212 N. C. RICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



137. Saw-whet Owl. Nyctala acadica. (Gmel.) 



A mounted specimen exhibited at the New Bern Fair in 1892 ; 

 one female taken near Raleigh on December 18, 1894, by Brimley ; 

 one taken in Wake County December 4, 1897, and carried to the 

 State Museum. 



138. Screech Owl. Megasco-ps asio. (Linn.) 



Common resident, generally distributed throughout the State. 

 Breeds. I have a set of three eggs from the middle section, have 

 taken young ones on several occasions. 



139. Great Horned Owl. Bubo virginianus. (Gmel.) 



Not a very common resident, though generally distributed. 

 Probably breeds iu all sections ; eggs have been taken by Cairns 

 and Brimley. 



140. Snowy Owl. Nyctea nyctea. (Linn.) 



Cairns wrote me that he had seen a " white owl " once, and had 

 been informed that it was often seen a few miles west of Weaver- 

 ville during the winter months. A specimen received at State 

 Museum December 4, 1897, from Pamlico County. 



Family PSITTACID/E. 



141. Carolina Paroquet. Coni-tis carolinensls. (Linn.) 



I think this species should hardly be classed among our birds, as 

 the last record was that of Catesby in 1731, though South Caro- 

 lina has a record in 1851. This species is now confined to Flor- 

 ida, and in all probability will never be found any further north, 

 as it is rapidly becoming extinct. 



Family CUCULIDI/E. Cuckoos. Anis, Etc. 



142. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Coccyzus americamis. (Linn) 

 Common summer visitor in the eastern and middle sections ; 



irregular summer visitor in the mountains. Breeds throughout its 

 range. 



143. Black-billed Cuckoo. Cocyzus erythro-phthalmus. (Wils.) 

 Rather rare summer visitor in all sections. Breeds. Es'SfS are 



in my collection from Bertie County, collected by R. P. Smithwick. 



Family ALCEDINID/E. Kingfishers. 



144. Belted Kingfisher. Ceryle alcyon. (Linn.) 

 Common resident in the eastern and middle sections ; a common 



migrant in the west ; few remaining throughout the summer. 

 Breeds in all sections. 



Family PICIDI/E. Woodpeckers, 



145. Iyory-billed Woodpecker. Camfephihis principalis. 

 (Linn.) 



Wilson took a specimen about twelve miles north of Wilming- 



