A Eee. LIST CIN INCINN ATT BIRDS, BY . FRANK w. LANCDON. dias Pri ated by Tas 8 Barciay,,269 °V ine: Sire et, Oin nati, 0. ~ From the Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History, January, 1879. A REVISED LIST OF CINCINNATI BIRDS. By Frank W. Lanepon..- The favorable reception accorded to the original list! of the Birds of this vicinity, and the numerous additional facts relating to the subject that have accumulated since its appearance, have seemed to warrant the inference that its complete revision would be an acceptable contri- bution to the Natural History of this locality. It has, therefore, been thoroughly revised and remodeled, and the following list is believed to represent the present state of our knowledge of “ Cincinnati Birds,” so far as their local distribution is concerned, as well as the later conclu- sions of the most approved authorities in respect to classification and nomenclature. For important additions to the list, and other information, I am especially indebted to Mr. Charles Dury, of Avondale, whose — ornithological collection contains many of our rarer species; Dr. M. Byrnes, Dr. J. H. Hunt, Dr. H. H. Hill and Mr. John W. See. of Cincinnati; Dr. Rufus Haymond and Mr. Edgar R. Quick, of Brook- ville, Ind., send the several other naturalists elsewhere mentioned, have also contributed notes and observations of interest. Acknowledge- ments are likewise due to Professor J. M. Wheaton, of Columbus, O., whose writings on Ohio Birds are frequently referred to; to Mr. Robert Ridgway, of the Smithsonian Institution, who has kindly furnished me with various recent ornithological papers bearing on the subjects of classification and nomenclature; and to Mr. William H. Whetsel, of Madisonville, for interesting additions to my collection. The collections and observations upon which the list is based, have been chiefly made at two or three points, in the territory lying between the Great and Little Miami Rivers, and within ten or twelve miles of the Ohio. These limits are only exceeded in the case of the thirteen species identified by Dr. Haymond and Mr. Quick, at Brookville, Ind.;? and as these are mainly migrants on the Whitewater, which, at its con- fluence with the Great Miami, approaches within twenty miles of Cin- cinnati, they are fairly entitled to a place in our list on inferential grounds at least. Although not characterized by extraordinary topographical features, the south-western corner of Ohio presents a pleasing variety of surface 1 ‘'A Catalogue of the Birds of the vicinity of Cincinnati,’’ with notes, by Frank W. Lanygdon.—Salem, Mass., The Naturalists’ Agency.—April, 1877. 2 Brookville, Ind., is about forty miles northwest of Cincinnati. 2 Cincinnatt Society of Natural History. and productions that is exceedingly favorable to the development an maintenance of a highly diversified fauna; and in respect to th number of species represented, its Avian-fauna will compare favor ably with that of other North American inland localities in the same latitude. Moreover, it has been well established that river valleys, owing to their luxuriant vegetation, and, consequently, abundance of insect life, are favorite routes of migration with birds,—this being es-_ pecially true of those valleys extending in a general north and south direction; situated therefore, as it is, inthe midst of a highly culti- vated section, and traversed by the fertile valleys of the two Miamis and the Whitewater—here converging toward the Ohio, this locality is doubtless one of the most prominent concentrating and distributing points in the Ohio Valley for many migratory species. The classification and nomenclature have been brought down to date so far as practicable; the “Land Birds” being arranged in ac- cordance with “ North American Birds” by Baird, Brewer and Ridg- ° way; the “ Water Birds ” according to Dr. Coues’ “‘ Key” and “ Check List.’’ The changes in nomenclature which have been required since the publication of these works, have been duly noted in the present list so far as the literature at hand would admit, and the authorities referred to in the accompanying footnotes. The nomenclature of the higher groups is that proposed by Dr. Coues, and adopted by Baird, Brewer and Ridgway in ‘‘ North American Birds.” In this arrangement, Dr. Coues recognizes two primary groups of existing birds,—the Ratite or Struthious Birds and their allies, re- presented by the Ostriches, Apteryx, etc.; and the Carinate or birds with a keeled sternum, which includes all the remaining species of re- cent birds. These are further divided into minor groups, called or- ders and sub-orders for convenience, although not distinguished by characters that would be considered of ordinal value in other classes of vertebrates. Of the Carinate birds, under which head all our species come, there are fourteen of these orders, al] of which are represented here excepting one—the Sphenisci or Penguins. ‘Species known to breed in this vicinity are designated by an aster- isk (*); those inferred to do so, by an obelisk (}). The dates of arrival and departure are of course approximate, being the average of obser- vations extending through several years, j A Revised List of Cincinnati Birds. 3 LAND BIRDS. List of Identified Species. Class AvEs: Birps. Sub-class Cartnar# : Carinate Birps. Order Passrres: PERcHERs. Sub-order Osctnes : Sincinc Percuers. Family Turpip# : The Thrushes. 1. *Turpus mustetinus, Gmelin. Wood Thrush. A common sum- mer resident. April 20th to October Ist. 2. Turpus ruscescens, Stephens.—Wilson’s Thrush.—A rare mi- grant in April. 3. Turpus aticia, Bd.—Alice’s or Gray-cheeked Thrush.—Spring and fall migrant. Rather common early in October, feeding on the berries of the sour-gum. 4, Turpus swarnsont, Cabanis.—Swainson’s Thrush.—Common mi- , grant in April and September. 5, *Turpus PALiasi,Cabanis.— Hermit Thrush.—A common migrant about April 10th, and Qctober 15th. Nest and eggs taken May 10th, 1877 (Dury). * 6. *Turpus mMIGRAToRIUS, Linnseus.—Robin.—Represented from February till December. Remaing during the summer in limited num- bers however, compared with the large flocks which pass north in Feb- ruary and March, and return in October and November. 7. *HarpoRHyNcHuus rurus, Cahanis.—Brown Thrasher.—A com- mon, but not abundant summer resident. April 10th to Sept. 20th. 8. *Mimus poLyeLotrus, Boie—Mocking Bird.—A rare summer resident. One specimen taken in winter—January 1st, 1877, 9, *GALEOSCOPTES CAROLINENSIS, Cabanis,-—Catbird.—-Common summer resident. April 29th to October Ist. Family Saxiconipa: Bluebirds; Stonechats. 10. *Srauia siaris, Baird.—Hastern Bluebird.—A eommon resi- dent. Less numerous in winter. 1 See the writer’s ‘‘ Observations on Cincinnati Birds’’—this Journat, Vol. 1, No. 3, p. 111, Oct. 1878. 4 Cincinnati Society of Natural History. Family Sytvipa: Sylvias. 11, Reeutus satrapa, Lichtenstein—Golden-crowned Kinglet.— Common winter visitant. 12. ReeuLus caLenpuLa, Lichtenstein.—Ruby-crowned Kinglet.— Migrant in April and October. 13. *Porroprira carRuLea, Sclater.—Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.—A common summer resident. April 10th to August 15th. Family Parip#£: Titmice. 14. *LopHorHANES BICOLOR, Bonaparte.—Tufted Titmouse.—A com- mon resident. 15. Parvus arricaritius, Linneus.—Black-capped Titmouse.—Rare winter visitant. Two specimens only, 1872 (Dury). 16, *Parus carorinensis, Audubon.—Carolina Chicadee.—A com- mon resident. ‘ 17. *Sirra CAROLINENSIS, Latham.—White-bellied Nuthatch—A common resident. 18, Srrra cawapveEnsis, Linnzeus.— Red-bellied Nuthatch.—An irregu- lar winter visitant. Also observed in September and October, 1878. Family Crrrarape£: Creepers. 19. CERTHIA FAMILIARIS, va7, AMERICANA, Bonaparte.—Brown Creep- er.—Winter resident; October to April. Family TrogLopytipz: Wrens. 20. *THRYOTHORUS LUDOVICIANUS, var. LUDOVICIANUS, Bonaparte.— Great Carolina Wren.—Common resident. A vigorous and attractive songster. 21. THRYOTHORUS BEWICKII, var. BEWICKII, Bonaparte.—Bewztch’s Wren.—One specimen taken at Brookville, Ind., in April, 1877 ; three seen (Z. R. Quick). 22. *TRoGLopYTES £DoN, Vieillot—House Wren.—A common sum- mer resident in some localities before the introduction of the European Sparrow. Avondale (Dury) ; Mt. Auburn (Douglass). Now quite rare. 23. TROGLODYTES PARVULUS, var. HyEMALIS, Vieillot.— Winter Wren. A common winter resident. October lst to April 15th. 24, CisrorHoRus PALUSTRIS, Baird.— Long-billed Marsh Wren.— Migrant in May and September. Family Motacitiipz: Wagtails. 25, ANTHUS LUDOVICIANUS, Lichtenstein. — Titlark,— Migrant in March and November, in flocks. A Revised List of Cincinnati Birds. 5 Family Sytviconipa{ : American Warblers. 26. *MnrotitTa varia, Vieillot.—Black-and-white Creeping War- dler.—Common summer resident. May lst to September 30th. 27, + HELMITHERUS VERMIVORUS, Bonaparte.-Worm-eating Warbler. —-A rare summer resident. May to August. 28. HELMINTHOPHAGA CHRYSOPTERA, Cabanis.—Golden-winged War- bler —Rare migrant; one specimen only (Dury). 29, +HELmintHorHaGa PINUS, Baird.—Blue-winged Yellow Warbler. —-A rather common summer resident. May Ist to September 10th. 30. HELMINTHOPHAGA RUFICAPILLA, Baird.—Washville Warbler— Migrant in April, May and September. ; 31. He_mInrHOPHAGA PEREGRINA, Cabanis.—Tennessee Warbler.— Common migrant in May and September—October. Unusually abund- ant in the fall of 1877. : 32, PARULA AMERICANA, Bonaparte.—Blue Yellow-backed Warbler. —-Migrant in May and September, Not common. 33. PERIssuGLossa TIGRINA, Baird.—Cape May Warblev,—Rare mi- grant in May and September. 34. *Denpraca astiva, Baird.— Yellow Warbler.— A common summer resident. April 15th to August 10th. 35. Denpraca coronata, Gray.—Yellow-rumped Warbler —Com- mon migrant. March and April—October and November. 36. Denpraca Macutosa, Baird.—Black-and-yellow Warbler._Spring and fall migrant. Common in September. 37, *DENDRECA CARULEA, Baird._— Blue Warbler. —Common mi- grant and summer resident. April 20th to August 15th. 38. DENDRG@CA BLACKBURNI&, Baird.— Blackburnian Warbler.——Mi- grant in May and September. Very common during the latter month. 39. DENDR@CA DOMINICA, var. ALBILORA, Ridgway.— White-browed Yellow-throated Warbler—-A rather common migrant along the Little Miami “ Bottoms ” in the latter part of April and early in May. Also taken in October at Brookville, Ind., by Mr. Quick. 40. DENDR@CA PENNSYLVANICA, Baird.—Chestnut-sided Warbler.— Migrant in May and September. Quite common in the fall. 41, Denpracoa striata, Baird.—Black-poll Warbler.—A rather un- common migrant in May and September---October. 49, Drenpraca castanes, Baird.—Bay-breasted Warbler.—Migrant in May and September. Very common in the fall. The difficulty of distinguishing between this species and D. striata in the fall has been frequently commented on. In addition to the dif- ferences noted by the standard works on Ornithology, a comparision of 6 Cincinnati Society of Natural History. specimens of both species shows that the chin, or feathered space be- tween the forks of the lower mandible, is considerably wider in cas- tanea than in striata,—arguing a greater width of base of bill in the former species. The bill of castanea is generally the larger in every way, but its greater width at the base is especially evident. This character appears to be constant in a number of specimens from this and other localities, and being an anatomical peculiarity, it is, of course, much more reliable as a diagnostic mark than any slight dif- ferences in coloration. 43. DenpRa@CA CaRULESCENS, Baird.—Black-throatea Blue Warbler. —Migrant in May and September. Rather common. 44, Denpraca viIRENS, Baird.—Black-throated Green Warbler.— Common migrant in May and September—October. 45, DenpRa@ca Pinus, Baird.—Pine-creeping Warbler.—A rare mi- grant in April. 46. DenpRa@ca KIRTLANDI, Baird.—Kirtland’s Warbler.—A specimen of this extremely rare warbler, taken in May, 1872, at Avondale, is now in Mr. Dury’s collection. 47, DENDR@CA PALMARUM, var. PALMARUM,! Baird.— Yellow Red-poll Wurbler.—Migrant in April and October. Common along hedgerows and fences in the fall. 48. Denpraca piscoLor, Baird.—Prairie Warbler.—A rare migrant in May. 49. *Srurus? AURICAPILLUS, Bonaparte.—G'olden-crowned Thrush or. Wagtatl—Common summer resident. April 20th to September 15th, 50. S1urus na&vius, Coues.—Small-billed Water Thrush.—A. rare. migrant in May. ; 51. *Srorus MoTACILLA, Bonaparte.—Large-billed Water Thrush.— Summer resident. April 10th to September Ist. 52. OpoRoRNIS AGILIS, Baird.—Connecticut Warbler—One specimen only; May, 1876 (Dury). 53. {OPORORNIS FORMOSUS, Baird.— Kentucky Warbler—Summer resident. Arrives early in May and remains until September, 54. *GEoTHLYPIS TRICHAS, Cabanis.—Maryland Yellow-throat.--A common summer resident. May Ist to September 15th. 55. GEOTHLYPIS PHILADELPHIA, Baird.—Mourning Warbler,—A rare migrant in May (Dury) and August (Shorten). 1 See Ridgway on ‘* Geographical Variation in Dendroeca palmarum.’’—Bulletin of the Nuttall Orn, Club, Nov. 1876. . 2 See ‘‘Corrections of Nomenclature in the Genus Siurus,’’ Coues.—Bulletin Nuttall Orn. Club, April, 1877, A Revised List of Cincinnati Birds. & 56. *IoTeRIA virens, Baird.— Yellow-breasted Chat.—Com mon sum mer resident. April 25th to September 1st. 57. My1opiocres mirratus, Audubon.—Hooded Warbler—A rare migrant in May (and August?). 58. Myropioctrs pusittus, Bonaparte—Green Black-capped Fly- catching Warbler._Spring and fall migrant; not common. 59. MyiopiocTEs CANADENSIS, Audubon. — Canadian Fly-catching Warbler.—Migrant in May aud September; rather rare. 60. *SEToPpHAGA RUTICILLA, Swainson. American Redstart.—A common summer resident. May Ist to September 20th. Family Hirunpinip&: Swallows. 61. *PRoGnE susis, Baird.—Purple Martin.—A common summer resident. April lst to September 5th. 62, *PETROCHELIDON LUNIFRONS, Baird.—Cliff Swallow.—An abund- ant summer resident. April 20th till September 5th. 63. *HrRUNDO ERYTHROGASTER, var. HORREORUM, Coues.—Barn Swallow.—A very common summer resident, Arrives and departs with the preceding species. 64. Hirunpo BICOLOR, Vieillot— White-bellied Swallow.—Migrant in April (and September?). 65. *STELGIDOPTERYX SERRIPENNIS, Baird.—Rough-winged Swallow. —A common summer resident. April 15th till September Ist, Nests in barns, bridges, etc., as well as in burrows along the banks of rivers and creeks. ; 66. *CoryLe riparia, Boie.— Bank Swallow.—An abundant summer resident. Arrives and departs about the same time as the preceding species. In this vicinity the burrows of the Bank Swallow, appear to be ex- clusively confined to the river-bluffs, where it nests in large commu- nities; while the burrows of the Rough-winged Swallow are frequently seen, in small groups of from three to a dozen, along the banks of the smaller creeks, as well as in the other locations above mentioned. Family Virronipa: Véreos or Greenlets. 67. *VIREOSYLVIA OLIVACEUS, Bonaparte.—Red-eyed Vireo.—A very common summer resident. April 25th to October Ist. 68. VIREOSYLVIA PHILADELPHICUS, Cassin.—Philadelphia Vireo.—A rare migrant in May and September. 8 Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 69. *VirrosyLvia Gitvus, Cassin —Warbling treo—Common summer resident. May to September. 70. LANIvVIREO soLiraRius, Baird.—Blue-headed or Solitary Vireo. —Rare migrant in May (Byrnes, Dury); and September (Shorten). 71. {LaNivirEo FLAviFRONS, Baird.— Yellow-throated Vireo.—Com- mon migrant in May and September ; a few remaining through the summer. 72. *VIREO NOVEBORACENSIS, Bonaparte.— White-eyed Vireo.---A com- mon summer resident. April 25th to September 20th. Family AmprLipz : Waxwings. 73. *AMPELIS CEDRORUM, Sclater,---Cedar Waxwing.---An irregular but often abundant migrant, and a summer resident in limited numbers. Appears during the fall and winter in large flocks, feeding on wild grapes and the berries of the sour-gum and cedar. Family Lanip# : Shrikes. 74, CoLLURIO BOREALIS, Baird.---Great Northern Shrike ; Butcher Bird.—Rare fall and winter visitant. 75, *CoLLURIO LUDOVICIANUS, var, LUDOVICIANUS, Baird.--- Loggerhead Shrike.---An uncommon summer resident. Arrives about March 15th, and remains until September. = 75a. COLLURIO LUDOVICIANUS, var, EXCUBITOROIDES, Coues.---A well marked example of this variety taken at Madisonville, August 22d, 1878. Family Tanacripz: Tanagers, 76. *PyRanGa RUBRA, Vieillot.—Scarlet Tanager.—Summer resident. More common however during the migrations in May and September. 77. *Pyranca astiva, Vieillot.—Summer Redbird. A rather com- mon summer resident. May 1st to September 25th. Family Frinettuipa: Finches, Sparrows, etc. 78. CaRPopACcus PURPUREUS, Gray.—Purple Finch,—Migrant in fall, winter and spring, usually in flocks. Feeds largely on the buds of the slippery elm, its flesh being strongly flavored thereby. 79. *CHRYSOMITRIS TRISTIS, Bonaparte.— American Goldfinch; Thistle Bird.—A common resident, Less numerous during the winter, but appears about the lst of March in large straggling flocks, sometimes containing a hundred or more individuals, which are then just begin- ning to assume their summer dress. These flocks soon break up into A Revised List of Cincinnati Birds. 9 smaller ones, and for the greater part of the year it is seen in smail parties numbering from six to a dozen. 80. CHRysomITRIs PINUS, Bonaparte—Pine Linnet.—Abundant in the winter of 1868-69 (Dury). Not observed since. 81. Loxia CURVIROSTRA, var. AMERICANA, Baird.—Red C' Occasional fall and winter visitant, 1868-9; 1874-5. 82. Loxta Leucoprera, Gmelin.— White-winged Crossbill—Quite abundant during the winter of 1868-9 ( Dury). 83. AXGorrHus LINARIUS, Cabanis.— Lesser Redpoll Linnet.—One spe- cimen only; January 1869 (Dury). 84. PLECTROPHANES NIVALIS, Meyer.—Snow Bunting.—Occasional winter visitant. Not observed for several years. 85. PLECTROPHANES LAPPONICUS, Selby.—Lapland Longspur.—A rare and irregular winter visitant. Avondale (Dury); Madisonville, Dec. 1877 (W. H. Whetsel). 86. *Pyreita pomeEstica, Cuvier.—Luropean House Sparrow.—In- troduced in 1873. Has multiplied rapidly, and is now abundant every- ‘where within ten or fifteen miles of Cincinnati. 87. PAssERCULUS SAVANNA, Bonaparte.—Savanna Sparrow.—A com- mon migrant in April and October. 88. *Poocatms cGRamineus, Baird.—G@rass Finch; Bay-winged Bunting.—A common summer resident. 89. CorURNICULUS HENSLOWI, Bonaparte.—Henslow’s Bunting.— One specimen, “ Kentucky, opposite Cincinnati” (Audubon). 90. {CorurNicuLUs passERINUs, Bonaparte.—Yellow-winged Spar- vow.—A rare summer resident (Dury). 91, {CHonpEsres GramMica, Bonaparte.—Lark Finch.—An uncom- mon summer resident. 92. ZoNOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS, Swainson.— White-crowned Sparrer ow. —Mierant in April aud October—November. 93. ZoNoTRICHIA ALBICOLLIS, Bonaparte.— White-throated Sparrow. ——Migrant with the preceding species. 94, Junco nyEMALIS, Sclater.—Black Snow-bird.—A common winter resident. October 25th to April 10th. 95. SpizELLA MONTICOLA, Baird.—Tree’ Sparrow.—Common winter resident. November to April. 96. *SpizeLLa PusILLA, Bonaparte.—Field Sparrow.—Common resi- dent from March till November. 97. *SpIzELLA socrALis, Bonaparte.—Chipping Sparrow.—A very common summer resident. Arrives about the middle of March and remains until November Ist. 10 Cincinnati Society of Natural History. Y8. *Muospiza MELOpIA, Baird.---Song Sparrow---A very common resident. . 99, Merospiza PALUSTRIS, Baird.---Swamp Sparrow.---A common mi- . grant in April and November. 100. PassERELLA 1Ltaca, Swainson.---Fox-colored Sparrow.---Com- mon migrant in March and November. 101. *Eusriza americana, Bonaparte.---Black-throated Bunting.--- A very common summer resident. May to September. 102. *HepyMELES Lupovictanus, Swainson.---Rose-breasted Grros- beak.---Migrant in May and September; not common. Marked as breeding on the authority of Audubon, who mentions taking its nest and eggs near Cincinnati. 103. *CyanospizA cyANEs, Baird.—Indigo Bird—A very common summer resident. May—October. 104. *CaRDINALIS VIRGINIANUS, Bonaparte——Cardinal Grosbeak; Redbird—A very common resident. 105. *PrrILo ERYTHROPATHALMUS, Vieillot.—To-whee Finch; Ground Robin.—A common resident. — Family Ataupip#: Larks. 106. *ALAUDA ARVENSIS, Linnzeus.— Huropean Skylark.—Introduced. Breeds sparingly in the parks and suburbs of Cincinnati (A. Tenner). 107. EremMopHiLA ALPESTRIS, Boie.—Shore Lark.—Occasional mi- grant in fall and winter. Family Icrrripz: Orioles. 108. DoLicHoNYx ORYZIVORUS, Swainson.— Bobolink.—Occasional migrant in May, usually in small flocks. Breeds commonly at Columbus and Yellow Springs ( Wheaton). -109. *Motornrus ater, Gray.---Cowbird.---Common summer resi- dent. March---October. 110. *AcELarus pHa@niceus, Vieillot.---Swamp Blackbird.---A com- mon summer resident. March Ist to October 15th. 111. *SturneLia MaGNaA, Swainson._—Meadow TLark.---A common resident. Less numerous in winter. 112. *IcreRus spuRtus, Bonaparte.—Orchard Oriole.---Summer resi- dent. May---August. 113. *Icrerus waLtimorEe, Daudin.---Baltimore Oriole.---A common summer resident. April 25th to September Ist. 114. ScotecopHacus FERRUGINEUS, Swainson.---Rusty Grakle.---An abundant migrant in March and November. A Revised List of Cincinnatr Birds. 1] 115. *QuiscaLus puRPUREUS, Bartram; var. angus, Ridgway.--- Bronzed Grakle.---A common summer resident. Represented from February 20th till November 10th. Family Corvipa: Crows, Jays, ete. 116. Corvus corax, var. CARNIVoRuUS, Bartram.—American Raven. A former resident; not recently observed. (See Haymond,---Ind. Geol. Rept. 1869; and Atwater,---History of Ohio, 1838). 117. *Corvus americanus, Audubon.---Common Crow.---Resident. Extremely abundant in winter, when it collects along streams in large flocks which are probably migrants from the north. 118. *Cyanura cristata, Swainson.---Blue Jay.---A common resi- dent. Sub-order CramatorEes: Non-MELODIOUS PASSERES. Family Tyrannipm: Z'yrant Flycatchers. 119. *Tyrannus carotinensis, Baird.---Kingbird—A common sum- mer resident. May—September. 120. *Myrarcuus crinitus, Cabanis.---Great-crested Flycatcher.---A common summer resident. May lst to September 15th. 121. *Sayornis ruscus, Baird.---Pewee.---Resident from April till October. An occasional straggler seen in February and March. 122. *Conropus virEns, Cabanis.--- Wood Pewee.---A very common summer resident. May Ist to September 30th. 123, EmprpoNnAX PUSILLUS, var. TRAILLI, Baird.---Traill’s Flycatcher. ---A rare migrant in May and September. (Breeds at Columbus, Ohio Wheaton). 124, Emprponax minimus, Baird.---Least Mlycatcher.---Migrant in May and September. 125, *Emprponax acapicus, Baird.---Acadian Flycatcher.---A vom- mon summer resident. May 1st till September 30th. 126. EmprIpoNnax FLAVIVENTRIS, Baird.--- Yeliow-bellied Flycatcher. . A rather common migrant in May and September. Order Picarta: ‘‘ A POLYMORPHIC GRouUP,”’ comprising the Kingfishers, Goatsuckers, Swifts, Hummers, Cuckoos and Woodpeckers. Family Aucepinip#: Kingjishers. 127, *CreryLe atcyon, Boie.—Belted Kingfisher.—A common resi- dent. 12 Cincinnatt Society of Natural History. Family CaprimuLeipz: Goatsuckers. 128, *CHORDEILES POPETUE, var. PoPETUE, Baird.— Wight Hawk.— Summer resident. May—September. Observed migrating in large numbers about September 1st, at dusk. They did not fly in compact order, but in twos and threes, widely separated, as many as twenty-five or thirty being in sight at once; and all moving steadily toward the south-east before an approaching storm. 129. *Anrrostomus vocIFERus, Bonaparte.— Whippoorwill—An un- common summer resident. Family Cyrsetipz: Swifts. 130. *Cuzrura PELAGICA, Baird.---Chimney Swift.---Abundant from April 15th till October 10th. Family Trocnitipa: Humming Birds. 131. *TrocuiLtus cotusris, Linneus. --Ruby-throated Humming Bird.---A common summer resident. April 25th till September 20th. Family Cucutipa: Cuckoos. 132. *Coccyeus AMERICANUS, Bonaparte.---Yellow-biiled Cuckoo.— A common summer resident. May Ist to September 30th. 133. +Coccyaus ERYTHROPHTHALMUS, Bonaparte.---Black-billed Cuckoo.---Rare summer resident. ; Family Picip#: Woodpeckers. 134, {CaMPEPHILUS PRINCIPALIS, Gray.---[vory-billed Woodpecker.— “A former resident” of Franklin County, Indiana. (Haymond, Ind. Geol. Report, 1869.) 135. +Picus vititosus, Linneus.—Hairy Woodpecker.—Resident. Less common than the following species. 136. *Picus puBEscENs, Linneus.—Downy Woodpecker.—A common resident. 137. Spuyrapicus varius, Baird.— Yellow bellied Woodpecker.—Fall, winter and spring visitant. 138. +{HyLoromus piteatus, Baird.—Pileated Woodpecker; Black Woodcock.—A former resident. Not recently observed. 139. *CenruRUs cARoLINUS, Bonaparte.—Red-bellied Woodpecker.— A common resident. 140, *MeLanerrrs ERyTHROCEPHALUS, Swainson.—Red-headed W oodpecker.—A common resident. Partially migratory in winter, A Revised List of Cincinnati Birds. 13 141. *Coxarres auratus, Swainson.— Flicker; Golden- winged Wood- pecker.—A very common resident. Order Psirract: Cockaroos, Macaws and Parrots. Family Psirracipa: Parrots, 142. {Conurus caroLinensis, Kuhl.—Carolina Parroquet.—For- merly an abundant summer resident, (See “Observations on Ciucin- nati Birds,” this Journat, Vol. 1, p. 115). Order Rartores: Ow1s, Hawxs and VULTURES. Family Srricipz: Owls, 143. Srrix FLAMMEA, var. PRATINCOLA, Bonaparte. — amet ican Barn Owl.—Two specimens taken (Dury). 144. +Orus vuLGARIs, var. wiLsontanus, Lesson.—Long-eared Owl, —Fall, winter and spring visitant. Young of the year taken at Avon- dale in July, 1878, by Mr. Dury. 145, Orus pracuyorus, Stephens._-Short-eared Owl.—Fall, winter and spring visitant, 146, {Syrnrom NEBULOsUM, Gray.—Barred Owl.—An uncommon resident. 147. Nyctate acapica, Bonaparte.—Saw-whet, or Acadian, Owl.— Rare visitant in winter. Three specimens taken. 148, *Scors asrio, Bonaparte.—Mottled Owl; Screech Owl.—A com- mon resident. 149. *BugBo virGinianus, Bonaparte.—Great Horned Owl.—A rather common resident. 150. Nycrea scanpiaca, var. aRcTICcA, Gray.— American Snowy Owl. —Occasional winter visitant. 151. Surnra ULULA, var. HUDSoNIA, Ridgway.—Hawk Owl; Day Owl. —Identified at Brookville, Ind., in January, 1878 (#. R. Quick). Family Fatconipa ; Falcons. 152. Fatco LITHOFALCO, var. coLUMBARIUS, Linneus.—Pigeon Hawk. —A rare migrant in March and September—October. 153. *Fatco sparverius, Linneus.—Sparrow Hawk.—Spring, sum- mer and fall resident, and occasionally seen in winter. 154. Panpion HALIAETUS, Cuvier.—Fish Hawk; Osprey.—Rare spring and fall migrant. 14 Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 155. Evanorpes rorricatus, Ridgway. — Swallow-tailed Kite.—A former summer visitant.—( Vide Haymond, Ind. Geol. Report, 1869. )? 156. Circus cyaNneus, var. HuDsonicus, Ridgway.— Marsh Hawk.— A rare spring and fall migrant. : 157. *Nisus ruscus, Kaup.—Sharp-shinned Hawk.—Summer resi- dent ; rare. (Breeds. Dury.) 158, *Nisus cooprri, Bonaparte.—Cooper’s Hawk.—A rather com- mon summer resident. 159. AsTUR PALUMBARIUS, var. ATRICAPILLUS, Ridgway.— American Goshawk.—A single specimen, female in immature plumage, taken twenty ‘miles east of Cincinnati, in November, 1878 (Dury). 160. *Burzo PENNSYLYANICUS, Bonaparte, — Broad-winged Hawk.— Spring, summer and fall resident ; not rare. 161, *Burzo tingatus, Gmelin.—Red-shouldered Hawk.—Resident. With the exception of the Sparrow Hawk, this is our most common re- presentative of the family. 162. *Burero Boras, Vieillot.—Red-tailed Hawk.—A rather rare resident. 163. ARCHIBUTEO LAGOPUS, var. SANCTI-JOHANNIS, Ridgway.— Rough- legged or Black Hawk.—One specimen (Dury). 164, AQUILA CHRYSE£TUS, var. CANADENSIS, Ridgway.—Golden Eagle. —A rare migrant (Dr. Hunt). 165. Hattarrus LevcocernaLus, Savigny.—White-headed Eagle; American Eagle.—Migrant. Four specimens taken and many others seen, in March, 1877, at Valley Junction, Ohio (Dr. J. H. Hunt). + % Family Carnarripz£: American Vultures. 166. *RainoGrypHus auRA, Ridgway.—Turkey Buzzard.—A com- mon summer resident. Nest containing young observed by Mr. L. R. Freeman, in Clermont County, Ohio. 167. CATHARISTA ATRATA, Gray.— Black Vulture; Csarrion Crow.— Three specimens observed in December, 1876, at Madisonville; one taken.” Also identified on two previous occasions, both in winter. S 1 Dr. Wheaton’s collection contains a specimen taken in Licking County, Ohio, August 22d, 1878, by Rev. C. H. Permort;—the only record of its occurrence in Ohio over twenty-five years.”’—See Bulletin Nuttall Ornithological Club, January 1879; p. 62, 2 For particulars of the capture of this specimen, see Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithologi- cal Club, October, 1877; p. 109. “for A Revised List of Cincinnati Birds. 15 Order Cotumsp: CoLumMBINE Birps. Family Cotumpipz: Pigeons. 168. Ecroristrs macrourA,’ Coues.— Wild Pigeon.—The last large flight of Pigeons Witnessed here, occurred in the fall of 1865, and con- tinued during the greater part of two days. Flocks of from twenty-five to a hundred individuals are still occasionally seen, however, during the fall, winter and spring. 169, *ZENZDURA CAROLINENSIS, Bonaparte.—Carolina Turtle Dove. .—A common resident. Congregates in small flocks during the fall and winter. Order GaLiinz : GaLLinaceus Birps. Family Mretzacripa: Lurkeys. 170. {MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO, var. GALLOPAVO, Linnzeus.— Wild Tur- key.—A former resident. Still common in some heavily wooded por- tions of the State. Family Terraonipz : Grouse. 171. ¢Cuprponra curipo, Baird.——Prairie Chicken.—A former resi- dent.