iow.] LIST OF BIRDS. 35 1) 



Corvus corax, var. carnivorus, Bartr. Raven. One specimen. May 30th. 

 Perisoreus Canadensis, Bon. Whiskey Jack. All year. Breeds. 

 Empidonax flaviventris, Baird. Yellow-bellied Fly-catcher. Common. 



Breeds. June 2nd. 

 Chordeiles popetue Baird. Night Hawk. Not rare. Breeds. May 29th. 

 Ceryle alcyon, Boie. King-fisher. Common. Breeds. May 14th. 

 Picus pubeseens, Linn. Downy Wood-pecker. During winter. 

 Colaptes auratus, Sw. Golden-winged Woodpecker. Not common. 



Breeds. June 10th. 

 Surnia funerea, Rich & Sw. Day-owl. Rare. During winter. 

 Pandion haliaetus, var. Carolinensis, Gmelin. Fish-hawk. Not common. 



July 10th. 

 Canace Canadensis, Bon. Spruce Partridge. Common all year. 

 Bonasa umbellus, Steph. Partridge. Common all year. 

 Lagopus albus, Aud. Willow Ptarmigan. Appear about Oct. 25th. 



Depart about May 1st. 

 (Egialitis semipalmatus, Caban. Semi-palmated Ring-necked Plover. 



One specimen. May 29th. 

 Totanus melanoleucus, Vieill. Greater Yellow-legs. A single pair. 



May 7th. 

 Totanus _f1acipes, Vieill. Yellow-legs. A single pair. August 10th. 

 Rhyacophilus solitarius, Cass. Solitary Sand-piper. Common. Breeds. 



May 23rd. 

 Nyctiardea grisea, var. ncevia, Allen. Night Heron. A single specimen. 



Aug. 6th. 

 Bernicla Canademis, Boie. Canada Goose. Passed May 2nd. 

 Anas obscura, Gmel. Dusky Duck. Passed May 20th. 

 Clangula (Glauciuni) Americana, Bonap. Golden-eye. Passed. May 3rd. 

 Somateria spectabilis, Boie. King-Eider Duck. One specimen, Not 



known before. 

 (Edemia Americana, Sw. & Rich. Sea-coot. Passed. May 15th. 

 (Edemia perspicillata, Flem. Surf Duck. Passed. May 28th. 

 Mergus merganser, var. Americanus, Cassin. Sheldrake. Not rare. 



Breeds. June 1st. 

 Mergas senator, Linn. Red-breasted Sheldrake. Not rare. Breeds. 



May 11th. 

 Earns Delawarensis, Ord. Ring-billed Gull. Common. Breeds. May 11th 

 Sterna Forsteri, Nutt. Forster's Tern. Common. Breeds. June 1st. 

 Colymbus torquatus, Briinn. Great Northern Diver. Common. Breeds. 



May 14th. 

 Colymbus arcticus, ~Lmn . Black-throated Diver. Not common. Breeds. 



June 3rd. 

 Note. — In the above list, the date following each species refers to 

 the day upon which it was first shot, unless otherwise specified. 



