A Revised List of Cincinnati Birds. 15 



Order ColumbjE : Coltjmbine Bieds. 



Fatuily Columbid^: Pigeons. 



168. EoTopiSTES MACRODRA,' Coues. — Wild Pigeon. — The last large 

 flight of Pigeous ifitnessed here, occurred in the fall of 1865, and con- 

 tinued during the greater part of two days. Flocks of from twenty-five 

 to a hundred individuals are still occasionally seen, however, during the 

 fall, winter and spring. 



169. *Zen^dura carolinjensis, Bonaparte. — Carolina Turtle Dove. 

 . — A common resident. Congregates in small flocks during the fall and 



winter. 



Order GALLiNiE : Gallinaceus Birds. 

 Family Meleagrid^ : Turkeys. 



170. fMELEAGRis gallopavo, var. GALLOPAVo, Linnaeus, — Wild Tur- 

 key. — \k. former resident. Still common in some heavily wooded por- 

 tions of the State. 



Family Tetraonid^ : Grouse. 



171. fCupiDONiA CUPIDO, Baird. — Prairie Chicken. — A former resi- 

 dent. A few are yet found in north-western Ohio (Wheaton). 



172. fBoNASA uMBEixus, var. umbellus, Stephens. — Ruffed Grouse; 

 Pheasant. — Eesident. Several specimens taken at Brookville, Ind., in 

 November, 1877 (Quick). 



Familj^ PERDiciDiE : Partridges. 



173. j-Ortyx virginiands, Bonaparte. — Quail; Bob White. — A com- 

 mon resident. 



WATUR BIRDS. 



Order LiMicoLiE : Shore Birds. 

 Family ChaeadriidjE : Plover. 



174. Squatarola helvetica, Brehm. — Black-hellied Plover. — A rare 

 spring and fall migrant. 



175. Charadeius pcltds, var. virginicus, Coues. — American Golden 

 Plover. — Migraht with the preceding. 



1 See Birds of tlie JfTorthwest, p, 766; also, Bulletin U. S. Geol. <& Qeog. Bunrnj, Vol. 4, 

 No • 3, p. 628 ; for correction in nomenclature of this species. 



