^°19?8^^] Woodruff, Birds of Shannon and Carter Counties, Mo. 213 



*153. Hylocichla ustulata swainsonii. Olive-backed Thrush. — A 

 common transient. Arrived April 29 in Shannon Co., and was fairly- 

 common till May 25 ' on which date the last were seen at Grandin. 



*154. Hylocichla guttata pallasii. Hermit Thrush.- — Not common. 

 First one was seen March 20, and last, April 27. Shannon Co. 



155. Planesticus migratorius. American Robin. — Already present 

 on my arrival in Carter Co. March 7, and in Shannon Co. March 10. The 

 Robin was common as a transient in March, but rare as a summer resident 

 in both Shannon and Carter Cos. I fovmd a nest with 4 eggs in an apple 

 orchard at Eudy, Shannon Co., May 13. 



156. Sialia sialis. Bluebird. — Already present on my arrival in 

 Carter Co. March 7, and Shannon Co. March 10, and was fairly common 

 about clearings. 



Supplementary List. 



The following are the adchtional records for Shannon County kindly 

 furnished me by Mr. W. G. Savage. Those in brackets are species wliich 

 are noted in the foregoing list as found by me in Carter County, but not in 

 Shannon. 



157. Podilymbus podiceps. Pied-billed Grebe. — Rather rare. 



158. Larus argentatus. Herring Gull. — Rare. Observed twice in 

 four years. 



159. Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. American White Pelican. — Rare. 



160. Anas boschas. Mallard. — Fairly common. 



161. Nettion carolinensis. Green-winged Teal. — Fairly common. 



162. Dafila acuta. Pintail. — Fairly common. 



163. Marila collaris. Ring-necked Duck. — Rare. 



164. Porzana Carolina. Sora. — Rare. 



165. Fulica americana. American Coot. — Rather rare. 



166. Gallinago delicata. Wilson's Snipe. — Rare. Only seen once. 



167. Totanus melanoleucus. Greater Yellow-legs. — Rare. Only 

 seen twice. 



168. Bartramia longicauda. Bartramian Sandpiper. — Rare. 



169. Oxyechus vociferus. Killdeer. — Rare. 



170. Ictinia mississippiensis. Mississippi Kite. — Rare. Observed 

 two or three times in four years. 



171. Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. — Rather rare. Observed 

 two or three times each year in four years. 



172. Accipiter cooperi. Cooper's Hawk. — Tolerably common. Very 

 shy. 



1 Widmann, Prelim. Cat. Birds Mo., p. 263. 



2 Ibid. 



