NATURAL HISTORY MISCELLANY. 169 
Wils.) ; Lee county.. White-throated Sparrow (Z. albicollis Bon.) ; 
October 7th. Tree Sparrow (S. monticola Baird); common in 
March and April. Swamp Sparrow (M. palustris Baird) ; taken in 
October. Indigo Bird (C. cyanea Baird) ; summer ; very common. 
Cardinal Bird (C. Virginianus Bon.) ; Lee county. Icteride : — 
Rusty Blackbird (S. ferrugineus Sw.); Clinton and Poweshiek 
counties. Tyrannide :— Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (E. flaviven- 
tris Baird) ; summer ; not rare. Cuculide :— Yellow-billed Cuckoo 
(C. Americanus Bon.) ; summer ; only taken in a grove in Kellogg, 
Jasper county.  Picide:—Pileated Woodpecker (H. pileatus 
Baird) ; Lee county. Strigide : —Short-eared Owl (B. Cassinii 
Brewer). Falconide :— Duck Hawk (F. anatum Bon.) ; Clinton 
county. Sharp-shinned Hawk (A. fuscus Bon.) ; Clinton county. 
Golden Eagle (A. Canadensis Cass.). Bald Eagle (H. leucocephalus 
Savig.). Columbide : — Passenger Pigeon (E. migratoria Sw.) ; 
few seen ; one taken young, June 26th. Gray or Red-breasted Snipe 
(M. griseus Leach) ; Clinton county. Tell-tale or Stone Snipe (G. 
melanoleuca Bon.); Clinton county. Yellow-legs (G. flavipes 
Bon.) ; common in prairie sloughs. Solitary Sandpiper (R. solita- 
rius Bon.). Marbled Godwit (L. fedoa Ord.). Gruide:— 
White or Whooping Crane (G. Americanus Ord.) ; Tama county. 
Rallide : — Sora, or Common Rail (P. Carolina Vieill.). Coot (F. 
Americana Gm.). Anatide :— Trumpeter Swan? (C. buccinator 
Rich.) ; young. Brant (B. brenta Steph.) ; large flocks, doubtless 
this species. Spoonbill (S. clypeata Boie) ; Clinton county. Gad- 
wall (C. streperus Gray); Polk and Clinton counties. Ringnecked 
Duck (F. collaris Baird); young. Redbreasted Merganser (M. 
serrator Linn.) ; Lee county. Hooded Merganser (L. cucullatus 
Reich.) ; Lee county. Snow Goose (A. hyperboreus Pallas) ; Lee 
county. Pelicanide : — Rough-billed Pelican (P. erythrorhynchus 
Gm.) ; Lee county. Laride :—Ring-billed Gull (L. Delawaren- 
sis Ord.). Forster’s Tern? (S. Forsteri Nutt.) ; Clinton county. 
To this list I may add the Prothonotary Warbler and the Magpie 
(a straggler), known to have been taken in Lee county. All of the 
above from Lee and Clinton counties were not taken by myself, 
but I have no reason to doubt the correctness of the locality given. 
I thus add fifty-four species to one hundred and eight of Mr. Al- 
len’s list, which were observed in seven counties of Western Iowa. 
Mr. Allen speaks of the scarcity of certain birds. Of these, 
the Robin, Blue Bird, Chipping Sparrow, Cat Bird, Yellow War- 
