VI CONTENTS. 



Genus VII. Ictinia. ------ 



Mississippi Kite, - Ictinia plumbeus, 



Genus VIII. Nauclerus. Swallow-tailed Hawk, 



Swallow-tailed Hawk, 



Genus IX. Falco. Falcon. 



Iceland or Jer Falcon, 

 Great-footed Hawk, - - - 

 Pigeon Hawk, -"--.- 

 American Sparrow Hawk, 



Genus X. Astur. Hawk. 



Goshawk, - 



Cooper's Hawk, - 



Sharp-shinned or Slate-coloured Hawk, 



Genus XI. Circus. Harrier. 



Marsh Hawk, - - - - 



Nauclerus furcatus, 



Falco Islandicus, - 

 peregrinus, 

 columb arias, 

 sparverius, 



Jlstur palumbarius, 

 Cooperi, 

 fuscus, 



Circus cyaneus, 



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FAMILY III. STRIGIN^E. OWLS. 



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Genus I. Surnia. Day-Owl. 



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Hawk Owl, 



Surnia funerea, 



112 



Snowy Owl, 



nyctea, 



113 



Little Night Owl, 



passerina, 



116 



Little Columbian Owl, 



passerinoides, 



117 



Burrowing Owl, 



cunicularia, 



119 



Genus II. Ulula. 



Night-Owl. - 



121 



Tengmalm's Owl, 



Ulula Tengmalmi, 



122 



Little or Acadian Owl, 



acadica, 



123 



Genus III. Strix. 



Screech-Owl. - 



126 



Barn Owl, 



Strix Americana, 



127 



Genus IV. Syrnium. Hooting-Owl. ... 



130 



Great Cinereous Owl, 



Syrnium cinereum, 



130 



Barred Owl, 



nebulosum, 



132 



Genus V. Otus. 



Eared-Owl. - - - - - 



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