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the cross bills, Lincoln's finch, white heron, night heron, purple sandpiper, some of 

 the duck and grebe families, etc. It is probable that a few other species, of birds, not 

 named in the list, may at irregular intervals visit within the limits of the county, 

 but sufficient reliable data are not furnished to establish it. The English sparrow, 

 introduced into this country a few years ago from England, has become firmly es- 

 tablished, and it is now abundant in nearly all parts of this county. 



CATALOGUE. 



I The Turkey Buzzard, (Catliartcs Au- 

 ra.) Occasionally seen, though 

 formerly much more frequently. i6. 



2. Pigeon Hawk, {Falco Coliiiubarius.) 



Occasionally seen in different parts 



of the county. 17. 



3. Sparrow Hawk, (Falco Sparverius.) 



Frequent summer and winter. 18. 



4. Duck Hawk, (Falco Anatum) Rare 



and along the Delaware and larger 19. 

 streams. 



5. The Goshawk, (Asfur Atricapillus.) 20. 



A handsome bird; very rare; oc- 

 casionally seen in winter coming 

 from a more northern latitude. 21. 



6. Cooper's Hawk, (Accipitcr Cooperii.) 



Frequent throughout the county. 22 



7. Sharp-shinned Hawk, (Accipiter Fus- 



cus.) Frequent throughout the 23. 

 county. 



8. The Red-tailed Hawk, (Btiteo Bore- 24. 



all's.) Frequent and resident. 



9. The Red-shouldered Hawk, (Buteo 



Lineatus). Frequent and resident. 



10. Broad-winged Hawk, (Buteo Penn- 25. 



sylvanicus.) Frequent. 



11. The Rough-legged Hawk, (Archi- 



buteo Lagopus). Frequent through- 26. 

 out the county. 



12. The Black Hawk, (Archibuteo 



Sancti Johannis.) Rare. 27. 



13. The Harrier Marsh Hawk, (Circus 



Hudsonius.) Rare. 



14. The Golden Eagle, (Aquila Canaden- 28. 



sis.) Rare, but seen occasionally in 

 Nockamixon, along the Narrows, 29. 

 and 'n Haycock township. 



15. The Bald Eagle, (Haliaetus Leuco- 



cephalus.) Rare; the writer has 30. 

 one alive that was shot and 



wounded slightly three years ago 

 along the Narrows. 



The Fish Hawk, (Osprey Pandion; 

 Pandion Carolicnsis.) Occasionally 

 seen along the larger streams. 



The Barn Owl, (Strix Pratincola.) 

 Occasionally seen and resident. 



The Great Horned Owl, (Bubo Vir- 

 ginianus.) Frequent and resident. 



The Screech Owl, (Scops Asio.) 

 Frequent and resident. 



The Long-eared Owl, (Ohis Wilson- 

 ianus). Occasionally seen and res- 

 ident. 



The Short-eared Owl, (Brachyotus 

 Cassinii.) Frequent and resident. 



The Barred Owl, (Syrnium Nebu- 

 losum.) Rarely seen, but resident. 



Saw-whet Owl, (Nyctale Acadica.) 

 Rare. 



The Snowy Owl, (Nyctea Nivea.) 

 Occasionally seen; large and beau- 

 tiful; a visitor from a more north- 

 ern latitude. 



Yellow - billed Cuckoo, (Cocyzus 

 Amerocanus.) Common; breeding 

 here. 



Black-billed Cuckoo, (Coccygus Ery- 

 throphthalmus.) Common; breed- 

 ing here. 



The Hairy Woodpecker, (Picus Vil- 

 losus). Variety medius ; not in- 

 frequently seen. 



The Downy Woodpecker, (Picus Pu- 

 bescens.) Common. 



The Red-cockaded Woodpecker, (F«- 

 cus Borealis.) Very rarely seen; 

 belongs farther south. 



Yellow-bellied Woodpecker, (Sphy- 

 rapicus 7'arius.) Frequent. 



