222 BIRDS OF OHIO. 



The last trace I have been able to find of the presence of 

 this bird in the state is that of Prof. E. L. Moseley, who re- 

 ports a capture in 1880, near Sandusky, It is now ex- 

 tinct within the state. 



Apparently this bird has always been confined to the 

 northwestern prairies of the state, and can hardly have been 

 common at any time within the history of the state as a 

 state. 



Order PSITTACI. Parrots. 



The single species represgnting this order in Ohio is now 

 extinct in the sta^"*^ 



Family Psittacid^. Parrots and Paroquets. 



2. (382.) CoNURUs CAROLiNENSis (Linn.). 

 Carolina Paroquet. 



Synonyms: Psittacus carolinensis. 



Orange-headed Parrot, Carolina Parakeet, Carolina Parrot, 

 Parakeet, Illinois Parrot. 



Wilson, Am. Orn., Ill, ISH, 89. 



It is probably true that this almost extinct species was an 

 inhabitant of the larger part of Ohio during the first decade 

 of the 19th century and previously, reaching Lake Erie at 

 its western end at least. In 1831 Audubon remarked upon 

 the rapid decline in numbers. Later than that the birds 

 were largely confined to the southwest corner of the state, 

 occurring in small and scattered flocks as far north as Sum- 

 mit county up to 1853. "In July, 1862, a flock numbering 

 from twenty-five to thirty made their appearance in the 

 Capitol Square of Columbus," remaining a couple of hours 

 in the elm trees in front of the residence of Wm. S. Sulli- 

 vant, LL.D., who reported this occurrence to Dr. Wheaton. 



Mr. Oliver Davie says : "The last record we have of this 

 bird being taken in Ohio is October 9, 1884. A specimen 

 was shot by Mr. A. Lee Hoskinson, near Newark, and 

 mounted by S. G. Hamilton It is still in Mr. Hoskin- 



