CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY. 

 By Thomas Beeslet, Esd. 



The names of the birds are as given in " Wilson's* Ornithology." 

 Species marked by a * preceding the name, breed in the county. 



LAND BIRDS. 



ORDER I. RAPACES, Bird!s of Prey. 

 FAMILY VULTUEINjE, Vultures. 

 Latin Names. English Names. 



*Vtjltur AtruA, Turkey Buzzard, or VuUure. 



FAMILY PALCONID^, Hawks. 



*rALCO i/ETicocEPHALTJS, White-headed or Bald Eagle. 



*Falco lineatus, Bed-shouldered Hawk. 



*rALCO BOREALis, Bed-tailed Hawk. 



Falco peregeinus, Peregrine Falcon, or Duck Hawk. Rare. 



Falco coltjmbakius, Pigeon Hawk. 



Falco sparveritjs, American Sparrow Hawk. 



Faico cooperi, Cooper^s Havjk. 



Falco sancti-johannis, Black Hawk. Rare. 



Falco puscrs, Sharp-shinned Hawk. 



* Falco ctanetjs, Marsh, or Mouse Hawk. 



*Falco hauaetus, Fish Hawk, or Osprey. 



FAMILY STBIGIN^, Owls. 

 *Strix nebxjlosa, Barred Owl. 



Strix nyctea, Snowy Owl. Rare. 



Strix aoadica, Acadian, or Little Owl. - - - Rare, 



*Strix otus, Long-eared Owl. ----- Rare. 



* Wilson made a number of visits to this county in the pursuit of his favorite science. 

 He is still remembered by some of the older inhabitants ; and the interest which he 

 awakened in the study of Ornithology has never ceased. The field for the Ornithologist 

 is a remarkably rich one. A citizen of the county says : "If birds in their choice of a 

 residence are gifted in determining what is the fairest, and what is best, there can be no 

 question but that the County of Cape May is among the most attractive portions of the 

 earth ; for here they congregate in as great a variety and abundance as upon any other 

 portion of, at least, the civilized globe." 



