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29. -ffigialitis vocifera. 



KiLLDEEE. — Common at times during the fall. 



30. Arenaria interpres. 



Turnstone. — An adult male taken by Mr. Emerson, May 

 7tli, 1887. 



31. Arenaria melanocephala. 



Black Turnstone. — Flocks of five to ten were seen in 

 May and June, 18S7. Tliey were very tame, feeding slowly 

 and quietly along the water's edge in compact flocks. Upon 

 higher ground they moved more rapidly and spread out 

 more. Individuals were seen as late as August, but they 

 do not, Mr. Emerson states, breed on the island. A female 

 was taken .July 26th, 1886. 



32. Columba fasciata. 



Band-tailed Pigeon. — A single bird came March 25tL, 

 1886, and stayed for a day, seeming very tired. A number 

 of pigeons visited the island in the Avinter of 1884-5. 



33. Zenaidura macroura. 



Mourning Dove. — As many as nine of these birds have 

 been seen in a single day. Mr, Emerson observed five May 

 25th, 1887. Single birds were seen at different times dur- 

 ing the same month, and in August, 1887. 



34. Elanus leucurus. 



White-tailed Kite. — Several seen by Mrs Rugg in the 

 winter of 1886-7. 



35. Accipiter cooperi. 



Cooper's Hawk. — A specimen taken in 1886. 



36. Circus hudsonius. 



Marsh Hawk. —One seen in May, 1885. 



