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mediate vicinity of Laramie, but common farther out on lakes and 

 ponds. 



14. Steganopus tricolor — Wilson's Plialarope. Exceedingly com- 

 mon at all swampy places, outranking the Killdeer. Nests with 

 one egg and four eggs June 12th at Bamforth's lake. 



15. Recurvirostra amerioana — Avoset. Common summer resi- 

 dent about all alkali ponds and lakes. 



16. Totaniis melanoleHCus — ^Greater Yellow-legs. May 29th one 

 specimen at the Laramie river. 



17. Totanus flavipes — Yellow-legs. May 29th and June 1st at 

 the Laramie river. 



18. Actitis macularia. Ratlier common along the Laramie river. 



19. 'Numenius longirostris — Long-billed Curlew. No longer com- 

 mon on the plains ; only one specimen seen on June 12th at the 

 Carrol's lakes. 



20. Oxyeclms vociferus — Killdeer. Common summer resident at 

 all suitable places. 



21. Podasocifs montanus — Mountain Plover. Rare. Only one 

 specimen taken and seen May .30th. 



22. Zenaidiira macroura margmeUa — Western Mourning Dove. 

 Exceedingly common summer resident. Nest with two eggs found 

 in the Laramie Mountains one meter down in a crevice. 



23. Cathartes aura septentrionalis — Turkey Vulture. Fairly 

 common summer resident. 



24. Circus liudsomus — Marsh Hawk. Fairly common sununer 

 resident. 



25. Accipiter cooperi — ^Cooper's Hawk. Rather rare. One seen 

 May 30th in the mountains. 



26. Biiteo boreaUs caliiriis — Western Red-tail. Common and ex- 

 ceedingly useful hawk. 



27. Buteo .sicainsoni — Swainson's Hawk. Very common and use- 

 ful hawk. 



28. Aquila chry.s(vtos — Golden Eagle. Common resident. Seen 

 several times. 



29. Falco niexicamis — Prairie Falcon. Common and exceedingly 

 destructive hawk. 



30. Falco sparverius sparverius — Sparrow Hawk. Common every- 

 where. I refuse to recognize the subspecies phalwna. Specimens 

 that are bleached have no right to be dubbed a subspecies. 



31. Otus asio maxicelliac — ■Rocky Mountain Screech Owl. Heard 

 and seen in Laramie June 15th, 11 p. m. 



32. Buho Virciinianus imllescens — Western Horned Owl. Two 

 specimens in a deep canyon May 30th. 



32. 1. Spcoti/to cmrk-ularia lnjpntHro — Burrowing Owl. Fairly 

 common. 



33. CcryJe aloyen — Belted Kingfislier. Conunon along wooded 

 streams. 



