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everywhere. Winnesheik and Allamakee counties. 



(9)—^gialUis vocifera. KILLDEER. 



This bird was noted in the marshes at Decorah and near New Albin and 

 also in several places between these points. On one occasion at quite a distance 

 from the water. Winnesheik and Allamakee counties. 



(10)—Coliihusvir^iniaTius. BOB WHITE. 



The Pleasing call of this species greeted us from many a meadow and field 

 in our journey down the steam. Winnesheik and Allamakee counties. 



ai)-Bonasa umhellus. RUFFED GROUSE. 



Very numerous throughout the valley. Many broods were flushed and 

 young in various stages, from a few days old to half grown, were obtained. 

 They seemed to prefer the brushy slopes but were also quite abundant in the 

 timber of the valley. Winneshiek and Allamakee counties. 



{12)—Meleagrisgallopavo. WILD TURKEY. 



A few stray feathers from wing and tail of this species were found in the 

 more remote portions of the valley which would indicate their presence, though 

 no birds were actually seen. Allamakee county. 



{13)—Zenaiclura7nacroura. MOURNING DOVE. 



Noted on the sand flats along the river where they seem to come for sand 

 baths. Winnesheik and Allamakee counties. 



{Ilf)—Catl%artes aura. TURKEY VULTURE. 



Quite common along the valley, especially where the Oneota lime stone 

 forms the cap, in the crevices of which I suppose they find suitable breeding 

 places. Winnesheik and Allamakee counties. 



{15)-Acci]jiter velox. SHARP-SHINNED HAWL. 



Common ; breeds in the crevices in the cliffs. The young are very noisy 

 and usually betray the nesting site by their notes. I examined one of these 

 abodes several hundred feet above the river in the clifi' adjacent to the Chicago 

 and Milwaukee R. R. near its junction with the Oneota, a little south-west of 

 New Albin (Iowa Bluff), and found numerous wings of the smaller birds, such 

 as Warblers, Black Birds, Meadow Larks, Song Sparrows, Flickers, Robins, etc., 

 etc., as well as some bones belonging to small rodents, Spermophiles perhaps, 

 scattered about the crevice. The young were large enough to vacate the resi- 

 dence when I made my appearance (July 5, 1895) and I had to be contented to 

 gaze upon the amount of mischeif wrought by a family of these falcons. The 

 Sharp-shinn surely has few redeeming features, when we consider the amount 

 of havoc he causes among our small birds. 



These birds were noticed to extend about forty miles up the valley and ap- 

 peared to inhabit many of the exposures along the Mississippi valley as far 

 south as Eagle Point Dubuque, where the last family was noted. Single birds 

 were seen near Decorah, but no nesting site in cliffs was observed until we had 



