeoxs. 

 316. Zenaidura macroura carolinensis — Mourning Dove. 



Abundant in summer in eastern Kansas. Replaced in western 

 part of state by Western Mourning Dove. First seen in 1917 on 

 March 19. More common March 29, but not really common till 

 April 8. They were not plentiful after September 27, but were still 

 present in some numbers till October 5. 



Family CATHARTIDAE — Americax- Vultures. 



325. Cathartcs aura septentrionalis — Turkey Vulture. 



A common summer resident, but not common about Lawrence. 

 Observed March 11 and October 5. 



326. Catharista urudu — Black Vulture. 



A common summer resident in Barber and Comanche Counties. 

 No data. 



Family BUTEONIDAE— Hawks, Eagles, Kites, Etc. 



327. Elanoidcs forficatus — Swallow-tailed Kite. 

 Irregular summer resident. No data. 



329. Ictinia viississippicnsis — Mississippi Kite. 



Common summer resident in Barber and Comanche Counties, 

 but irregular farther north. Fourteen were taken between May 

 16 and 25 (1911) in above counties. Two September 15 and 16, 

 Douglas County. No data as to arrival or departure. 



331. Circus hudsonius — Marsh Hawk. 

 Common resident. 



332. Accipiter velox — Sharp-shinned Hawk. 

 A year round resident. 



333. Accipiter cooperi — Cooper's Hawk. 

 Common resident. 



334. Astnr atricapiUus atricapillus — Goshawk. 



