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and Audubon says that it is frequent in the swamps of Maryland 

 during the whole year. 



140. Megascops asio. vScreech Owl. — Common resident 

 of the Virginias ; breeds. Our most familiitr species. 



141. Bubo virginianus. Great Horned Owl. — Rather 

 common resident of the Virginias ; breeds. 



142. Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl. — Rare winter visitor. 

 One specimen was observed in Buckingham County in the winter 

 of 1877 ^^y Lieutenant Wirt Robinson (The Auk, Vol. VI, p. 

 195). The species is known at Cobb's Island where it has been 

 seen on more than one occasion. Captain Crumb has taken one 

 specimen there. It is reported by Dr. J. R. Mathers and Mr. 

 E. A. Brooks to be a rare winter visitor in Upshur County, West 

 Virginia. It has been occasionally met with near Washington. 



(The Carolina Paroquet ( Cofiurus carolinensis) although a 

 flock was seen as recently as 1S65 (The Auk, Vol. V, p. 14S), 

 can no longer be regarded as a Virginia bird, though formerly 

 not uncommon.) 



143. Coccyzus americanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo ; 

 Rain Crow. — Rather common summer resident of the Virgin- 

 ias, arriving early in May and leaving the end of September ; 

 breeds. Two nests were found in June, 1883 at Fairview, Han- 

 cock County, West Virginia by Rev. W. E. Hill (O. and O. 

 Vol. IX, pp. 114 and 115). 



144. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. Black-billed Cuckoo ; 

 Rain Crow. — Rather common summer resident of the Virgin- 

 ias ; arrives and departs at about the same time as the preceding 

 species ; breeds. 



145. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. — Everywhere 

 common ; resident or nearly so in the warmer districts, summer 

 resident in other parts of the two States ; breeds. 



(The Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephihis principalis) 

 may formerly have been found in Virginia. ) 



146. Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — Not 

 common resident in the cultivated districts ; more numerous in 

 the forest regions of the Virginias ; breeds. 



147. Dryobates pubescens. Downy Woodpecker. — 

 Everywhere a common resident ; breeds. 



