36 THe Wirson BuLtetin, No. 74. 
Said to be rather abundant at times. I shot a male February 23. 
The only one I saw. It was seemingly close to breeding time. 
4. Oxryechus vociferus—tilldeer. 
Three came down on the golf links March 7th and six were there 
March 16th. 
5. Colinus virginianus virginianus.—Bob-white. 
Quite abundant, even within the village limits. They are care- 
fully protected, and hawks are trapped and shot to save the quail. 
Many visitors find good sport hunting them and fair bags are made. 
6. Zenaidura macroura carolinensis —Mourning Dove.. 
Abundant everywhere. On the rye field near the dairy I usually 
saw them in groups of eight to twenty. After March 2d some were 
seen in pairs, as if mated. 
7. Cathartes aura.—Turkey Vulture. 
An abundant species. Both species seem to be affected by the 
cold and were seldom a-wing until 9:00 to 10:00 a. m, when the 
mercury ranged low. 
8. Catharista uwrubu—Black Vulture. 
Numerous, and a striking feature to a northern yisitor. By 
their style of flight, contour, and one might say general effect, the 
two species of Vultures may be distinguished almost as far as they 
can be seen. My observations would indicate that the two species 
combined are not so numerous as is the Turkey Vulture in lower 
Delaware. 
9. Accipiter velor—Sharp-shinned Hawk. 
I saw but one. It was after some quarry along a clump of bushes 
bordering a stream. 
10. Accipiter cooperiim—Cooper’s Hawk. 
But one seen to be positively identified. 
11. Buteo borealis borealis —Red-tailed Hawk. 
A pair were located one-half mile back of the Dairy along a small 
stream, and on March 10 I took one egg with incubation begun. Two 
or three other birds were seen, 
12. Buteo lineatus lineatus—Read-shouldered Hawk. 
Two or three seen. All the large hawks are hunted closely, and 
steel traps are placed on high poles in exposed places. I was told 
they had formerly caught many “Chicken Hawks” in this way. I 
saw one Turkey Vulture and one Sparrow Hawk so entrapped. 
13. Falco sparverius sparverius—Sparrow Hawk, 
Not very abundant. <A lack of food supply no doubt was the rea- 
son, there being comparatively little cover for mice. The stomach 
of one shot contained remains of a White-throated Sparrow. 
14. Otus asio asio.— Screech Owl. 
For the reason just stated I surmise this is not an abundant 
