22 The Wilson Bulletin^ — No. 58. 



Nycticorax nycilcorax tiae'vius. — Black-crowned Night Heron. A large 

 colonv of these birds was formerly located in this vicinity, but after hav- 

 ing been attacked many times by plume hunters and eggers, was finally 

 broken up. I have no recent record of their having been seen in this 

 section. 



Rallits clegans. — King Rail. A nest containing eggs of this species 

 was found in Great Swamp several years ago. It may breed regularly. 



Rallus 'virginianus. — Virginia Rail. 



Gallinula galeata. — Florida Gallinule. 



Ful'tca americana. — American Coot. 



Philohela minor. — American Woodcock. A rather rare summer 

 resident. 



Galluiago delicaia. — Wilson's Snipe. 



Macroliamphus griseus. — Djowitcher. 



Actodromas minuiilla. — Least Sandpiper. 



Totanus melanoleiicus. — Greater Yellow-legs. 



Totanus ila'vipes. — Yellow-legs. 



Helodromas solitarius. — Solitary Sandpiper. 



Bartramia longicauda. — Bartramian Sandpiper. A very rare summer 

 resident. 



Aciiiis mactdaria. — Spotted Sandpiper. A rather rare summer resi- 

 dent, breeding chiefly in low-lying cornfields. 



Charadr'tus dominictis. — American Golden Plover. 



Oxyechus voci ferns. — Kill deer. 



Colinus <v'irginianus. — Bob-white. Formerly common but now a rare 

 summer resident. It seems to be increasing in numbers. 



Bojiasa umhellus. — Ruffed Grouse. Rare summer resident, though 

 formerly common. 



Zenaidiira rnacroura. — Mourning Dove. Rare. Some years more com- 

 mon than others. 



Circus hudsonicus. — Marsh Hawk. Permanent resident, common in 

 some localities. 



Accipiter velox. — Sharp-shinned Hawk. A very rare summer resident. 



Accipiter cooperi. — Cooper's Hawk. A very rare summer resident. 



Accipiter atricapillus. — American Goshawk. 



Buteo borealis. — Red-tailed Hawk. Rare summer resident and becom- 

 ing more so as the virgin forests are cut from the hills. 



Buteo lineatus. — Red-shouldered Hawk. The most common Hawk 

 breeding in this locality. 



Buteo latissimus. — Broad-winged Hawk. Exceedingly rare summer 

 resident. 



Archihuteo lagopus sar.cti-johannis. — American Rough-legged Hawk. 



Haliaeettis leucocephalus. — Bald Eagle. 



Falco rusticolus obsoletus. — Black Grayfalcon. 



Falco peregriniis anatnm. — Duck Hawk. 



