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E. acadicua, (Gmel.) Baird. Acadian Flycatcher. 

 Summer sojourner. 



& pusillus trailli, (And.) Baird. Traill's Flycatcher. 

 Summer sojourner ; common. 



S. minimus, (Baird.) Least Flycatcher. Transient; 

 May 19. 



Troehilus colubris, Linn. Ruby-throated Humming 

 bird ; summer sojourner ; May 15. 



Chostura pelasgica, (Linn.) Baird. Chimney Swift. 

 Summer sojourner ; abundant. 



Caprimulgus vociferus. Wils. Whip-poor-will, Sum- 

 mer sojourner ; May 14. 



Chordeiles popetue, (Vieill.) Baird. Night Hawk. Sum- 

 mer sojourner. May 12. 



Picus villoma, (Linn.) Hairy Woodpecker. Resident. 



P. pubescent, (Linn.) Downy Woodpecker. Resident. 



Sphyrapicus varius, (Linn.) Baird. Yellow-bellied 

 Woodpecker. Summer sojourner. 



Bylotomus pileatus, (Linn ) Baird. Pileated Wood- 

 pecker. Resident ; rare. 



Centurus carolinus, (L.) Bp. Red-bellied Wood- 

 pecker. Resident. 



Melanerpcserythroceplialus, (Linn,) Sw. Red-headed 

 Woodpecker. Summer resident. Common ; some 



m winter. 

 I* Co'aptes auratus, (Linn.) Sw. Yellow-shafted Flicker. 



Resident. 

 i* Ceryle alcyon, (Linn.) Boie, Belted Kingfisher. Sum- 

 mer sojourner; April 6. 



* Coccyzus americanus, (Linn,) Bp. Yellow-billed 



Cuckoo. Summer sojourner ; May 15. 

 f C. erythrophthalmus, (Wils.) Baird. Black-billed 

 Cuckoo. Summer sojourner ; May 16. 



Aluco flammeus americanus, (Aud.) Ridgw. Ameri- 

 can Barn Owl. Transient ; April 13. 



Asia americanus (Steph.) Sharpe. American Long- 

 eared Owl. Transient ; Jan. 30, a flock of thirty in 

 one tree. 



A. accipitrinus, (Pall) Newton. Short-eared Owl; 

 April 1, Jan. IT. 



* Strix nebulosa. (Forst.) Barred Owl. Resident ■ 



common. 

 Nyctale acadica, Gml.) Bp. Saw Whet Owl, Tran- 

 sient. Very rare ; Nov. 25, caught in a Martin box. 

 ' Scops asio, (Linn.) Bp. Little Screech Owl. Resi- 

 dent ; common. 

 ' Bubo virginianus, (Gm.) (Bp.) Great Horned Owl. 

 Resident ; rare. 

 Nyctea scandiaca, (Linn.) Newt. Snowy Owl. Winter 

 visitor, Dec. 29, 1875, rare. 



l'alcoperegrinusnsevins,(Gm) Ridgw. Duck Hawk. 

 Migratory spring and fall, Oct. 4. 

 JEsalon columbarius, (Linn.) Kaup. Pigeon Hawk. 

 Migratory, April 25, Oct. 23. 



Tinnunculus sparverius, (Linn.) Vieill. Sparrow 

 Hawk. Migratory; common. 

 Pandion halixius carolinensis, (Gm.) Ridgw. Fish 

 Hawk. Migratory ; not common. April 23, Sept. 29. 

 Blanoides forficatus, (Linn.) Ridgw. Swallow-tailed 

 Kite. Rare summer visitor. Aug. 7th saw about forty 

 in a flock. They stayed over a week. 

 Ictinia subcosndca, (Bartr.) Coues. Mississippi Kite. 

 Summer sojourner ; observed by Otto Widman. 

 Circus hudsonius, (Linn.) Vieill. Marsh Hawk. Mi- 

 gratory, common ; Jan. 9, Sept. 25, Nov. 17, 

 Accipiter cooperi, (Bonap.) Cooper's Hawdv. Migra- 

 tory ; Sept. 24, Oct. 19, 



A. fuscus, (Gmel.) Bp. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Migra- 

 tory ; abundant. 

 Buteo borealis, (Gm.) Vieill. Red-tailed Hawk. Resi- 

 dent. 



161 B. lineatus, (Gm.) Sard. Red-shouldered Hawk. 



Migratory ; Oct. 14, Nov. 20. 



162 B. pennsylvanicus, (Wils.) Bp. Broad-winged Hawk. 



Abundant. Migratory; Sept. 21. 



163 Archibutus Lagopus St. Johannis, (Gmel) Ridgw. 



American Rough-Legged Hawk. Winter visitor, rare ; 

 Jan. 20. 



164 Aquila chrysoetus canadensis, (Linn.) Ridgw. Golden 



Eagle. Rare. Winter visitor ; Nov. 5, Jan. 18. 



165 Haliceetus leucoccphalus, (Linn) Savig. Bald Eagle. 



Winter sojourner, not uncommon ; Jan. 8, May 8. 



166 Cathartes aura, (Linn.) Illig. Turkey Buzzard. Sum- 



mer sojourner ; abundant. 



167 Catharista atrata, (Wils.) Less. Black Vulture. Sum- 



mer visitor, rare ; observed by Capt. C. Shaler Smith. 



168 Ectopistes migratoria, (Linn.) Sw. Passenger Pigeon. 



Migratory Bpring and fall ; not as abundant as for- 

 merly. 



169* Zenaidura carolinensis, (Linn.) Bp. Mourning Dove. 

 Summer resident; common. 



170* Meleagris gallopiavo americana, (Bart.) Coues. Wild 

 Turkey. Resident ; rare in this neighborhood. 



171 Bonasaumbellus, (Linn.) Steph. Ruffed Grouse. Resi- 

 dent ; rare. 



172* Cupidonia cupido, (Linn.) Baird. Prairie Hen. Resi- 

 dent ; rare in the neighborhood of the city. 



173* Ortyx virginiana, (L.) Bp. Bob White. Quail. Resi- 

 dent ; abundant. 



174* Ardea herodias, (Linn.) Great Blue Heron. Summer 

 sojourner, April 5, Occ. 6. 



175 Herodias alba egretta, (Gmel.) Rigw. Am. Egret. Mi- 



gratory. Spring and fall the most common. 



176 Garzetta candidissima (Gmel.) Bp. Snowy Heron. 



Migratory. Spring and fall, rare ; Aug. 17. 



177 Florida cmrulea, (Linn 



rare; April 17. 

 178* Butorides virescens, (Lii 



mer ; quite common. 

 179 Nyctiardea grisea no? 



crownfd Night Heron. 



) Baird. Little Blue Heron, 

 n.) Bp. Green Heron. Sum- 



'«, (Bodd.) Allen. Black- 

 Summer sojourner. 



150 Syctherodius violaceus, (Linn.) Reich. White-crowned 



Night Heron. Summer sojourner, rare ; arrives Apr. 

 10 ; young, July 12. 



151 Botaurus centiginosus, (Montag.) Steph. Am. Bittern. 



Summer sojourner ; April 14. 



182* Arietta exilis (Gml.)- Gray. Least Bittern. Summer 

 sojourner ; May 13. 



1S3 Tantalus luculator, (Linn.) Wood Ibis. Rare Sum- 

 mer visitor, Aug. 24. 



184 Pleg'adisfalcinellus (Linn.) Kanp. Glossy Ibis. Very 

 rare ; Feb. 27. 



1S5 Squatarola helvetica, (Linn.) Cuv. Black-bellied Plo- 

 ver. Rare. Migratory; Oct. 11. 



186 Charadrius dominions, (Mill.) Am. Golden Plover. 



Migratory. Abundant ; March 23. 



187 Oxyechus voeiferus, (Linn.) Reich. Killdeer. Sum- 



mer sojourner ; March 19. 



1SS Argialit'x semipaimatus, (Bonap.) Semipahnated Plo- 

 ver. Migratory ; Apr. 25, Sept. 3. 



189* Philohela miner, (Gmel) Gray. Am. Woodcock. Sum- 

 mer resident ; March 31. 



190 Gallinago media Wilsoni, (Temm.) Ridgw. Wilsons' 



Snipe. Migratory. Abundant; April 10. 



191 Macrorhamphus griseus, (Gmel) Leach. Red-breasted 



Snipe ; Grey Snipe in fall. Migratory, April 17, Oct. 28. 



192 Micropalama himantopus, (Bp.) Baird. Stilt Sand- 



piper. Migratory ; Sept. 12 ; rare. 



193 Actodromas maculata, (Vieill) Coues. Pectoral Sand- 



piper. Jack Snipe. Migratory. Abundant; Mar. 2, 



194 A. minutilla, (Vieill.) Bp. Least Sandpiper. Migra- 



tory. 



