Vol. XXV 

 1908 



1 Woodruff, Birds of Shannon and Carter Counties, Mo. 199 



*13. Zenaidura carolinensis. Mourning Dove. — Common about 

 the cultivated fields at Eudy, Shannon Co. First seen March 17. Common 

 at Grandin, Carter County. 



14. Cathartes aura septentrionalis. Turkey Vulture. — Fairly com- 

 mon. Two eggs nearly ready to hatch were found May 13 in a small 

 cave, four feet deep, in Shannon Co. 



15. Catharista urubu. Black Vulture.' — Not common. Though 

 I was confident that I saw tliis species a number of times, it was only 

 once positively identified — April 29, Shannon Co. 



*16. Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. — Not common. Seen 

 only four times (March 23, 30; April 21 and May 2). On May 2 I secured 

 a female containing three nearly developed eggs in her ovaries, so they 

 must breed here.^ Shannon Co. 



17. Buteo boreaUs. Eed-tailed Hawk. — Fairly common. 



*18. Buteo borealis krideri. Krider's Hawk. — On April 10 I secured 

 an immature male wliich has since been identified by Mr. H. C. Oberholser 

 as referable to this subspecies. Shannon Co. 



19. Buteo platypterus. Broad-winged Hawk. — Not common. A 

 nest with three downy young a day or two old was found May 25 in an 

 oak in the Aalley of the Little Black River near Grandin, Carter Co. 



20. Cerchneis sparveria. American Sparrow Hawk. — Fairly com- 

 mon. 



21. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. American Osprey. — One seen 

 over Current River, Shannon Co., April 21. 



22. Syrnium varium. Barred Owl. — A large owl, probably this 

 species, was hooting about our camp in Shannon Co., on the night of 

 April 21. (Mr. Savage informs me that he has heard this owl occasionally 

 in tills county.) 



23. Coccyzus americanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. — Fairly com- 

 mon. Two nests containing one egg each were found May 17 and 21 at 

 Grandin. 



24. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. Black-billed Cuckoo. — Rare. 

 None seen in Shannon Co. The only specimen positively identified was 

 in Carter Co., May 23. (See supplementary list.) 



25. Ceryle alcyon. Kingfisher.— Fairly common. 



*26. Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — Common in Shannon 

 Co. None were seen at Grandin, Carter Co. The ovaries of a female 

 secured March 27 contained two well developed ovules, so nesting had 

 probably begun. 



(One of the most noticeable things about the bird life in Shannon Co., 

 was the great abundance of Woodpeckers of all kinds — ■ eight species in 

 all. This was especially marked during March before nesting had begun.) 



*27. Dryobates pubescens medianus. Downy Woodpecker. — • Very 

 common. 



1 Widmann, Prelim. Cat. Birds Mo., p. 88. 

 2/6irf., p. 92. 



