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ZOOLOGY. 
List of Birds heretofore reported as found in the northwest part of America, but of which no speci¬ 
mens have been procured by recent explorers. 
Cathartes californianus, (Cuvier.)—Obtained from the Columbia river by Dr. J. K. Townsend. 
Cathartes atratus, (Less.)—Audubon’s Synopsis. 
Falco anatum, (Bon.)—Townsend & Nuttall. Replaced by Falco nigriceps. 
“ Falco aesalon.” —Towns. & Nutt. European species. Replaced by F. columbarius. 
“Buteo vulgaris.” —Aud. Synop.; Townsend’s List. European species. 
Buteo swainsoni, (Bon.)—Nuttall, (perhaps B. montanus.) 
Buteo borealis , (Gm.)—Aud.; Nutt. Replaced west of Rocky mountains by B. montanus. 
Archibuteo sancti-johannis, (Gray.)—Towns. List. Replaced by A. lagopus. 
Aquila canadensis. —Towns. List. Under the name of A. chrysaetos. 
Strix pratincola, (Bon.)—Cassin, Illust., Ac. Found in California. 
Otus vulgaris. —Towns. List.—Perhaps mistaken for 0. wilsonianus, of which specimens have 
been collected. 
Otus brachyotus. —Towns. List; Aud. Synop. Probably the Br achy otus cassinii, (Brew.,) which 
is found in California. 
Nyctea passerinoid.es. —Aud. Synop. and Towns. Was really Glaucidium gnoma , (Wag.,) of 
which several specimens have been obtained from Washington Territory. 
Nyctea nivea , (Gray.)—Aud. Synop. 
Surnia ulula, (Bonap.)—Aud. Synop. Under name of S.funerea. 
Coccygus americanus , (Bonap.)—Nutt. Man. 
Campephilus imperialism (Gray.)—Towns. (Mexican species.) 
Ficus villosus,? (Linn.)—Nutt. “ P. septentrionalis.” Replaced by F. harrisii. 
Picus pxibescens, (Linn.)—Towns. List. Replaced by P. gairdneri. 
Picus lineatus. —Towns. & Aud. A South American species. (See Pacif. R. R. Reports, IX, p. 125.) 
“ Black red-backed woodpecker .”—Townsend’s List. No specimen ever obtained. 
Atthis anna, (Reich.)—Towns. List. ‘‘ Trochilus anna .’’ 
Myiarchus crinitus, (Cab.)—Towns. List. ‘ ‘ Muscicapa crinita .” 
Sayornis fuscus, (Gm.)—Towns. ‘‘ Muscicapafusca .” 
Sayornis sayus , (Baird.)—’Has been obtained from California. Aud. & Towns. “AT. saya.” 
Contopus richardsonii, (Baird.)—Obtained on the Columbia by Dr, Townsend. 
Contopus virens, (Cabanis.)—Aud. aud Towns. ‘‘Muscicapa virens .’’ Eastern Oregon? 
Empidonax traillii, (Baird.)—Aud. and Towns. Eastern Oregon ? 
Turduspallasi,? (Cab.)—Towns. List. “ T. minor.” Eastern Oregon? 
Turdus fuscescens, (Steph.)—Towns. List. ‘ 1 T wilsonii.’’ Eastern Oregon? 
Sialia sialis, (Linn.)—Audubon. “ S. wilsonii.” Eastern Oregon ? 
Hydrobata mexicana, Baird.—T. (The species (varieties?) ‘‘ Mortoni ’’ and ‘ 1 Townsendii ,’’ 
mentioned in Townsend’s Narrative, have not been recognized in the late collections.) 
Mniotilta varia , (Vieill.)—Aud. Synopsis. Said to be generally distributed. 
Ideria viridis,? (Bonap.)—Towns. & Nuttall. Seen at Walla-Walla, Washington Territory. 
Helminthophaga rufcapilla, (Baird.)—Audubon. ‘‘ Vermivora rubricapilla .’’ East Oregon? 
Seiurus aurocapillus, (Sw.)—Towns. & Nuttall. “ Turdus aurocapillus.” East Oregon? 
Dendroica coerulea, (Baird.)—Aud. & Towns. ‘ 1 Sylvicola coendea.” East Oregon? 
Dendroica striata, (Baird.) Aud. “ S. striata.” East Oregon? 
