370 — Nyctea nycfcea, Snowy Owl. 
Haro winter visitant. Plumage varies witli season. Have 
mounted two, both shot near Buffalo ('enter, Iowa. First, 
Feb. l:i, 189*>, extent 59 inches; pure white, with four or live 
dark spots on tips of each wing and on tail, and two or three 
on head. Dee. 10, 1800, female, E. t'4: L. 24 1 o ; \V. Id 1 •>; T. Oh : 
back, sides, wings and tail barred with dark brown. 
387 — Coecyzus amerieanus, Yellow-billed Cuc¬ 
koo. 
Summer resident, not rare. 
388 — Coecyzus e r y 1. 1 1 r o. p h t h a 1 in u s , HI a c k-bill e d 
Cuckoo. 
Common summer resident : nests from May to August . 
390 Ceryle alcyon, Belted Kingfisher. 
Common summer resident. 
393— Dryobates villosus, Hairy Woodpecker. 
Resident,not common. 
394- J - j Dryo bates pubescens, Downy Woodpecker. 
Common resident. 
402—Sphyrapiciis va'rius, Yellow-bellied Sap- 
sticker. 
Rather common migrant; rare summer resident. A set of 
eggs was taken near Lake Mills by Mr. J. Eugene Law in 1893. 
40o--Melanerpes erythrocephalus, Red-headed 
Woodpecker. 
Common summer resident. 
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412— Colaptes auratus, Flicker. 
Abundant summer resident: occasional in winter. 
413— Colaptes cafer, Red-shafted flicker. 
One specimen was taken here in winter of 90 or 91. 
417 — Aotrostomus vociferus, Whip-poor-will. 
Rare summer resident. 
420 — Chordeiles virginian us. Nighthawk. 
Common summer resident. . 
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