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Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus). 



69. Cuckoo. Coccygus [erythropthalmus (Wilson) ?]. Twice heard. 



70. Pileated Woodpecker. Hylotomus pileatus (Linnaeus). Bare, 

 but found in the backwoods (R.). 



71. Hairy Woodpecker. Picus villosus (Linnaeus) Very com- 

 mon ; with a great variety of notes, some of which are indistinguishable 

 from those of the Picoides. 



72. Downy Woodpecker. Picus pubescens (Linnaeus) Once seen 

 in June, and common in August (R.). 



73. Black-backed Woodpecker. Picoides arcticus (Swainson) 

 Common ; second in numbers to the Hairy only. 



74. Banded-backed Woodpecker. Picoides Americanus (Brehm ) 

 Much less common than the preceding. 



75. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus) 

 Quite common. 



76. Golden-winged Woodpecker. Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus) 



77. Barred Owl. Syrnium nebulosum (Forster) One shot in Au- 

 gust, 1875 (R.). Probably not very rare. 



78. Great Horned Owl. Bubo Virginianus (Gmelin) Common in 

 wild parts (R.). There are doubtless other kinds of owls here as sum- 

 mer-residents. 



79. Goshawk. Astur atricapillus (Wilson). Found in June. 



80. Cooper's Hawk. Msus Cooperi (Bonaparte). 



81. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Nisus fitscus (Gmelin). The Sparrow 

 Hawk and the Red-shouldered Buzzard we have not seen here. 



82. Red-tailed Buzzard. Buteo borealis (Gmelin). 



83. Broad-winged Buzzard. Buteo Pennsylvanicus (Wilson). One 

 shot August 24th, 1874 (R.). 



84. Bald Eagle. Haliaitus leucocephalus (Linnaeus). Rare, but 

 seen at least once (R.). The Golden Eagle probably occurs here. 



85. Pish Hawk. Pandion haliattus (Linnaeus). Rare, but certainly 

 breeds here (R.) 



86. Wild Pigeon. Ectopistes migratorius (Linnaeus). Undoubtedly 

 to be found here at times. 



87 . Canada Grouse. Tetrao Canadensis (Linnaeus). In some parts 

 quite plentiful (R.). 



88. Buffed Grouse. Bonasa umbellus (Linnaeus). Not uncommon 

 (R.). 



89. Woodcock. Philohela minor (Gmelin). In July, one was shot 

 at Paul Smith's; none of the inhabitants knew what it was, or had ever 

 seen another (R.). 



90. Spotted Sandpiper. Tringoides macularius (Linnaeus). 



91. Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias (Linnaeus). Rare. 



92. Bittern. Botaurus mugitans (Bartram). Occasional (R.) 



93. Black Buck. Anasobscura (Gmelin). Breeds (R.). 



94. Wood Duck. JEx sponsa (Linnaeus). Breeds (R.) 



95. Merganser. Ilergus [serrator (Linnaeus) ?] Breeds (R. ") 



96. Boon. Colymbus torquatus (Briinnich). Rare, but in 1870 com- 

 mon (R.). Grebes have been seen in August; species uncertain (R. ) 



97. Herring Gull. Larus argentatus (Briinnich) Rare Breedt- 

 (R.). 



