Birds of Pennsylvania. 237 



Family Aphrizid^. The Turnstones. 



117. Arenaria interjircs (Linn.). 



Turnstone. 283. Common during migrations on the shores of Lake Erie. — 

 G. B. Scnnett. Stragglers have also been taken in Philadelphia and 

 Delaware counties. 



Family Tetraonid^. The Grouse, Partridges, etc. 



lis. *Colinus virginianus (Linn.). 

 Bob-white. 2S9. Resident. 



119. *Bonasa uvibellus (Linn.). 



RufTed Grouse. 300. Resident 



120. Tympanuchus americanus (Reich.). 



Prairie Hen. 305. Extinct. "Now very rare. A few are still met with in 

 Monroe and Northampton counties, where I have shot the species." 

 Turnbull (1869). 



Family Phasianid^, The Turkeys. 



121. *Meleagris gallopavo Linn. 



Wild Turkey. 310. Resident 



Family Columbid^e. The Pigeons. 



122. *Ectopistcs migrator ius (Linn.). 



Passenger Pigeon. 315. Breeds sparingly : some seasons quite abundant 

 in the fall : a few individuals are sometimes seen during mild wintera 



123. *Zenaidura macroura {Ijinn.). • 



Mourning Dove. 316. Resident 



Family Cathartid^e. The American Vultures. 



124. *Cathartcs aura (Linn.). 



Turkey Vulture. 325. Resident in southern parts of State. 



125. Catharista atrata (Bartr.). 



Black Vulture. 326. Rare straggler from the South. 



Family Falconid^. The Hawks, Eagles, etc. 



126. Elanoides forflcatus (Linn.). 



Swallow-taUed Kite. 327. A rare straggler from the South. 



127. Ictinia mississippiensis (Wils.). 



Mississippi Kite. 329. A rare straggler from the southern United States, 

 Chester county, October 20, 1852. — Barnard. 



128. Circus hudsonius (Linn.). 



Marsh Hawk. 331. Most abundant in spring and fall. Rare in summer. 



129. *Accipiter velox (Wils.). 



Sharp-shinned Hawk. 332. Resident 



130. *A. cooperi (Bonap.). 



Cooper's Hawk. 333. Resident 



131. A. atricapillus (Wils.). 



American Goshawk. 3.34. Rare winter visitant 



132. *Buteo borealis. (Gmel.). 



Red-tailed Hawk. 337. Resident 



133. B. harlani (Aud.). 



Harlan's Hawk. 338. "Habitat Gulf States and lower Mississippi Valley, 

 north casually, to Kansas, Iowa, Illinois and Pennsylvania, east to Geor- 

 gia. — Bidgway^ s Manual of N. A. Birds, 1877. 



