Sept. 1890.] 



AND OOLOGIST. 



133 



The most abundant of the Owls. A constant 

 resident. Nests principally in tamaracs. 



128. Asia arcipitrinus. Short-eared Owl. 

 Not common. Found mostly on the prairies. 



129. Syrnium nebulosum. Barred Owl. 

 Not common. Have not found it breeding. 

 More plentiful some years than others. 



l-)0. Srotktptpx rinprca. Great Gray Owl. 

 A rare winter visitor. 



l;]!. Nyrtalp feiigmalmi rirfntrdfioni. Rich- 

 ardson's Owl. Hare. Winter visitor. Have 

 taken it once and know of two others. Both 

 from the western part of the state. 



i:'>2. Nyctale aradlca. Acadian Owl. Rare. 

 Have known it to nest on two occasions near 

 Minneapolis. 



188. Megascops asio. Screech Owl. Not 

 common, at least in the vicinity of Minneapo- 

 lis. Breeds. 



134. Bubo virc/inianun. Great Horned Owl. 

 Resident. Not common. (This Owl exhibits 

 great variatit>n in plumage, some very dark, 

 others very light, and probably with good 

 material some of its varieties may be found 

 such ns Arctieufi or subarcticus, but so far have 

 been unable to decide with certainty.) 



18"). Xyrtea nyctea. Snowy Owl. A rare 

 winter visitor. More common on the prairies. 



180. Siirnin ulnla caparoch. American 

 Hawk Owl. Rare. Found during fall and 

 winter only. Has been taken near Minneapo- 

 lis. 



187. Speotyto enniculariahyprif/cea. Burrow- 

 ing Owl. This species has been taken by 

 Dr. T. S. Roberts on July 19, 1881, in the south- 

 western part of Swift County, which is in the 

 prairie regions of the state.* He says they 

 were "living in fox or badger dens in a prairie 

 hillside. There were apparently not more 

 than two pairs of old birds with the young of 

 the year. One of the young birds was shot 

 and the skin preserved." 



188. Corryzux americanuH. Yellow-billed 

 Cuckoo. Common, but not so plentiful as the 

 next. 



189. Cocryziis erytlirophthuhnufi. Black- 

 billed Cuckoo. Common summer resident. 



140. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. 

 Common summer residenr. 



141. Dryobdtes viUnsus. Hairy Woodpecker. 

 Common during fall and winter. A few breed 

 at Lake Minnetonka. 



142. Dryobatex pubeacpns. Downy Wood- 

 pecker. More common than the preceding; 

 breeds. 



* Auk. April, 18W. iiage 21.3. 



148. Plcoides arrtic)i><. Black-backed thi'ee- 

 toed AVoodpecker. Rare. Have collected but 

 two near Minneapolis. More plentiful in the 

 pine timber in the northern jjart, where it 

 breeds. 



144. SpliyrapicAis varius. Yellow-bellied 

 Sapsucker. Common during migrations. 

 Many remain to breed. 



145. Ceophloeufi pileatxti. Pileated Wood- 

 pecker. Rare near Minneapolis, where I have 

 observed it but twice, but more common to the 

 north. 



146. Melanerpes erythrocephaluK. Red- 

 headed Woodpecker. Common summer resi- 

 dent. A few sometimes remain all winter. 



147. Colaptpfi anratux. Yellow-shafted 

 Flicker. Common summer resident. 



148. Antrostonnm vorifprus. Whip-poor- 

 will. A fairly common summer resident. 



149. Cliordeileft virc/inianux. Night Hawk. 

 Common summer resident. 



150. ChnrdPilpfi viryinianiis lienryi. Western 

 Nighthawk. This form seems to be the only 

 one found in the western part, and are about 

 as common at Minneapolis as virgimanun, 

 which is the foim that breeds Ihere; 

 henryl was the one breeding in Lacquiparle 

 County. 



151. Chcetura pplasgica. Chimney Swift. 

 Common summer resident. 



152. TrochiUi!< colubris. Ruby-throated 

 Hummingbird. Fairly represented. Breeds. 



158. TyrannHstyrannus. Kingb'rd. Abun- 

 dant throughout the state. 



154. Tyrannuii vprticalis. Western King- 

 bird. Rare, and confined to the prairies. Mr. 

 Roberts found it in Traverse County in 1879. 

 I also found the species in Lacquiparle County 

 in 1889. 



155. Myiarchux prinitua. Crested Fly- 

 catcher. Not very common, but breeds. 



156. Sayornis phoe.be. Phoebe. Abundant 

 summer resident. 



157. C'ontopus borealin. Olive-sided Fly- 

 catcher. Seen during migrations. Not very 

 common. A few remain to breed. 



158. Contopusvirenft. Wood Pewee. Abun- 

 dant summer resident. 



159. Em pi dnnax fln>: IvpntrU. Yellow-bellied 

 Flycatcher. A migrant. Not common. 



160. Empidonax piisUlux frdUlii. Traill's 

 Flycatcher. Rare. Have taken it but once. 

 More common to the south. 



161. Empidonax ))iinimu.<t. Least Flycatcher, 

 Abundant summer resident. 



162. Otocori!< alpestris pratirola. Prairie 

 Horned Lark. Abundant summer resident. 



