94 The Wilson Bulletix — No. 104 



Species Listed. 

 Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax naevius). 



On March 26, 1916, I saw one individual in " College Park," the 

 wooded tract northwest of the campus and south of the Chicago 

 and Northwestern Railroad. I first saw the bird flying, and later 

 perched in a tall oak tree. Its black crown and back were very 

 conspicuous against its lighter colored body. In some willow and 

 honey locust trees bordering a little creek in these woods, was a 

 colony of several bulky deserted nests about twenty to thirty feet 

 from the ground, which I presumed belonged to this species. I was 

 unable to return to this place until after the trees had leaved out 

 and it was then impossible to see these herons in their tops. 

 King Rail (Rallus elegans). 



Two observed at a small pond northeast of Ames, about two miles, 

 May 20, 1917. 

 Sora Rail {Porzana Carolina). 



Several observed at the same pond, on the same day as above. 

 Florida Gallinule (GalUnule galeata). 



One observed at the pond, May 20, 1917. 

 Upland Plover (Bartramia logicauda) . 



One observed at the pond, May 20, 1917. 

 Barred Owl (Strix varia. varia). 



About six o'clock in the afternoon of May 2, 1917, I observed one 

 of these owls in " College Park." I watched it for several minutes 

 through the glasses, and it then flushed as I approached, alighting 

 again a short distance away. After watching it a little longer I 

 again flushed it to gain a better view of its size, when it flew out 

 of sight. 

 Arkansas Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis). 



I saw a single individual of this species in " College Park " on 

 May 12, 1916. I am sure of its identity as I am familiar with both 

 this species and the crested flycatcher, with which it might be 

 confused, at my home in Sac County. 

 Red Crossbill (Loxia curviostra minor). 



When a flock of eight twittering birds alighted near me in the 

 pine forestry plantations of the college, one day in December, 

 1916 (I failed to record exact date), it required but a glance at 

 their curved bills and the red plumage of three of them, to con- 

 vince me that they were crossbills. About a week later I again 

 saw them among the pine trees on the campus. 

 Nelson's Sparrow (Posserherbulns nelsoni nclsoni). 



On May 20, 1917, as I was walking close to the water's edge of 

 a small prairie pond about two miles northeast of Ames, I flushed 

 a small sparrow heavily streaked with various shades of buff. It 



