20 A PRELIMIXAKY LIST OP THE 



Gentjs MEGASCOPS. 



M. asio (Linn.). Screecli Owl. 

 Perhaps our most common owl. Resident. 



Genus bubo. 



B.virginianus{GmQ\.). Great Horned Owl. Cat Owl. 

 Quite common. Resident. 



Genus nyctea. 



N. nyctea (Linn.). Snowy Owl. White Owl. 



Usually a rare winter visitor, but sometimes it appears in con- 

 siderable numbers in Northern Yermont. 



Genus surnia. 



S. tilula cajpparoch (Mull.). Hawk Owl. 

 A not common resident in the northern part of the State. 



Order COCCYGES. 

 Family cuculid^e. cuckoos. 

 Genus coccyzus. 



C. amerioanus (Linn.). Yellowbilled Cuckoo. 

 Summer resident. 



C. erythrophthalrmis (Wiis.). Blackbilled Cuckoo. 



Summer resident. Both species of cuckoo are found in the 

 State, but the first named is very uncommon. The last named 

 is the species ordinarily seen, but neither are very abundant. 



Family alcedinid^e. kingfishees. 

 Genus ceryle. 



C. alcyon (Linn.). Kingfisher. 



Common summer resident. Appears the last of April. 



Order PICI. 



Family picid^e. woodpeckers. 



Genus dryobates. 



D. villosus (Linn.). Hairy Woodpecker. 

 Winter visitor, also riot uncommon resident. 



D. jpuhescens (Li tin.). Downy Woodpecker. 

 Much more common than the last. Eesident. 



