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BULLETIN 



OF THE 



/IIMcbigan ©rnitbological Club. 



Vol. 1, No. 3-4. Grand Rapids, Mich., July-December. 1897. 50 cts. per year. 



The Birds of Neebish Island, St. Maru's 

 River, Mich— Concluded. 



BY MAJ. A. H. BOIES. 



58-331. Circus hudsonius (Linn.). 

 Marsh Hawk. Common; frequently seen 

 sailing over the fields and marshes in search 

 of mice, frogs, and snakes. 



59-332. Accipiter velox {Wils.). 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk. One of the most 

 common hawks on the Island; the smallest 

 as well as the most daring. 



60-333. A. cooperi (Bonap.). Cooper's 

 Hawk. A common species. 



61-334. A. atricapillus (Wils.). 

 American Goshawk. But a single speci- 

 men was seen. 



62-337. Buteo borealis (Gmel.). Red- 

 tailed Hawk. A common bird. A line 

 specimen, in the dark phase, was brought 

 to me to be mounted, in October, 1894. 



63-342. B. swain soni _ Bo-nap. 

 Swain son's Hawk. Not very common; 

 a fine specimen was taken in October. 



64-343. B. latissimus (Wils.). Broad- 

 winged Hawk. Quite common; proba- 

 bly breeds. 



" 65-347a. Archibuteo lagopus sancti- 

 johannis (Gmel.). American Rough- 

 legged Hawk. I saw a few of these birds 

 pass the Island on their southern migra- 

 tion ; they nest farther north. 



66-352. • Haliaetus leucooephalus 

 {Linn.). Bald Eagle. Frequently seen; 

 doubtlessly breeding about the Island. 



67-357. Falco coluwtbarius Linn. 

 Pigeon Haavk. Often observed and no 

 doubt breeds. 



68-360. F. sparverius Linn. Ameri- 

 can Sparrow Hawk. A common species; 

 breeds. Some young, that were picked 

 up on the Island,, were brought to me in 

 the summer of 1893. 



. : : 69-364. Pandion haliaetus carolin- 

 ensis {Gmel.). American Osprey. Com- 

 mon; nests occasionally found. 



70-368. Symium nebulosum (Forst.). 

 Barred Owl. A few of these birds were 

 seen on the Island and they probably breed 

 there. 



71-370. Scotiaptejc cinerea (Gmel.). 

 Great Gray Owl. Occasionally seen on 

 the Island; breeds in Arctic America. 



72-373. Megascops asio (Linn.). 

 Screech Owl. Quite common; breeds. 



73-375. Bubo virginianus (Gmel.). 

 Great Horned Owl. Common and 

 breeds. Much darker than those of the 

 southern part of the state, which is owing, 

 no doubt, to their frequenting a more 

 densely wooded country. 



74—376. JV'yctea nyctea (Linn.). 

 Snowy Owl. Frequently seen on the 

 Island in winter. 



75-377a. Sumia ulula caparoch 

 (Mull.). American Hawk Owl. I pro- 

 cured a fine specimen about the first of 

 November, 1894, from a boy who said he 

 killed it in the interior of the Island. 



76-388. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus 

 (Wils.). Black-billed Cuckoo. A 

 number of these birds were heard during 

 the summer of 1894, and occasionally one 

 was seen. 



77-390. Ceryle nicy on (Linn.). 

 Belted Kingfisher. Very common on 

 the Island; breeds in suitable localities. 



78-393. Dryobates villosus (Linn.). 

 Hairy Woodpecker. Common resident; 

 breeds. 



79-394. I), pubescens (Linn.). Downy 

 Woodpecker. Common; breeds. 



SO^tOO. Picoides avticus (Swains.). 

 Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker. I 

 procured some beautiful specimens of this 

 bird in the fall of 1893 and presume it is a 

 common resident on the Island. 



81-405. Ceophloeus pileatus (Linn.). 

 Pileated Woodpecker. Common; 



breeds. 



82-409. Melanerpes carolinus (Linn.). 

 Red-bellied Woodpecker. Occasionally 

 seen; undoubtedly breeds. 



