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ascend the Mississippi Valley, where they have been taken in In- 

 diana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin and Kansas" (Cooke, Bird 

 Migr. in Miss. Val., 1884-85, p. 80). 



Family SCOIvOPACID^. Snipes, Sandpipers. 



8. (234). Tringa cainiius l^mw. Knot. 



The Knot was listed by J. A. Allen (White's Geol. of Iowa, 

 1870, ii, p. 426), and reported by John Krider, who " found it in 

 the month of May, marching westward, stopping a daj^ or two in 

 Iowa, feeding along the sloughs. Very easy to approach" (Forty 

 Years' Note, 1879, p. 64). It was taken once by Dr. Hvoslef at 

 Lanesboro, Minn., [near the Iowa line] (Cooke, Bird Migr. in 

 Miss. Val., 1884-85, p. 92). Kumlien and Hollister state that 

 " Thirty years ago it was a rather common migrant in May and 

 June, and more sparingly in autumn ; of late years decidedly rare 

 at any season " (Birds of Wis., 1903, p. 45). It has been reported 

 from Kansas (Snow), Illinois (Ridgway), and once from Ne- 

 braska, at Omaha, September 30, 1893 (Trostler). 



9. (235). Arqjiatcl/a maritima (Briinnich). Purple Sandpiper. 

 The Purple Sandpiper was listed by Allen (White's Geol. of 



Iowa, 1870, ii, p. 425); reported from western Missouri (Hoy, 

 Smithsonian Rept., 1864, p. 538); Illinois (Ridgway, Ann. Lye. 

 N. Y., X, 1874, p. 384); Wisconsin (Kumlien and Hollister, Birds 

 of Wis., 1903, p. 45). 



10. (326). Catharista iiriihi (Vieill.). Black Vulture. 



' ' Breeds in Lower Sonoran and Tropical Zones from the Atlan- 

 tic to western Texas and from N. C, Ind. and Kan. south over 

 most of South America. Straggles to N. E. and South Dakota" 

 (F. M. Bailey, Handbook Birds West. N. A., p. 146). Kumlien 

 and Hollister state : ' ' We do not consider the records of this .spe- 

 cies for Wiscon.sin .sufficiently authentic to warrant us in giving it 

 a place at the present time. Will no doubt .straggle to the state at 

 some time via the Mississippi River" (Birds of Wis., 1903, p. 131). 



. Family BUBONID^. Horned Owls, etc. 



11. (371). Cryptoglaiix tengtnalnii ric/iardso?n (Bonap.). Rich- 



ardson Owl. 

 This is a northern species, ranging .south in winter to northern 



