10 Visher, Birds of Harding County, South Dakota. [fan. 



42. Bartramia longicauda. Upland Plover. — Breeds sparingly 

 in the drier western half, mainly in draws of foot-hills, but fairly abundantly 

 in the eastern half. 



43. Tryngites subruficollis. Buff-breasted Sandpiper.* — Seen 

 several times on the shallow pools in blow-outs after the heavy rain of 

 August 15. 



44. Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. — Breeds sparingly. 

 A common migrant. Seen after July 15 about almost every body of water. 



45 Numenius longirostris. Long-billed Curlew. — Breeds. Fre- 

 quently seen in the sparsely settled western part of the county. No 

 longer found elsewhere. 



46. Oxyechus vociferus. Killdeer. — Very abundant breeder on 

 the plains wherever moist ground occurs. Fledgelings observed as late as 

 August 5. 



47. .ffigialitis meloda. Piping Plover.* — One seen and heard on 

 Boxelder Creek, July 17-18. 



48. Tympanuchus americanus. Prairie Chicken. — Fairly abun- 

 dant resident in the valleys near the Short Pine Hills. Feeds almost 

 solely on 'buffalo-berries' during their season, August and September. 



49. Bonasa umbellus umbelloides. Gray Ruffed Grouse. — One 

 seen in the Short Pine Hills. Fairly abundant in the Long Pine Hills. 



50. Pedioecetes phasianellus campestris. Prairie Sharp-tailed 

 Grouse. — Very abundant resident along the permanent streams and in 

 the park-like area at the top of the buttes and near their base. Broods 

 this year contained about twelve. One nest was found in a clump of 

 'buck-bush' (Symphoricarpus). It was only a slight hollow. The 

 stomach of a bird of the year, shot August 14 on the mesa of the South Cave 

 Hills, contained 200 flying ants, 4 small (shorthorned) grasshoppers, 1 

 small beetle (Chrysomelida'), 1 small caterpillar, 25 black currants, 50 

 pods of wild flax. 



51. Centrocercus urophasianus. Sage Hen. — Abundant resident 

 in the areas covered with the scrub sage-bush (Artemisia tridentata), 

 where water is not far distant; therefore mainly found on the terraces in 

 the stream valleys. Eight live tapeworms, the largest a foot long, were 

 taken from the body cavity of an adult female which, though in good 

 health, was solitary. 



52. Zenaidura macroura carolinensis. Mourning Dove. — 

 Though a common breeder in the groves along the streams it is but rarely 

 seen in driving about the country. 



53. Carthartes aura septentrionalis. Turkey Vulture. — Toler- 

 ably abundant summer resident about the higher buttes. Especially 

 abundant about Slim Buttes, where thirty or forty were found roosting 

 together in a large pine tree during the last week of August. 



54. Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. — A common summer resi- 

 dent on the plains. 



55. Astur atricapillus. Goshawk. — One seen in the Cave Hills, 

 August 12. 



