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REED-WRIGHT— THE VERTEBRATES OF [October i, 



Birds. — The birds that have been recorded for this region com- 

 prise 257 species distributed among 51 families as follows: 



ColymbidEe 3 species. 



Gaviidse 2 " 



Alcidffi I 



Laridas 9 " 



Procellariidje i " 



Phalacrocoracidae 2 " 



Pelecanidae i " 



Anatidse 33 " 



Ibididse i " ' 



Ardeidse 6 " 



Gruidse i 



Rallidse 6 



Phalaropodidae 3 " 



Recurvirostridae I " 



Scolopacidas 20 " 



Charadriidae 4 " 



Aphrizidffi i " 



Odontophoridffi i " 



Tetraonidje i " 



Columbidae 2 " 



Cathartidas i " 



Buteonidaa 9 " 



Falconidae 3 " 



Pandionidse i " 



Aluconidse i " 



Turdidse 



Strigidae 8 species. 



Cuculidae 2 



Alcidinidae i 



Picidse 7 



Caprimulgidae 2 



Micropodidae i 



Trochilidse i 



Tyrannidae 8 



Alaudidae 2 



Corvidae 3 



Icteridae 8 



Fringillidae 31 



Tanagridae i 



Hirundinidae 6 



Bombycillidae i 



Laniidae 2 



Vireonidae S 



Mniotiltidas 31 



Motacillidae i 



Mimidae 2 



Troglodytidae 5 



Certhiidae i 



Sittidae 2 



Paridae 2 



Sylviidae 2 



.... 9 species. 



The following tables show the seasonal status of each species 

 that has been found in the lake basin. 



Permanent Residents. 



Bob-white, 

 Ruffed grouse, 

 Red-tailed hawk, 

 Red-shouldered hawk, 

 Barn owl, 

 Long-eared owl, 

 Short-eared owl. 

 Barred owl. 

 Screech owl. 

 Great horned owl. 



Hairy woodpecker. 



Downy woodpecker. 



Red-headed woodpecker, 



Prairie horned lark, 



Blue jay, 



Crow, 



Goldiinch, 



Song sparrow, 



White-bellied nuthatch. 



Chickadee. 



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