June, 1885.] 



AND OOLOGIST. 



85 



264. Stnniella neglecta. And. Western Meadow 

 Lark. Resident; common. A few individuals 

 are seen tlirougliout every Winter. 



273. Smlecop/iagnu ferrvginens (Gmel.) Sw. 

 Rusiy Blackbird. Usually common in December. 



278J. Quiscnliis purpureus aineus (Ridgw.) 

 Bronzed Grackle. Summer resident. A flock of 

 four seen February 13, 1884. 



280. CorvuB cnrax carniwrus (Batr.) Ridgw. 

 American Raven. Rare Winter visitant. 



283. Corvua frugiv<yruB. (Bartr.) Common Crow. 

 Resident; abundant. 



289. CyanociUa eristata (Linn.) Strickl. Blue 

 Jay. Resident; abundant. A few remain in 

 Winter. 



300. EremopliUa alpcstris (Forster.) Boie. Horned 

 Lark. Abundant in Winter. The identity of 

 these larks is a subject which presents many diffi- 

 culties. The gradations between this form and 

 that of tlio form leucnhema are so various that it 

 is not fully determined to which our birds should 

 be assigned. A few breed in this locality. 



300. Pictis villosus (Linn.) Hairy Woodpecker. 

 Resident; common. 



361. Picus pubeseens (Linn.) Downy Wood- 

 pecker. Resident ; common. 



372. Centurus carolinus (Linn.) Bp. Red-bellied 

 Woodpecker. Coramon resident. 



375. Melanerpes erythroeephalus (Linn.) Sw. 

 Red-headed Woodpecker. Summer resident. One 

 seen in December. 



378. Colaptes auratus (Linn.) Sw. Yellow- 

 shafted Flicker. Common resident. 



378«. C. anratus Jiybrtdiis (Baird.) Ridgw. " Hy 

 brid" Flicker. Winter sojourner. Not common 



378J. C anratus mcricanus (Sw.) Ridgw. Red 

 shafted Woodpecker. Winter sojourner ; common 



382. Ceryle alcyon (Linn.) Boie. Belted King 

 fisher. Summer resident. Occasionally winters 

 in this vicinity. 



394. Aluco Jiammeus americanus (Aud.) Ridgw. 

 Barn Owl. Resident, extremely rare. 



395. Asio americanus (Steph.) Sliarpe. Long- 

 eared Owl. Resident; common. 



396. Asio acci'pitrinus (Pall.) Newton. Short- 

 eared Owl. Resident ; but I have never met with 

 it in Summer. In the Winter it seems more com- 

 mon than the preceding. 



397. Strix nebulosa (Porst,) Barred Owl. Resi- 

 dent ; common. 



401. Nyctale acadiea (Gmel.) Bp. Saw- whet 

 Owl. Not uncommon in Winter. 



402. Scops asio (Linn.) Bp. Little Screech Owl. 

 Resident; common. 



405. Bttbo virginiamis (Gmel.) Bp. Gt. Homed 



Owl. Resident ; common. Nests early in Feb- 

 ruary. 



406. Nyctea scandiuca (Linn.) Newton. Snowy 

 Owl. Rare, several have been seen in this vicin- 

 ity in Winter. 



412a. Ilierofalco gyrfalco idandiis (Gm.) l{idgw. 

 Iceland Gyrfalcon. Accidental, a specimen cap- 

 tured here Dec. 1, 1880, by a hunter. The bird is 

 in the collection of Dr. Blackly of this place. 



420. Tinnuncnlus sparverius (Linn.) Vieill. 

 Sparrow Hawk. Resident; common, but not 

 often met with in January and February. 



430. Circus hudsonius (Linn.) Vieill. Marsh 

 Hawk. Rather common resident. 



431. .Accipjter cooperi Bp. Cooper's Hawk. Com- 

 mon resident; 



433. Astur atricapillus (Wils.) Bp. American 

 Goshawk. Rare Winter visitor. 



436. Buteo borealis (Gmel.) Vieill. Red-tailed 

 Hawk. Common resident. Have seen them re- 

 pairing nests in February. 



442. Buteo swainsoni Bp. Swainson's Ilawk. 

 Resident ; not uncommon. 



447. ArcMbuteo lagopus aancti-johannis (Geml.) 

 Ridgw. Rough-legged Hawk. Common in Winter. 



449. Aquilachrysaetuscanadenm (Linn.) Ridgw. 

 Golden Eagle. Rare ; occurs in Winter. 



451. Haliceetus leucocephalus (Linn.) Savig. Bald 

 Eagle. Seen frequently in Winter. 



454. Catliartes aura (Linn) lUig. Turkey Buz- 

 zard. Summer resident. Sometimes remains in 

 Winter. 



460. Zenaidura carolinensis (Linn.) Bp. Mourn- 

 ing Dove. Sometimes remains until latter part 

 of December. 



477. Ciipidonia cupido (Linn.) Baird. Prairie 

 Hen. Resident; common. 



480. Ortyx mrginiana (Linn.) Bp. Virginia 

 Quail. Resident; abundant. 



594. Bernicla canadensis (Linn.) Boie. Canada 

 Goose. Common in Winter until the streams are 

 closed by ice. 



601. Anas boacas (Linn.) Mallard. Abundant 

 along some of the creeks in open water. 



613. ]Vettioncarolin^nsis{Qme].) Baird. Green- 

 winged Teal. Sometimes seen in Winter. 



618. ^thyia americaiM (Eyt.) Bp. Redhead. 

 Seen in December when the river was nearly 

 closed by ice. 



Many of these species are exceedingly abund- 

 ant in Winter. This is specially true of some of 

 the Sparrows, the Robin, the Shore-lark aud the 

 Lapland Long-spur. 



