122 ANNOTATED LIST OF 



97. Bubo virginianus (GMKL.). 375. 



Great Horned Owl. 



Not uncommon. Breeds. 



98. Nyctea nyctea (LINN.). 376. 



Snowy Owl. 



A not uncommon winter visitant. 



99. Surnia ulula caparoch (MuLL.). 377. 



American llu\\ k Owl. 



Messrs. J. P. & F. J. Davis, of TJtica, have in their possession 

 a mounted specimen of this owl, which was killed at Clark's Mills 

 in the winter of 1885. 



100. Coccyzus americanus (LINN.). 387. 



Yellow- hilled Cuckoo. 



A rare summer resident. Breeds. Nest taken in New Hartford, 

 July, 1884, by Dr. Langworthy, of that Town. 



101. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (WILS.). 388. 



Black-billed Cuckoo. 



A common summer resident. Breeds. This species shows its 

 relationship to its more famous European cousin by occasionally 

 depositing an egg in the nest of some other bird. This has been 

 recorded by several observers in different parts of the country, and 

 we have one record for this County. On July 10th, 1874, a nest 

 of the Cedar Bird (Ampelis cedrorum) was taken in New Hartford 

 which contained four eggs of the owner and one of this parasite. 

 The nest was deserted, and apparently had been for some time; 

 nor could it be discovered that incubation had commenced ; cer- 

 tainly it had not in the Cuckoo's egg. (Recorded, Bulletin Nuttall 

 Ornithological Club, Vol. II, page 110.) 



