A'0.3.] GIBBS ON T&E BIRDS OF MICHIGAN. 491 



BuTEO PENNSTiiVANious. Broad-winged Buzzard. — Eather rare; 

 breeds; I secured two eggs from a nest in May, 1875. 

 '/ Abchibuteo lagopits sancti-johannis.— Probably a resident; 

 more common in winter ; breeds in Ingbam County, according to Dr. 

 Jk.tkins. 



Pandion haliaettjs. Osprey. — Summer resident ; breeds. 

 " i'- Aqtjila CHRYSAETXJS. Goldeti JEogle. — Two authentic captures. 

 . ;' Haliaettjs LEUCOCEPHAitrs. Bald Eagle. — Not rare; breeds in 

 Wexford County, Xat. 40° K, according to Mr. James H. Dewing. 



CATHAETH)^. 



y Cathaetes AXJEA. TurTcey Buzzard. — Once common ; now quite rare- 



C0LUMBIDJ3. 



/ ECTOPISTES MACETJEXJS (Linn., 1758). Wild Pigieow.— Exceedingly 

 common some seasons ; irregular migrant ; occasionally taken in win- 

 ter; breeds sparingly in aU parts of the State; breeds in the northern 

 part of the lower peninsula from MP to 45° 30' in immense numbers each 

 season. 



Zen^dtira caeolinensis. Mourning Dove. — Exceedingly abundant, 

 in spring, summer, and autumn; breeds plentifully; occasionally remains, 

 during the winter months. 



MELBAGEID^. 



'/ ! Meleageis gallopato. TurTcey. — Once a common resident In all 

 parts of the State ; still common in some localities ; breeds. 



TETEAOOTD^. 



'-'I Teteao canadensis. Canada Grouse. — Common near Mackinaw,, 

 according to Hon. D. D. Hughes. 

 CuPiDONiA CTTPiDO. Prairie Hen. — Common resident ; breeds. 

 BoNASA UMBELLUS. Buffled Orouse. — ^Yery common resident; breeds- 

 Specimens differ In the character of the tail-bands. 

 :/ :, -^ Lagopus albus. WHlow Ptarmigan. — Taken in upper peninsula,, 

 according to H. E. Schoolcraft, in 1834, near Saint Mary's Straits ; his- 

 torical sketches before Lyceum of New York City. 

 ' s Oetts vrBGiNiANA. Quail. — Common resident ; breeds. 



CHAEADEID^, 



/y' 7SQUATAE0LA HELVETICA. Block-hellied Plover. — ^Migrant; not com- 

 mon. 



'/ i^ Chaeadeitts PULVtrs vieginicus. — Very abundant migrant. 



-/ ^ ^GiALiTis vociPEEA. Killdeer Plover. — Common from March ta 

 November; breeds. 



■J JEgialitis semipalmata. Bing-neek, — Abundant migrant; summer 

 sojourner in Lat. 45° N. 

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