Wyoming Birds. 99 



181. Trumpeter Swan. Three or four specimens have been killed 

 by hunters near Sheridan. 



190. Bittern. Common summer resident, becoming less common. 



194. Great Blue Heron. Uncommon summer resident ; decreasing 

 in numbers. Two rookeries in tall cottonwoods near Sher- 

 idan, 14-20 nests. 



212. Virginia Rail. Doubtful summer resident. Rare. Have taken 

 one or two specimens. 



214. Sora (Carolina Rail). Common summer resident. 



221. Coot. Common summer resident. 



224. Wilson's Phalarope. Doubtful summer resident. Fairly com- 



mon. 



225. Avocet. Probably summer resident. Not common. 



230. Wilson's Snipe. Probably summer resident. Fairly common. 

 261. Upland Plover. Rare summer resident. Nest and eggs found 

 in early June. 



263. Spotted Sandpiper. Common summer resident. 



264. Long-billed Curlew. Common summer resident. 

 273. Kildeer. Common summer resident. 



297b. Richardson's Grouse. Common resident in Big Horn Moun- 

 tains ; becoming less common. 



308a. Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse. Common resident from 3,300 

 to 5,000 feet. 



309. Sage Hen. Common resident. 



316. Mourning Dove. Abundant summer resident ; becoming less 

 common. 



325. Turkey Vulture. Common summer resident. 



331. Marsh Hawk. Common summer resident; possibly winter 



resident. 



332. Shap-shinned Hawk. Rare summer resident ; possibly a win- 



ter resident. 



334a. Western Goshawk. Rare summer resident ; doubtful winter 

 resident. 



337b. Western Red-tail. Common summer resident ; doubtful win- 

 ter resident. 



342. Swainson's Hawk. I have taken only one specimen. 



349. Golden Eagle. Rare resident. 



352. Bald Eagle. Very rare. 



356a. Duck Hawk. Only a few seen. 



357. Pigeon Hawk. One male taken. 



