Hann — On Summit, New Jersey. Biros. 



A PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE BIRDS OF SUMMIT, 

 NEW JERSEY. 



BY II. II. HANN 



Summit is just within the hilly portion of New Jersey and 

 lies in the Allegtianian zone but is slightly lapped by the Car- 

 olinian zone as well. This list is miade up from the notes of 

 the Messrs H. F. Merriam, J. C. Callender and myself and were 

 taken principally in three places i. e. the Great Swamp, along 

 the Passaic river extending from Gillette to Hanover and Mur- 

 ray Hill. In a few instances we have taken the notes of friends 

 and in such cases our authority will be quoted. I have ar- 

 ranged the list in four divisions keeping each division in A. O. 

 U. check list order ; i. e. Residents, Winter Visitors, Migrants 

 and Summer Visitors and the combination of the Residents 

 and Summer visitors gives us the breeders. 



Residents. 



Colinus virginianus. — Bob-white. Rare, except where the Chat- 

 ham Game Club have stocked them. 



Bonasa umbel lus. — Ruffed Grouse. Common but decreasing in 

 numbers. 



Strix pratinccla. — American Barn Owl. Rare. Mr. Dickinson hap 

 two which he raised. He found the nest by the river below Chat- 

 ham. 



Asio wiisonianus. — American Long-eared Owl. Uncommon. Only 

 one nest fcucd by us. 



Syrnium \arium. — Barred Owl. Uncommon. We found one oc- 

 cupying a nest, from which we took a set of Red-shouldered Hawk's 

 eggs the spring before. 



Megascops asio. — Screech Owl. Common. 



Bubo virginianus. — Great Homed Owl. Rare. Occasionally 

 one is found down the Passaic near Hanover. Mr. D. B. Dickinson 

 had cue brought to him frcm Hanover to mount that contained an 



Dryobr-Z.es villosus. — Hairy Woodpecker. Uncommon greater 

 part cf year except during winter, when common. 



Drycbates pubescers medianus. — Downy Woodpecker. Common. 



