470 RAMBLES ABOUT HOME. 



Ring-tailed Eagle. - Aquila chryscetus. 



Rare. A single specimen was seen by the writer several times 

 during the winter of 1883-'84. 



Bald Eagle. Ilalietus leucocephalus. 



Occasionally specimens are seen, particularly during the autumn 

 and winter ; but these birds are yearly becoming more scarce. 



Turkey-Buzzard. Cathartes aura. 

 Common. Irregularly migratory. 



Wild Pigeon. Ectopistes migratoria. 

 No longer abundant in this neighborhood. 



Turtle-Dove. Zencedura Carolinensis. 



Common. Migratory. Dr. Turnbull states that " many remain 

 during the winter." 



Quail. Ortyx Virginianus. 

 Common. Resident. 



Ruffed Grouse. Bouasa wnbellus. 

 Formerly abundant, but now quite rare. 



Black-bellied Plover. Squatarola Helvetica. 



" It appears late in April, and again in September, a few remain- 

 ing on the uplands to breed " (Turnbull). 



This species, associated with golden plovers, are most frequently 

 seen in August and September, in Mercer County ; sometimes 

 flocks of several hundred being found. They never tarry long, but 

 seem to be migrating. 



Golden Plover. Charadrius fulvus. 



"Common, appearing in the end of April, and again early in 

 September " (Turnbull). 



Killdeer Plover. ^Egialitis vociferus. 



Common as a visitor, but few now remain to breed. Less than 

 half a century ago they were a familiar bird in our upland fields, 

 and bred in newly plowed fields. Now they are found only in 

 spring and autumn, along our larger creeks and the river-shore. 

 " Especially abundant along the sea-shore in winter " (Turnbull). 



