APPENDIX II. AUGHEY ON LOCUST-FEEDING BIRDS. [48] 



tained liere from a sportsman in September, 1868, liacl 30 locusts and a part of a 

 gopher in its stomach. Another brought to me in Dakota County in July, 1870, had 

 17 insects and part of a, rabbit in process of digestion. 



Syjrnium nebulosum, (Forst.) Bole. 



Barred Owl. 



Very seldom seen in Nebraska. I was so fortunate as to see one in Cedar County, 

 Nebraska, nearly opposite Yankton, in 1867, when the locusts were flying. It was cap- 

 turing some of them on the wing, which I could distinctly see with my lield-glass. I 

 never obtained one for dissection. 



Nyctea scandiaca, (Linn.) Newt. 



Great White or Snowy Oivl. 



Frequently seen in winter and occasionally in late autumn in Nebraska. I regret to 

 be compelled to say that three out of the four that I dissected in the winter of 1865 and 

 the autumn and winter of 1867 and 1870 had only the remains of quail and grouse in 

 their stomachs. The fourth, obtained in October, 1867, had 10 insects and a rabbit as 

 a portion of its last meal on earth. 



Speotyto cunicularia hypog^a, (Bp.) Coues. 



Burrowing Owl. 



Abundant in Central and "Western Nebraska, and sparingly present almost to the 

 Missouri. Formerly more numerous than at present, but for some reason it retires 

 westward. Twelve years ago they were quite abundant in the Logan and Elkhorn 

 Valleys, but now only occasionally seen. This bird is highly insectivorous, as the fol- 

 lowing dissections show. Sometimes found away from prairie-dog towns : 



1 



LocaHty. 



Date. 



PI 



s a 



1 



Other food. 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 





June— ,1868 

 do 





62 

 30 

 17 

 10 



8 

 €5 



3 

 12 



4 



Lizard. 



Young prairie dog. 



Mouse. 



Mouse. 



do 





Pierce County K^ebraska . . . ... 



... do 



49 

 46 

 54 



do ... 



do 



do 



do 



Wayne County, if ebrasta 



July -,1869 

 June— ,) 875 

 Sept.— ,1876 

 do 



Sidney, Cheyenne County, I^ebraska . . 



OgalaUa, Keith County, Nebraska 



do 



59 

 51 



58 







Family FALCONID^ : Diurnal Birds of Prey. 



Circus cyaneus hudsonius, (Linn.) Schl. 



Marsh Hawk; Harrier. 



Occasionally seen in Nebraska; most abundant in the northeastern portion of the 

 State and along the Missouri. Coues says that in addition to insects they eat reptiles 

 and small quadrupeds, but I found only one of the latter in the following specimens 

 that I examined : 



i 

 1 



LocaKty. 



■ 



Date. 



li 



s a 



O CO 



i 



.2 

 1 



Other food. 



1 



2 

 3 

 4 



5 

 (i 



BazUe Creek, Nebraska 



Oct. -, 1869 

 do 





69 



77 

 10 



Eeptiles. 



Lizard. 



Young gopher. 

 Lizards. 



do 



15 

 71 



69 



Otoe County, Nebraska 



Sept. —,1864 

 do 



Sarpy County, Nebraska 



do 



do 





Douglas County, Nebraska 



Oct. -, 1864 









