April 1887.] 



AN^D OOLOGIST. 



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Anan (-(iroUucnsis. Green-winged IVal. (012.) 

 Several seen for sale in town November 30, 1886. 



Anas discurs. Blue-winged Teal. ((309.) 

 (Jiven by Prof. Caldwell as a visitant. Pie did 

 not say whether it was common or not. 



Datila acuta. Pintail teal. (50").) Anoth- 

 er winter visitant according to Prof. Caldwell, 

 who says it is common. 



Aix sponsa. Wood-duck. ^^ummer duck, 

 ((il3.) Common resident. 



Aijthija ((nwricana. Red head. (G18.) Mr, 

 A.J. Taylor says he has heard of two being 

 killed on the lake. 



Ai/thya vuUis)ieria. Canvas back. (617.) Sev- 

 rcal seen for sale in the winter of 1884-85. 



Charitonetta albeola. Buffle-head. ('"'^l.) 

 One seen in the Bayou Nov. 7, 1886. Said to be 

 connnon on the Lake. 



Branta canadensis. Canada or Wild Goose. 

 (594.) IJesident. Very common in winter. 

 Less so in summer. See Auk, Vol. IIL No. 4. 

 I'age 481. 



Oloi- V I saw two swans flying down 



the Mississippi river in December 1885, but 

 could not identify exact species. 



Butaurus Jcntiginvsus. Am. Bittern. Prof. 

 Caldwell gives it as an uncommon resident. 



Anlea herodias. Great Bhie Heron. (487.) 

 1 saw eiglit a short ilistance up the river on 

 September 30. 1886. 



Ardca ojrctta. Am. Egret. (489.) In 1885 

 1 saw the tail feiithers of one. The boj' who 

 showed it to me said his "'Big brother had 

 killed it." 



(Trits amerkana. Whooping Crane. (582.) 

 One seen flying over town to the north Aug. 20, 

 1886. 



Fitlira aiaericana. American Coot. (580.) 

 Said to be a very common resident. 



Fhiluhda minor. Am. Woodcock. (525.) 

 Given by Prof. Caldwell as a new resident. 



Gallinayo dtlicata. Wilson's Snipe. (526a.) 

 Connnon in spring. 



Coliniis virijinianus. Bobwhite. Partridge. 

 (^uail. (480.) A common resident. 



Mdcagris (jaUopavo. Wild Turkey. (470.) 

 Often seen for sale but I have never seen this 

 king of all game birds alive. 



Ectdpistcs ini(/rat()riuits. Passenger Pigeon. 

 (459.) Migrant. Not as common as formerly. 



Zcnaidura macrousa. Mourning Dove. (460.) 

 Common resident. Gregarious except in the 

 l)uiidiug season. 



Cathartes aura. Turkey Buzzard (454.) Com- 

 mon resident. 



Catharista atrata. Black Vulture. Carrion 



Crow. (4.55.) Pare. I have seen it, 1 tiiink, 

 four times this year (1886.) 



Elanoidcs forficntus. Swallow-tailed Kite. I 

 have never seen this bird in Kentucky, but saw 

 eight or nine at Woodland Mills, Tenii., about 

 two miles from the state line, August 9, 1886. 



Irtiiiid inississippien.<<is. Mississispi Kite. 

 Blue Darter. (428.) One seen one mile below 

 Hickman, Aug. 13, 1886. It was flying south. 

 Three or four moie noticed sailing over the 

 same place next day. 



Circns hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. (430.) Not 

 connnon. 



Arripitpr ndox. Sharp-sh!nned Hawk. (432.) 

 Conuiiou resident. 



Arcipiter coojtcri. Cooper's Hawk. (431.) 

 Connnon resident. 



Accipiter atricajdllus. American Goshawk. 

 (433.) I am certain I saw one Nov. 11, 1886. 

 but as tills region is not in its range and I did 

 not procure it there is some, though very, vt ly 

 little doubt about its identity. 



Butcn hurcalis. Ped-tailed Hawk. (436.) 

 Common resident. 



BuU'olineatus. Ped-shouldered Hawk. (439.) 

 One seen neai- the Court hou-se Se|)t. 30, 188(i. 



Halia'tus Jfucuccplialus. Bald Eagle. (451.) 

 Two seen flying over the Mississippi liver, Jan. 

 19, 1887. 



Falco coluialnirius. IMgeon Hawk. (417.) 

 One flew over our hou*e and through the or- 

 chard, Nov. 4. 18S(i. 



Falco sparcp.rius. Am. Sparrow Hawk. (420 

 420a.) Common resident. 



Fandinii ludiaetas caroUnensis. Am. ()spi-ey, 

 Fish-hawk. (425.) Said to breeel on Keeifoot 

 Lake. 



Strix pratinc(da. Am. Barn Owl. (394.) 

 Prof. Caldwell gives it as an unconnnon resi- 

 dent. 



Si/rium nebniosuni. B.tTred Owl. (397.) 

 I judge this to be the (nvl which Mr. A. J. Tay- 

 lor described as common in the deep wooils 

 near Reelfoot Lake. 



Megascops asio. Screech Owl. (402.) Com- 

 mon. I caught one and kept it in confinement 

 for a week, when it escaped. 



Buho virginianus. Great Horned Owl. (405.) 

 Resident. Have seen several near Hickman 

 and one near Lodgton in the same county. 



(NoTK. Although this is a list of Fulton 

 County birds it n)a}^ not be out of place to state 

 that the Hickman Courier gave notice of the 

 capture of a Snowy Owl in Simpson County, 



( To be Coutiuued.) 



