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146. (377a.) SURNIA ULULA CAPAROCH (Mull.). 161. 



American Hawk Owl. 



Synonyms: Surnia ulula var. hudsonia S. funerea, S. uliila, 



Strix ulula, S. hudsonia, S. caparoch. 

 Hawk Owl, Day Owl. 

 Kirkpatrick, Ohio Farmer, VIII, 1859, 67. 



The above reference and the remark that "Mr. Langdon 

 thinks that he has seen this species at St. Mary's reservoir," 

 are all that Dr. Wheaton knew of this species as an Ohio 

 bird. There is a specimen in Mr. R. E. Jump's collection, 

 captured near Oberlin some twenty years ago. Messrs. C. 

 H. Morris and E. J. Arrick report one in Morgan county 

 during the winter 1901-02, which was not captured. It 

 therefore appears that the .only specimen which can be ex- 

 amined is the Jump specimen. 



This owl is so named because in appearance and habits 

 of feeding it resembles a hawk more closely than an owl. 

 In habits it is almost wholly diurnal, feeding and flying 

 from place to place in broad day. 



While in the state its food consists of small mammals 

 and birds. It is probably somewhat injurious, but its num- 

 bers are so small as to count for nothing economically. 



ORDER COCCYGES. Cuckoos and Kingfishers. 



SUBORDER CUCULI. Cuckoos. 



Family CUCULID^:. Cuckoos. 



147. (387.) COCCYZUS AMERICANUS (Linn.). 149. 



Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 

 Synonyms: Cuculus americanus. 



Rain Cuckoo, Rain Crow, Rain Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, Cow- 

 cow, Indian-hen. 

 Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 162. 



This is the commoner of the two cuckoos in Ohio, and 

 seems to be pretty uniformly distributed over the state 

 during the summer. There is no evidence of an appreciable 

 change in numbers since Dr. Wheaton's catalogue was pub- 

 lished. 



