Ctnios.] 120 [October?, 



150. Si/rniwn nehulosum. Barred Owl. Res. 



151. Nijctale acadica. Acadian Owl. Res. 



152. Njictea nivea. Snowy Owl. Win. There are several 

 authentic instances of the occurrence of this species in winter. Prof. 

 Gibbes includes it. 



Fam. 28. — Falconid^. 



153. Falco anatum. Peregrine Falcon. Win. (G.) 



154. F. cohimbarius. Pigeon Hawk. Win.; perhaps res. 



155. F. sparcerius. Sparrow Hawk. Res.; com. 



156. Accipiter Cooper L Cooper's Hawk. Res. 



157. A.fuscus. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Res.; com. 



158. Buteo horealis. Red-tailed Hawk. Res.; com. 



159. B. lineatus. Red-shouldered Hawk. Res.; com. 



160. Elanux leucurus. Black-shouldered Hawk. Sum.; rare. 

 The Carolinas limit the northward extent of this species in the Atlan- 

 tic States. 



161. Ict'mla umsifsippiensis. Mississippi Kite. Sum. Along the 

 Atlantic coast this species has mucli the same range as the preceding. 



162. Nauderus furcatus. Swallow-tailed Kite. Sum. With much 

 the same distribution, in general, as the preceding, this species is more 

 apt to stray northward. It has occurred in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, 

 Missouri, etc. 



163. Circus hudsonicus. Ma^h Hawk. Res. ; ab. 



164. Halicetus leucocephnlm. Bald Eagle. Res. Prof. Gibbes 

 also gives "//. Washingtonii." I do not know what this can be, un- 



. less possibly he means the Golden Eagle, Aqitila canadensis. 



165. Pandion carol inensis. Fish Hawk. Res.; com. 



In addition to the foregoing Falconidce, two others, Biiieo pennsi/l- 

 vanicus, and Archihuteo lagopus probably occur, but I have no evidence 

 that such is the case. 



Fam. 29. — Vulturid^. 



166. Catliartes aura. Turkey Buzzard. 



167. C. atratus. Black Vulture. 



These two species are common, and resident. C. aura is more 

 generally distributed over the State, atratus being mostly confined to 

 the lower country; but both are, in most localities, found together. 

 At Charleston, atratus is by far the most numerous; at Columbia the 



