CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS. 21 



Order ACCIPITRES. 



Family FALCONID^E. Hawks, Falcons, Kites, and Eagles. 

 Genus HIEROFALCO, Cuvier. 



190. H. gyrfalco islandus (Gm.) Ridgw. Iceland Gyrfalcon. Acci- 

 dental winter visitant; captured near Manhattan, December 1, 1880, by 

 A. L. Runyan, and reported to me by Dr. C. P. Blachly, who has the 

 bird (a fine specimen) in his collection. 



* 191. H. mexicanus polyagrus (Cass.) Ridgw. Prairie Falcon. Res- 

 ident; rare. 



Genus FALCO, Moehring. 



* 192. F. peregrinus ncevius (Gm.) Ridgw. Duck Hawk. Resident; 

 not uncommon. 



Genus JEsALON, Kaup. 



193. jE. columbarius (Linn.) Kaup. Pigeon Hawk. Migratory; 

 rare. 



194. jE. richardsonij Ridgw. Richardson's Merlin, or Richardson's 

 Pigeon Hawk. Rare visitant in eastern, common in western Kansas. 



Genus TINNUNCULUS, Vieillot. 



*195. T. sparverius (Linn.) Vieill. Sparrow Hawk. Resident; 

 abundant. 



Genus PANDION, Savingy. 



*196. P. haliaetus carolinensis (Gm.) Ridgw. American Osprey. 

 Rare summer resident. 



Genus ELANOIDES, Gray. 



* 197. E.forficatus (Linn.) Ridgw. Swallow-tailed Kite. Irregular 

 summer resident in eastern Kansas. Some seasons common, others rare. 



Genus ICTINIA, Vieillot. 



* 198. I. subccerulea (Bartr.) Coues. Mississippi Kite. Rare sum- 

 mer resident in eastern Kansas. 



Genus CIRCUS, Lace"pede. 



* 199. C. hudsonius( Linn.) Vieill. Marsh Hawk. Abundant; res- 

 ident. 



Genus ACCIPITER, Brisson. 



* 200. A. cooperi, Bp. Cooper's Hawk. Common resident. 



*201. A. fuscus (Grael.) Bp. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Rare winter 

 sojourner; in migration common. 



