CONTENTS. 



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Introduction 5 



Prairie chicken ( Tympanuchus americanus} 5 



California quail (Lophortyx californica) 7 



Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) 12 



Introduced pheasants (Phasianus torquatus and P. colchicus) 13 



Upland plover (Bartramia longicauda) 14 



Killdeer (Oxyechus vodferus) 16 



Horned grebe (Colymbus auritus) 18 



Franklin's gull (Larus franklini) 19 



Terns (Sterna maxima, S. forsteri, S. hirundo, S. antillarum, and Hydrochelidon 



nigra surinamensis) 22 



Cooper's hawk (Acdpiter cooperi) 26 



Rough-legged hawk (Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis) 27 



Sparrow hawk (Falco sparverius) 28 



Long-eared owl (Asio wilsonianus) 29 



Screech owl (Otus asio) 29 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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FIG. 1. Prairie chicken 6 



2. California quail 8 



3. Ruffed grouse 12 



4. Ringneck pheasant 13 



5. Upland plover 15 



6. Killdeer 17 



7. Horned grebe 19 



8 . Franklin's gull 20 



9. Common tern 23 



10. Black tern 25 



11. Cooper's hawk 26 



12. Rough-legged hawk 27 



13. Sparrow hawk 28 



14. Screech owl 30 



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