264 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



county where there is suitable cover for small rodents, as it is 

 a persistent hunter of such game. It is commonly seen in the 

 Missouri bottom lands as well as on the prairie country. 



Many intergrades between the different color phases have 

 been noted. 



[ARCHIBUTEO FERRUGINEUS (Lichtenstein) . Ferruginous Rough- 



leg.] 

 Probable winter visitant. 



This hawk is thought to occur irregularly in winter on the 

 prairie country along the western border of the county but not 

 sufficient data have been obtained to establish the fact definitely. 

 The few field identifications have been unsatisfactory and no 

 specimen has been taken. 



AQUILA CHRYSAETOS (Linn.). Golden Eagle. 

 Very rare winter visitant. 



Seven specimens of the Golden Eagle are known to have been 

 taken during recent years in this vicinity. It is probable that 

 many more have been taken. It was formerly more common 

 and only during the past few years has become a rarity. 



HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS LEUCOCEPHALUS (Linn.). Bald 



Eagle. 



Rare winter visitant. Formerly a very common winter resident and 

 rare summer resident. 



The older river shooters well remember the days when the 

 Bald Eagles were here in fall and winter in great numbers 

 along the river. In those days the sand-bars and low banks 

 were fringed with red offal from the packing houses and Bald 

 Eagles came in droves to the feast. Not until the packers be- 

 gan utilizing all their waste did these big birds disappear as 

 regular winter visitants in numbers. 



They formerly nested in the tall trees in the deep wooded 

 bottoms along the Missouri River. One early account even 

 speaks of a nest on a farm on the old Lexington Road (Swope 

 farm, Bryant). 



They are still occasionally seen soaring above but must now 

 be classed among the rare species. 



