, '('■ (Elanoides forficatus) Swallow- 
taileu Kite. A rare accidental visitor. 
I wo were seen near Horse Hill by L. 
fo\£ uherrer and <ieo - Hild, Sept. 18, 
loo 7. 
u u: ( 9 irc , us hudsonius) Marsh Hawk.'j 
Harrier,” A common summer resi¬ 
dent. Breeds. Old males of this species 
are of a light gray color, nearly white, 
and are otten mistaken for a strange 
bird. 
51. (Aceipiter velox) Sharp-shinned 
Hawk. A common migrant. Breeds 
rarely, on high hills. 
52. (Aceipiter cooperi)Cooper’s Hawk 
A common summer resident. Breeds. 
Is very destructive to poultry. 
53. (Aceipiter atrieapillus) Goshawk. 
A rare winter visitant. 
54. (Buteo borealis) Red-tailed Hawk. 
“ Hen-hawk.” A tolerably common 
permanent resident. Breeds. While it 
may occasionally kill poultry it is very 
useful on account of the enormous 
numbers of mice and small reptiles it 
destroys. 
55. (Buteo lineatus) Red-shouldered 
Hawk. Common permanent resident. 
Breeds. Lives almost entirely on small 
rodents, is very fond of squirrels, es¬ 
pecially red squirrels (Sciurus liudso- 
nius) and generally nests where they 
are plenty. 
56. (Buteo latissimus) Broad-winged 
Hawk. A tolerably common migrant. 
Breeds rarely. 
57. (Archibuteo sancti-johannis) Am. 
Rough-legged Hawk. “Black Hawk” 
(dark phase). A rather rare winter 
visitor. 
58. (Haliaeetus leuncocephalus) Bald 
Eagle. A rare accidental visitor. 
59. (Falcocolumbarius)Pigeon Hawk. 
Rare migrant. Though of small size is 
quite destructive to poultry. 
60. (Falco sparverius)Sparrow Hawk. 
Common summer resident, and prob¬ 
ably winter resident also. Breeds. Its 
principal food is grasshoppers. 
61. (Pandion halisetus carolinensis). 
A tolerably common summer visitor. 
| Is often mistaken for the Bald Eagle. 
62. (Strix pratincola) Am. Barn Owl. 
A rare accidental visitor. Mr. Fair- 
child has two specimens shot near 
Whippany. 
63. (Asio wilsonianus) Am. Long-ear¬ 
ed Owl. A tolerably common resident. 
Breeds. 
64. (Asio accipitnnus) Short-eared 
Owl. A rather common late fall and 
early spring migrant. Is useful because 
of its havoc among field-mice. 
65. (Syrnium nebulosum) Barred 
Owl. Rather common resident. Breeds. 
66. (Scotiaptex cinerea) Great Gray 
Owl. One was shot near Mendham a 
number of years ago by Mr. Fairchild’s 
father. 
67. (Nyctala acadica) Saw-whet Owl. 
A rare winter visitor. The smallest of 
our local owls, being only about eight 
inches long. 
68. (Megascops asio) Screech Owl. A 
very common resident. Breeds. Has a 
gray and a red phase, dependent upon 
neither sex nor season. 
69. (Bubo virginianus) Great Horned 
Owl. A rather rare resident. Breeds. 
Is very destructive to poultry and 
small birds. 
70. (Nyctea nyctea) Snowy Owl. 
Rare winter visitor. Only seen at in¬ 
tervals of about ten years. Four or five 
were shot near Morristown during the 
winter of 1886-’87. 
71. (Coccyzus americanus) Yellow¬ 
billed Cuckoo. 
72. (Coccyzus erythrophthalmus) 
Black-billed Cuckoo. Both these cuc¬ 
koos are common summer residents, 
almost abundant m the fall. Breed. 
73. (Ceryle alcyon) Belted Kingfisher. 
Common resident except during the 
winter months. Breeds. 
74. (Dryobates villosus) Hairy Wood¬ 
pecker. Rather rare resident, more 
common in winter. Breeds rarely. 
MORRISTOWN, N. J., Nov. 17, 1887. 
A LIST OF BIRDS OF MORRIS 
COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. 
BY E. CARLETON THURBER 
( Continued .) 
75 (Dryobates pubescens) Downy 
Woodpecker. A common permanent 
resident. Breeds. An exact counter 
part of the Hairy Woodpecker, excepi 
as to size, it being considerably smaller 
76. (Sphyrapicus varius) Yellow-belli 
ed Sapsucker. Common migrant. Doei 
considerable damage to trees bv strip 
Ping off the bark to get at the sap. 
77. (Ceophlceus pileatus) PiUatec 
Woodpecker. Very rare. One slioi 
near Montville a number of vears ago 
(Fairchild). 
78. (Melanerpes eryth rocephalus)Red 
headed Woodpecker. Common sum 
mer resident, although varying greath 
in numbers in different years. 
79. (Colaptes auratus)Flicker. “Gold 
en-winged Woodpecker.” “High-hold 
er.” “Yueker,” from its cry in tli 
spring. Common summer resident 
sometimes seen in winter. Breeds. 
80. (Antrosiomus vociferus) Whir 
poorwiH. Rare migrant. Sits parallc 
with the limb of a tree instead* of a 
right angles with it. 
81. (Chordeiles virginianus) Nigh 
hawk. Common migrant. 
a 8 ?; ( C1 \ a ^Pf ra pelagica) Chimne 
Swift. Chimney Swallow.” Abui 
dant summer resident. Breeds ever 
where in chimneys. 
