Birds of Western New York. 



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246. Ereune'es Pusillus. Sem palmat- 

 ed Sau 1 1 pi per. Occasional migrant. 



248 Calidris Arenaria, Sanderling. 

 Occasional migrant on the lake shore. 



254. Totanus Melanoleucus. Great- 

 er Yellow-legs. Common migrant. 

 Solitary in its habits tin ring migration. 



250. Totanus Flavipes. Yellow-leg- 

 ed. Migrant not as common as last 



256. Totanus Solitarius Solitary 

 Sandpiper. Rare migrant. One shot 

 ai Chili, Monroe Co.. in May, 1 88V) . 



261. Bartramia Longicauda Bartra- 

 inian Sandpiper. Migrant and rare 

 breeder. Found an old bird and four 

 newly lialched young in the latter part 

 of June, 189o. 



263 Actitis Macularia. Spotted 

 Sandpiper. Common summer resident 

 and breeder. 



Family Cuariulriidue, I'/te Plover*. 



270. Charadrios Squatarola. Black- 

 bellied Plover. Migrant. Not as com- 

 mon as next. 



2T2. Oharadrius Dominieus Anieri- 

 eau Golden Plover Common migraut. 



273. Agialitis Vocifera. Killdi-cr. 

 Common summer resideutand breeder. 



274. Agialitis Seiuipalmata. Semi- 

 palniited Plover. Occasional migrant. 



Family Amphrizidm. Surf Birds and 

 Turnstones . 



283. Arenaria Intrepres. Turnstone. 

 Migrant on the lake shore. 



Order Gallium- The Gallinaceous 

 Birds. 



Family Tetraonida- . The Qrouse, 

 Partridges and Quads. 



289. Colinus Virginianus. Bob-white 

 Resident. Breeds. Mot as common as 

 formerly. 



300 Bouasa Umbellus Buffed 

 Grouse. Common resident in heavy 



timber, becoming scarce as you ap- 

 proach the cities and large towns. 

 Breeds. 



Order Columbce The Pigeons. 



Family Columbidce. The Pigeons or 

 Doves. 



315. Ecto pistes Migratorius. Pas- 

 senger Pigeon. Rare summer resident. 

 Breeding in some localities. 



316. Zeuaidura Macroura. Mourn- 

 ing Dove. Common summer resident. 

 Breeds. 



Order Raptores. Birds of Prey. 



Family Cathartidae. The American 

 Vultures 



325. Cathartes Aura. Turkey Vul- 

 ture. Straggler. One shot in the town 

 of Clarendon, Orleans Co , on July 18, 

 1891. 



326 Catharista Atrata. Black Vul- 

 ture. A rare straggler. One taken 

 near Medina, Orleans Co., May 28, 1892. 



Family Falconidce. Hawks, Eagles, 

 Falcons, etc. 



331. Circus Hudsouius. Marsh 

 Hawk. Summer resident and Breeds. 



332. Accipiter Velox. Sharp-shinn- 

 ed Hawk. Summer resident and breeds. 

 Not very somnion. 



333. Accipiter Cooperii. Coopers 

 Hawk. Summer resident and breeds. 

 One of our common raptores. 



334. Accipiter Atricapillus. Ameri- 

 can Goshawk. Rare winter visitor. 



337. Buteo Borealis. Red-tailed 

 Hawk. Common summer resident and 

 breeds. 



330. Buteo Lineatus. Red-shoulder- 

 ed Hawk. The most common of all our 

 larger Hawks. Breeding in all suita- 

 ble places. 



343 Buteo Latissimus. Broad-win 

 ed Hawk. Summer resident an 



