1875.] 347 [Nelson. 



TYRANNIDiE. 



17. Tyrannus carolinensis Baird. Kingbird. One speci- 

 men obtained. 



18. Contopus virens var. E-ichardsoni All. Richardson's 



Pewee. Not common. Kept in the bushes along the creeks. 



19. Empidonax Trailli var. pusillus Coues. Common in 

 shady situations, preferring willow thickets. 



trochilid^:. 



20. Selasphorus platycercus Gould. Common. Morning 

 and evening they frequented the fields ; during midday they kept in 

 the bushes along streams. 



picnm 



Several species of woodpeckers were said to be common during 

 the fall and winter. None were observed during our visit. 



FALCONIDJE. 



21. Circus cyaneus var. hudsonius All. Marsh Hawk. 

 Abundant along the lake shore. 



22. Buteo borealis var. caluras Ridg. Common. It fre- 

 quents the sides of the mountains, rarely coming down to the farms. 



COLUMBID^E. 



23. Zensedura carolinensis Bonap. Common Dove. Com- 

 mon. 



TETRAONID^. 



24. Tetrao obscurus Say. Dusky Grouse. One specimen 

 obtained in the mountains. Said to be common by the inhabitants, 

 who call them "fool hens." 



25. Pediocetes phasianellus var. columbianus Coues. A 

 few seen; called "prairie hens" by the inhabitants, who said they 

 were formerly abundant but were becoming rare. 



26. Centrocercus urophasianus Sw. Said to occur rarely 

 in unsettled places. 



CHARADRIIDtE. 



27. Aegialitis vociferus Cassin. Killdeer. Abundant. 



