428 REED-WRIGHT— THE VERTEBRATES OF [October i, 



221 (s?^)- Nyctea nyctea (Linnaeus). Snowy owl. 



Irregular winter visitant. In the collection of Cornell University 

 are three specimens from this basin taken as follows : winter of 

 1878 at Aurora, December 12, 1890, at Covert, February 22, 1902 at 

 Newfield. 



222 (syya). Surnia ulula caparoch (Miiller). Hawk owl. 



The only record of this species is a male taken by L. O. Ash- 

 bury at Conquest, November 23, 1902. Two birds were seen and 

 one captured. 



XXXIV. Order COCCYGES. The Cuckoo-like Birds. 



59. Family Cuculid.e. The Cuckoos. 



223(387). Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus). Yellow-billed cuckoo. 

 Common summer resident. The average date of spring arrival 

 is May 10, the earliest, May 6, 1905. 



224 (388). Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (Wilson). Black-billed 

 • Cuckoo. 



Common summer resident. The average date of spring arrival 

 is May 9, the earliest, April 24, 1904. 



60. Family Alcedinid^. The Kingfishers. 



225 (390). Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus). ^ Belted kingfisher. 

 Common summer resident. On December 23, 1874, a female was 



taken at Ithaca and on January 15, 1905, one individual was seen 

 near an open stream in the Renwick wood at Ithaca. The average 

 date of spring arrival is April 4, the earliest, March 17, 1907. It is 

 comimon in the fall until the middle of October. By the 25th of this 

 month all have usually disappeared. 



XXXV. Order PICI. The Woodpeckers. 

 61. Family PiciDyE. The Woodpeckers. 



226 (393). Dryobates villosus (Linnaeus). Hairy woodpecker. 

 Common resident species. 



