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everywhere. Winnesheik and Allanjakee counties. 
{9)‘—Mgialitis vocifera. KILLDEEE. 
This bird was noted in the marshes at Decorah and near New Albin and 
also in several places between these points. On one occasion at quite a distance 
from the water. Winnesheik and Allamakee counties. 
{lOy—Colijiusvir^inianus. BOB WHITE. 
The Pleasing call of this species greeted us from many a meadow and field' 
in our journey down the steam. Winnesheik and Allamakee counties. 
{ID—Bonasa uinbellus. BUFFED GROUSE. 
Very numerous throughout the valley. Many broods were flushed: and 
young in various stages, from a few days old to half grown, were obtained. 
They seemed to prefer the brushy slopes but were also quite abundant in the 
timber of the valley. Winneshiek and Allamakee counties. 
{12)—Meleagris gallopavo. WILD TURKEY. 
A few stray feathers from wing and tail of this species were found in the 
more remote portions of the valley which would indicate their presence, though 
no birds were actually seen. Allamakee county. ' - ■ 
{13)—Zenaidura inacroura. MOURNING DOVE. 
Noted on the sand flats along the river where they seem to come for sand 
baths. Winnesheik and Allamakee counties. •' • ' - 
{lJf)—Cathartes aura. TURKEY VULTURU. “ 
Quite common along the valley, especially where the Oneota lime stone 
forms the cap, in the crevices of which I suppose they find suitable breeding 
places. Winnesheik and Allamakee counties. 
{15)—Accipiter veloDC. SHARP-SHINNED HAWL. 
Common ; breeds in the crevices in the cliffs. The young are very noisy 
and usually betray the nesting site by their notes. I examined one of these 
abodes several hundred feet above the river in the cliff adjacent to the Chicago 
and Milwaukee R. R. near its junction with the Oneota, a little south-west of 
New Albin (Iowa Bluff), and found numerous wings of the smaller birds, such 
as Warblers, Black Birds, Meadow Larks, Song Sparrows, Flickers, Robins, etc., 
etc., as well as some hopes belonging to small rodents, Spermophiles perhaps, 
scattered about the crevice. The young were large enough to vacate the resi¬ 
dence when I made my appearance (July 5 , 1895 ) and I had to be, contented to 
gaze upon the amount of mischeif wrought by a family of these falcons. The 
Sharp-shinn surely has few redeeming features, when we consider the amount 
of havoc he causes among our small birds. 
These birds were noticed to extend about forty miles up the valley and ap¬ 
peared to inhabit many of the exposures along the Mississippi valley akfar 
south as Eagle Point Dubuque, where the last family was noted.f'’ Single birds 
were seen near Decorah, but no nesting site in cliffs was.,. ..ob@eTY.ed uptil w.e had 
