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Cooper's Hawk. P)onp. " lie has imposed upon it the 

 name of a scientific friend, Wm. Cooper, of New York." 



Cooper's Henhawk. Cassin. " Named 'in honor of Dr. 

 Cooper, who ohtained the first specimen in 1855 in Santa 

 Clara \'alley. CaHfornia." 



Cooper's Sandpiper. Baird.' " Named in honor of Wm. 

 Cooper, who first discovered it at Raynor, South Long- Island, 

 May 24, 1833." 



Cooper's Tanager. Ridg. " Dedicated to Dr. J. G. Cooper, 

 so well known for his research in the Natural History of 

 Western North America." 



Cory's Shearwater. Cory. " It has received its English 

 name from the discoverer and describer of the species." 



Cory's Least Bittern. Cory. Cory says, " When I de- 

 scribed this bird in 1886, I gave it no English name. The 

 committee of the A. O. U. have since honored me by g'iving 

 it my name." 



Costa's Hummingbird. " Named by M. Bouriur in honor 

 of AI. le Margins Costa de Beauregard." 



Couch's Kingbird. Baird. " Named in honor of D. N. 

 Couch, who first discovered it in New Lew, Mexico." 



Coue's Flycatcher. Caban. " Named in honor of Dr. El- 

 liot Coues, who first discovered it at Fort Whipple, Arizona, 

 August 24, 1864." 



Cuvier's Kinglet. x\ud. "In honor of the scientist in Gen- 

 eral Zoology, Baron Cuvier." 



Douglas' Crested Quail. Bonp. " Found by Douglas in 

 UpjDcr California." 



Douglas' Snipe. Swains. Nuttall says, " The only known 

 specimen was killed on the banks of the Columbia in Oregon 

 by Mr. Douglas, whose name it bears." 



Everman's Ptarmigan. Elliot. " Named in honor of Prof. 

 B. W. Everman, who first brought this ptarmigan to the no- 

 tice of naturalists." 



Feilner's Owl. Licht. " Named in honor of John Feilner, 

 who discovered it at Fort Cook, North California, August 23, 

 1860." 



