622 BIRDS OF PREY AND PASSAGE OF THE NORTHWEST. 



( Willd. ) Lake Superior. Hypnum tamarisciuum, (Hedw.) Decaying logs. Lake Superior. Clima- 

 cium dendroides, (Brid.) Matting, deep woods. Lake Superior. 

 Hepatic^e. — Marchantia polymorpha, (L.) Margins of brooks. 



Lichenes. — Cladonia rangiferina, (Hoff.) Reindeer moss. Falls of St. Croix. Lake Superior. Gyro- 

 phora Muhlenbergii. Tripe de rocke of the French voyageurs. Falls of St. Croix. 



ARTICLE VI. 



SYSTEMATIC CATALOGUE OF BIRDS OBSERVED IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA. 



BY HENRY PRATTEN. 



ORDER I. ACCIPITRES. 



Falconid^;. — Aquila, Brisson. The Golden Eagle, Aquila Chrysaetos, Giraud. Haliretos, Savigny. 

 The Brown or Bald Eagle, Halicetos Leucocephalus, Wilson. Buteo, Bechstein. Red-tailed, Hawk or 

 Buzzard, Buteo Borealis, Ginelin. Nauclerus, Vigors. Swallow-tailed Hawk, Nauclerus Furcatus, 

 Wilson. Falco, Linnceus. American Sparrow-hawk, Falco Sparverius, Bonaparte. Circus, Bechstein. 

 Marsh Harrier, Circus Uliginosus, Wilson. 



Strigid^e. — Bubo, Cuvier. The Great Horned Owl, Bubo Virginianus, Gmelin. The Little Screech 

 OwL, Bubo Asio ; Wilson. Ulula, Cuvier. The Barred Owl, Ulula Nebulosa, Linnasus. 



ORDER II. PASSERES. 



Caprimulgid^e. — Caprimulgus of Linnasus. The Whippoorwill, Caprimulgus Vociferus, Wilson. 

 Chordeiles, Swainson. Night Hawk, Chordeiles Americanus, Wilson. 



HiRUNDlNlDiE. — Hirundo, Linnasus. The Purple Martin, Hirundo purpurea, Linn., Gmelin. The 

 White-bellied Swallow, Hirundo Bicolor, Vieillot. The Bank Swallow, Hirundo Riparia, Wilson, Bonap. 

 The Cliff Swallow, Hirundo Fulva, Vieillot, Clinton, Bonaparte. On the Blue Earth River in great 

 numbers. 



AMPELiDiE. — Bombycilla, Brisson. The Cedar Bird, Bombycilla Carolinensis, Bonaparte. 



Alcedinidte. — Alcedo, Linnaeus. The Belted Kingfisher, Alcedo Alcyon, Linnaeus. Trochilus, 

 Linna3us. The Red-Throated Humming-Bird, Trochilus Colubris, Linn. 



Certhid/E. — Sitta, Linnasus. The White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta Carolinensis, Brisson. Troglo- 

 dytes, Vieillot, Cuvier. The Wood Wren, Troglodytes Americanus, Audubon. The Mocking Wren, 

 Troglodytes Ludovicianus, Bonaparte. Above Little Rock, on St. Peter's. The Short-billed Wren, 

 Troglodytes Brevirostris, Nuttall. 



PariDjE. — Parus, Linnaeus. The Black Cap Tit, Parus Atricapillus, Linnasus. 



Sylviad^e. — Sialia, Swainson. The Blue-bird, Sialia Wilsoni, Swainson. 



Merulid^e. — Orpheus, Swainson. The Brown Thrush. Orpheus Rufus, Bonaparte. The Cat Bird. 

 Orpheus Carolinensis, Linnasus, Giraud. Merula, Ray. American Robin, Morula migratoria, Linnaeus, 

 Richardson. The Wood Thrush, Merula Mustelina, Gmelin, Bonaparte. Blue Earth River. The Her- 

 mit Thrush, Merula Solitaria, Wilson, Richardson. Blue Earth River. Seiurus, Swainson. The Oven 

 Bird, Seiurus Aurocapillus, Linnaeus. 



Sylvicolid^e. — Trichas, Swainson. The Yellow Throat. Trichas Marilandica, Wilson, Audubon. 

 Vermivora, Swainson. The Golden-winged Warbler, Vermivora Chrysoptera, Linnaeus. Sylvicola, 

 Swainson. The Spotted Warbler, Sylvicola Maculosa, Gmelin. The Spotted Canada Warbler, Sylvicola 

 Pardalina, Bonaparte. The Blackburnian AVarbler, Sylvicola Blackburnias, Lathm. The Summer Yellow 

 Bird. Sylvicola iEstiva, Gmelin. The Chestnut-sided Warbler, Sylvicola Icterocephala, Linnaeus. 



MusciCAPiDiE. — Muscicapa, Linnasus. The American Redstart, Muscicapa Ruticilla, Linnaeus. The 

 Wood Pewee, Muscicapa Virens, Linnaeus. Tyrannus, Vieillot. The King Bird, Tyrannus Intrepidus, 

 Vieillot. The Great Crested King Bird, Tyrannus Crinitus, Linnasus. 



Vireonid^e. — Vireo, Vieillot. The Red-eyed Greenlet, Vireo Olivaceus. Icteria, Vieillot. The 

 Yellow-breasted Chat. Icteria Viridis, Gmelin, Bonaparte. 



