V °!g XVI l Rhoads, Notes oh Western Pennsylvania Birds. 3 I X 



Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. — "Two taken in Cameron 

 County, one in March, 1S92, the other in March, 1894." Larrabee. 



Pandion haliaeetus carolinensis. American Osprey. — The compara- 

 tive rarity of this bird during the breeding season in the mountain dis- 

 tricts makes the following note worthy of record : — "One nested in the 

 mountains near Round Island somewhere along Cook's Run." Nelson. 



Strix pratincola. American Barn Owl. — The scarcity of extensive 

 marshes and bottomlands in western Pennsylvania is probably the cause 

 of the reputed scarcity of this bird in that region. " Very rare, I never 

 saw one in the flesh." Link. 



Nyctala tengmalmi richardsoni. Richardson's Owl. — A specimen 

 of this extremely rare bird is in the Carnegie Museum collection. It 

 was taken by the donor, Mr. D. A. Atkinson, in Allegheny County, 

 March 12, 1S96. Mr. Atkinson, mistaking its identity, had labeled it 

 Acadian Owl. There are no previous records of the occurrence of this 

 Owl in Pennsylvania known to me. 



Nyctala acadica. Saw-whet Owl. — Not rare in the mountains. 

 " South Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh." Link. 



Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl. — "Several sent to me from Baily's 

 Run, Cameron Co., in 1893." Larrabee. 



Ceophlceus pileatus. Pileated Woodpecker. — Rare, even in the 

 wilder mountain regions, perhaps owing to the almost complete destruc- 

 tion of dense virgin timber. I heard only one near Laughlintown, 

 Westmoreland Co., during a month's stay. One was noted in Clinton 

 Co. during six weeks camping and tramping on the mountains 

 near Round Island. 



Melanerpes carolinus. Red-bellied Woodpecker. — "Rare; only 

 seen in the nut season in Allegheny Co." Link. "Very rare: one 

 taken near Emporium in May, 1S94." L^arrabee. 



Empidonax flaviventris. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. — Two taken 

 at Beaver, May 21, 1898, are in the Carnegie Museum. 



Empidonax acadicus. Acadian Flycatcher. — Only one specimen 

 of this-common eastern species was noted. It was seen at Laughlintown 

 in June- 



Otocoris alpestris praticola. Prairie Horned Lark. — I was much 

 surprised to find the Horned Lark breeding in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. 

 A family of six in Schenley Park, were frequently noted, feeding 

 along the Park drives. Mr. Link has also taken young in summer at 

 Riley's Ford, Allegheny Co. I was informed by a local collector that it 

 also breeds in Beaver and Butler Counties. None were noted in West- 

 moreland County during my stay. Mr. Atkinson informs me that he 

 found a nest and four young of this species in the oval of the Schenley 

 Park Race Track. The nest is in the Carnegie Museum. 



Corvus corax sinuatus. American Raven. — One seen during stay 

 in Clinton Co., Oct., 1898. Nelson says they invariably appear where 

 offal is left by the deer and bear hunters in winter. 



