iSSS.l Chapman on Birds observed at Gaii/esrillc. Florida. 27 1 



48. Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. — Common. 



49. Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. — Not uncommon. 



50. Accipiter cooperi. Cooper's Hawk. — Not common. 



51. Buteo borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. — ^Common. 



52. Buteo lineatus. Red-shouldered Hawk. — Abundant. The nine 

 specimens obtained were all true lineatus. 



53. Haliaetus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. — Common, 



54. Falco sparverius. American Sparrow Hawk. — Abundant resi- 

 dent. 



55. Falco columbarius. Pigeon Hawk. — A single specimen was 

 taken January 4. 



56. Pandion haliagtus carolinensis.— American Osprey. — Common. 



57. Strix pratincola. American Barn Owl. — I saw but two; one, an 

 almost fully grown male, was brought to me alive May 30. During his 

 short life (his death, June 19, was due to an accident) he proved an inter- 

 esting but perfectly untamable pet; fresh meat was refused, but Sparrows 

 {Passer domestic/is) he devoured with great relish, pulling out most of 

 the wing and tail-feathers and swallowing the body without further dis- 

 section. 



58. Syrnium nebulosum alleni. Florida Barred Owl. — Common. 

 Two nearly grown young attended by the parent birds were seen May 9. 



59. Megascops asio floridanus. Florida Screech Owl. — Said to be 

 common. A single specimen was secured March 12 



60. Bubo virginianus. Great Horned Owl. — A specimen in the 

 possession of Mr. Reynolds was taken at Gainesville. 



61. Coccyzus americanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. — A not common 

 summer resident. Arrived April 27. 



62. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. — Coimnon during the 

 winter, but after April 2 their numbers had greatly diminished. 



63. Dryobates villosus audubonii. Southern Hairy Woodpecker. — 

 Common. 



64. Dryobates pubescens. Downy Woodpecker. — Slightly more 

 numerous than the last. 



65. Dryobates borealis. Red-cockaded Woodpecker. — Common, 

 but confined exclusively to the pineries. 



66. Sphyrapicus varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. — Common, 

 and very generally distributed. Last noted April 21. 



67. Ceophlceus pileatus. Pileated Woodpecker. — Rather rare. The 

 individuals met with were extremely unsuspicious; I have even placed 

 my ear at the base of the tree on which they were pounding. 



68. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. — But 

 thirteen birds of this species were seen until April 16, when new arrivals 

 were noted, and after the 26th of that month they were very numerous. 

 This species was common throughout the winter of 1SS7-SS. 



69. Melanerpes carolinus. Red-bellied Woodpecker. — Abundant. 



70. Colaptes auratus. Flicker. — Abundant up to the last of March, 

 after which date thev were less numerous. 



