1875. j 173 [Hoffman. 



38. Pica melanoleuca var. hudsonica All. Magpie. 

 Saw none near the Agency. Occur occasionally on the Buttes, 



two miles northward, and eight miles up Oak Creek. 



39. Tyr annus carolinensis Bd. Bee Martin. 

 Saw but tew on the island. 



40. Tyrannus verticalis Say. Arkansas Flycatcher. 

 Not common. Shot but two near Oak Creek. 



41. Sayornis sayus Bd. Say's Flycatcher. 



Saw but tew. These birds no doubt appear later in the spring 

 than other summer birds. 



42. Ceryle alcyon Boie. Kingfisher. 

 Saw several specimens, but always on the wing. 



43. Picus pubescens var. Gairdneri Coues. Downy Wood- 

 pecker. 



Occasionally found in the groves of oak trees along Oak Creek. 



44. Melanerpes erythrocephalus Swain. Red-headed 

 Woodpecker. 



Rather common in the timbered portions of the valleys. 



45. Colaptes auratus Sw. Golden-winged Woodpecker. 

 Occasionally seen, though difficult to approach. 



46. Bubo virginianus Bon. Great Horned Owl. 

 Rather rare. 



47. Brachyotus palustris Bon. Short-eared Owl. 

 Occasionally found on Oak Creek. 



48. Syrnium nebulosum Gray. Barred Owl. 



Met with occasionally in the timbered bottoms along Oak Creek, 

 and on the island. 



49. Nyctea scandiaca (^inn.) Newt. Snowy Owl. 

 Seen but twice. The Indians report it as not uncommon. 



50. Speotyto cunicularia var. hypogaea Coues. Burrow- 

 ing Owl. 



Abundant eight miles north of the Agency, at the prairie do°- 

 towns. 



51. Falco sparverius Linn. Sparrow Hawk. 

 Common farther away from the Agency. 



52. Buteo borealis Vieill. Red-tailed Hawk. 

 Only occasionally seen. 



53. Buteo Swainsoni Bon. Swainson's Hawk. 

 Shot but two specimens, which I take to be mates. 



