Ou8 Visher, Birds of Sariborn County, South Dakota. [qJJ£ 



99. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. Osprey. — One was clearly 

 seen flying down the river October 15, 1905. 



100. Asio wilsonianus. Lon<g-eared Owl. — Abundant migrant 

 and an occasional resident. 



101. Asio flammeus. Short-eared Owl. — Abundant except in the 

 winter, when it is rare. Nests found. 



102. Otus asio asio. Screech Owl. — An abundant resident. 

 Nests found. 



103. Bubo virginianus pallescens. Western Horned Owl. — 

 Very common in winter. 



104. Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl. — Irregularly common in winter, 

 especially in February. 



105. Speotyto cunicularia hypogsea. Burrowing Owl. — An 

 abundant summer resident. There are but few prairie dog towns in this 

 county. Most of these owls here nest in deserted badger holes. 



106. Coccyzus americanus americanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 

 — Nests commonly, arriving about May 15 and leaving Sept. 1. 



107. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. Black-billed Cuckoo. — Some- 

 what less common than the Yellow-billed. 



10S. Ceryle alcyon alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. — Breeds com- 

 monly along the river. Absent only during the period of ice. 



109. Dryobates villosus villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — Common 

 in winter, and occasionally seen in summer in woods along the river. 

 [Menno, Aug. 21.] 



110. Dryobates pubescens medianus. Downy Woodpecker. — 

 A common resilient in the Dakota Valley. [Pierre, Dec. 10. H. E. Lee. 

 Mouth of Cheyenne River, Aug. 26.] 



111. Sphyrapicus varius varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. — 

 A tolerably common migrant, during the Latter half of April. 



112. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. — 

 A common migrant and tolerably common breeder. 



113. Colaptes auratus luteus. Northern Flicker. — An abundant 

 resident late in March to October. Decidedly the most common wood- 

 pecker outside of the river valley. 



114. Colaptes cafer collaris. Red-shafted Flicker. — Rare visitor. 

 I collected one of a pair April 5, 1912. 



115. Chordeiles virginianus sennetti. Sennett's Nighthawk. — 

 An abundant summer resident. 



116. Chaetura pelagica. Chimney Swift. — Rare. Occasionally 

 breeds. 



117. Archilochus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — 

 Breeds where there is honeysuckle. Not seen elsewhere. 



118. Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. — An abundant summer resi- 

 dent from May 8 to September. 



119. Tyrannus verticalis. Arkansas Kingbird. — Abundant in 

 summer especially about the small groves and ' tree claims ' of the prairies. 



