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season, but as the weather gets cooler they come in flocks and 

 glean from the fields and forests. 



97. CTxcemepcUa jmsserina passerina — Ground Dove. 



Perhaps much of our country is too low for the comfort of 

 this dainty little Dove. At any rate, for some reason we do not 

 have them nearly so abundant as they are found farther inland 

 and much farther north. Local name. " Mourning Dove." 



98. Cathartes aura septentrionalis — Turkey Vulture. 



Despite needless prejudice against this bird even a casual ob- 

 server must admire his wonderful power of flight, and but for 

 their habits of feeding we of the South at least might often suf- 

 fer for the lack of their good offices. Such prejudice holders are 

 to be classed with the killers of all snakes and the shooting of 

 many of our insectivorous birds " for sport." 



99. Catharista uruM — Black Vulture.^ 



Of our two species of Vultures this is the rather more nu- 

 merous except directly along shore, where it seldom appears. The 

 two species do not freely associate generally either in soaring or 

 feeding. Young are hatched early in April. 



100. Elnnoides forficatus — Swallow-tailed Kite. 



A few of these beautiful birds are to be seen every season and 

 one or two pairs usually nest in our neighborhood. April 14, 1918, 

 one seen carrying nesting material. Local name, " Forked-tall 

 Fishing Hawk." 



101. Ictinia mississippiensis — Mississippi Kite. 



Of regular occurrence as a breeding species, but never numer- 

 ous except at the time of spring migration, when sometimes eight 

 or ten may be associated. They are vigorous and graceful in flight. 



102. Circus 7ivdso7iius — Marsh Hawk. 



I have no record for the " Rabbit Hawk " in our county, but 

 the dates might indicate such a record. They occur most plenti- 

 fully in the cooler seasons. April 8, 1918. May 3. 1914, March 14, 

 1916, September 14, 1915. 



103. Accipiter velox — Sharp-shinned Hawk. 



The " Blue Darter " is a terror to our Quail and small birds 

 generally and is a well known resident bird of the whole district 

 under consideration. 



104. Accipiter cooperi — Cooper's Hawk. 



Probably somewhat less numerous here than the Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk. Their habits and distribution are similar. 



105. Buteo borcalis boreaJis — Red-tailed Hawk. 



Resident. The "Big Chicken Hawk" (misnomer) is but spar- 

 ingly distributed throughout the county. Unfortunately their cog- 

 'See A Vulture Census and Some Notes. Wilson Bulletin, Sept. 

 1908. 



