University of tfie State of New York 
 
 BULLETIN 
 
 OF THE 
 
 New York State Museum 
 
 FREDERICK J. H. MERRILL Director 
 
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 No. 33 Vol. 7 
 
 B 3 311 AMI April 1900 
 
 CHECK LIST 
 
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 NEW YORK BIRDS 
 
 BY 
 MARCUS S. FARR D.Sc. 
 
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 1900 
 
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University of the State of New York 
 
 BULLETIN 
 
 OF THE 
 
 New York State Museum 
 
 FREDERICK J. H. MERRILL Director 
 
 No. 33 Vol. 7 
 
 April 1900 
 
 CHECK LIST 
 
 OF 
 
 NEW YORK BIRDS 
 
 BY 
 MARCUS S. FARR D. Sc. 
 
 ALBANY 
 
 UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 
 1900 
 
PREFACE 
 
 This list was originally prepared for use in collecting data for a bulletin 
 on the birds of New York, but, inasmuch as no check list of the birds of 
 the entire state is available for the student of our avi-fauna, it has been 
 thought advisable to publish it in this form, hoping that it may be of 
 some use to students in ornithology and serve as a convenient means of 
 keeping notes on the various species. 
 
 My purpose has been to include all the birds known to occur or to 
 have occurred in our state, and only those forms have been admitted 
 that have actually been taken in New York. Thus the list contains not 
 only our regular summer and winter residents and migrants, but also 
 those that occur as irregular visitants or stragglers. A number of the 
 species recorded have been taken only once or twice in the state and 
 this is in nearly every case indicated in a foot note with the proper 
 reference. It is believed that nearly, if not quite all the birds of our 
 state, that have been recorded, are included; but for any corrections or 
 additions the author will be grateful. 
 
 The list is divided into two parts, the first containing those birds that 
 have actually been taken in New York, the second including those of 
 which we have no satisfactory state records, but which, having been 
 taken in adjoining states, may be looked for in New York. 
 
 Strict adherence is given to the nomenclature of the American 
 ornithologists union check list of 1895 and the supplements of January 
 1897 and 1899. The number of the species in this list is followed by 
 the American ornithologists union number in parentheses or brackets, 
 and as the pamphlet is designed for the use of students rather than ad- 
 vanced workers, the common name is given first. 
 
 My obligations are due to Dr F. J. H. Merrill, whose kind aid and 
 criticism have been a source of inspiration in my work. Also to 
 Dr J. A. Allen and Mr William Dutcher of New York, Dr William 
 Brewster of Cambridge, and Dr A. W. Butler of Indianapolis, who have 
 been so kind as to give me notes and suggestions on several species. 
 
 MARCUS S. FARR 
 
 New York state museum Assistant zoologist 
 
 8 Feb. 1900 
 
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 PART I 
 
 Order Pygopodes Diving birds 
 Family PODICIPIDAE Grebes 
 
 (2) HolboelPs grebe 
 
 Colymbus holboellii (Reinh.) 
 
 2 (3) Horned grebe 
 
 Colymbus auritus Linn. 
 
 3 (6) Pied-billed grebe 
 
 Podilymbus podiceps (Linn.) 
 
 Family GAVIIDAE Loons 
 
 4 (7) Loon 
 
 Gavia imber (Gtmn.) 
 
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 5 (9) Black-throated loon 1 
 Gavia artica (Linn.) 
 
 (n) Red- throated loon 
 Gavia lumme (Gunn.) 
 
 Family ALGID AE Aulcs, murres and puffins 
 
 7 (13) Puffin 
 
 Fratercula arctica (Linn.) 
 
 (27) Black guillemot 
 
 Cepphus grylle (Linn.) 
 
 1 One New York record, Long Island. See Auk, 10:265-66. 
 
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 9 (31) Briinnich's murre 
 
 Urialomvia (Linn.) 
 
 10 (32) Razor-billed auk 
 Alca torda Linn. 
 
 ii (34) Dovekie 
 
 Alle alle (Linn.) 
 
 Order Longipennes Long-winged swimmers 
 
 Family STERCORARIIDAE Skuas and jaegers 
 
 12 (35) Skua 1 
 
 Megalestris skua (Briinn.) 
 
 1 Long Island record, Auk, 3 : 432-33. Niagara river, spring of 1888. See Auk, 6 :331; also Berg- 
 told's List of the birds of Buffalo and vicinity, p. 3. 
 
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 13 (36) Pomarine jaeger 
 
 Stercorarius pomarinus (Temm.) 
 
 14 (37) Parasitic jaeger 
 
 Stercorarius parasiticus (Linn.) 
 
 15 (38) Long-tailed jaeger 
 
 Stercorarius longicaudus Vieill. 
 
 Family LAEIDAE Gulh and terns 
 
 1 6 (39) Ivory gull 1 
 
 Pagophila alba (Gunn.) 
 
 1 One Long Island record. See Auk, 12: 290-91. 
 
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 17 (40) Kittiwake 
 
 Rissa tridactyla (Linn.) 
 
 1 8 (42) Glaucous gull 
 
 Larus glaucus Briinn. 
 
 19 (43) Iceland gull 
 
 Larus leucopterus Faber 
 
 20 (47) Great black-backed gull 
 Larus marinus Linn. 
 
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 21 (51) Herring gull 1 
 
 Larus argentatus Briinn. 
 
 22 (510) American herring gull 
 
 Larus argentatus smithsonianus Coues 
 
 23 (54) Ring-billed gull 
 
 Larus delawarensis Ord 
 
 24 (58) Laughing gull 
 
 Larus atricilla Linn. 
 
 1 Dr J. A. Allen writes me that this species Is occasional In winter in Long Island sound and 
 adjacent waters, and that several specimens taken in that locality and referable to this form have 
 come under his observation. 
 
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 25 (60) Bonaparte's gull 
 
 Larus Philadelphia (Ord) 
 
 26 [60. i ] Little gull 1 
 
 Larus minutus Pall. 
 
 27 (62) Sabine's gull 2 
 
 Xema sabinii (Sab.) 
 
 28 (63) Gull-billed tern 
 
 Gelochelidon nilotica (Hasselq.) 
 
 1 There is one American record of the occurrence of this European species. It was taken at 
 Fire Island, Long Island. See Auk, 1888, 5: 172. 
 
 2 An arctic form. Two Long Island records. See Giraud's Birds of Long Island, 1844, p. 363 ; 
 Baird, Brewer & Ridgway's Water birds, 2 :212 ; Auk, 1900, 17 : 63. 
 
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 29 (64) Caspian tern 
 
 Sterna caspia Pallas 
 
 30 (65) Royal tern 
 
 Sterna maxima Bodd. 
 
 31 [68] Trudeau's tern 1 
 
 Sterna trudeaui Aud. 
 
 32 (69) Forster's tern 
 
 Sterna forsteri Nutt. 
 
 1 One representative of this South American bird has been recorded from Long Island. See Aud. 
 Orn. biog. 5:125; Aud. Syn. birds N. A., p. 319; Giraud's Birds of Long Island, p. 354; Baird, 
 Brewer & Ridgway's Water birds, 2 : 291. 
 
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 33 (70) Common tern 
 
 Sterna hirundo Linn 
 
 34 (71) Arctic tern 
 
 Sterna paradisaea Brunn. 
 
 35 (72) Roseate tern 
 
 Sterna dougalli Montag. 
 
 36 (74) Least tern 
 
 Sterna antillarum (Less.) 
 
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 37 (75) Sooty tern 
 
 Sterna fuliginosa Gmel. 
 
 38 (77) Black tern 
 
 Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis (Gmel.) 
 
 Family RYNCHOPIDAE Skimmers 
 
 39 (80) Black skimmer 
 
 Rynchops nigra Linn. 
 
 Order Tubinares Tube-nosed swimmers 
 Family PROCELLARIIDAE Fulmars and sheanvaters 
 
 40 (88) Cory's shearwater 
 
 Puffinus borealis Cory 
 
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 41 (89) Greater shearwater 
 
 Puffinus gravis (O'Reilly) 
 
 42 (92) Audubon's shearwater 
 
 Puffinus auduboni Finsch 
 
 43 (94) Sooty shearwater 
 
 Puffinus fuliginosus Strickland 
 
 44 [98] Black-capped petrel 1 
 
 Aestrelata hasitata (Kuhl) 
 
 1 Long Island record, Ann. lye. nat. hist. N. Y., 5: 220. Also Oneida lake and Ulster co. records, 
 Auk, 11: 162-63; 12:179. 
 
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 45 [99] Scaled petrel 1 
 
 Aestrelata scalaris Brewst. 
 
 46 (106) Leach's petrel 
 
 Oceanodroma leucorhoa (Vieill.) 
 
 47 (109) Wilson's petrel 
 
 Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl) 
 
 Order Steganopodes Totipalmate swimmers 
 Family PHAETHONTIDAE Tropic birds 
 
 48 (112) Yellow-billed tropic bird 2 
 
 Phaethon americanus Grant 
 
 1 The single specimen taken in Livingston co. in 1880 is unique, as it has not been taken 
 elsewhere. See Bui. Nutt. orn. club, 6 : 91-97; Auk, 11 : 389-93. 
 
 2 This tropical form has once been taken at Knowlesville, Orleans co. See Bui. Nutt. orn. club, 
 5 : 63. See also Short's Birds of western New York. Also Langille's, Our birds in their haunts, 
 p. 615. One other state record. See Maynarcf s Birds of eastern North America, 1881, p. 474 
 
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 Family SULIDAE ' Gannets 
 
 49 (115) Booby 1 
 
 Sula sula (Linn.) 
 
 50 (117) Gannet 
 
 Sula bassana (Linn.) 
 
 Family PHALACROCORACIDAE Cormorants 
 
 51 (119) Cormorant 
 
 Phalacrocorax carbo (Linn.) 
 
 52 (120) Double-crested cormorant 
 
 Phalacrocorax dilophus (Swain.) 
 
 1 Accidental on Moriches bay, Long Island. See Auk, 10 : 271. 
 
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 Family PELECANIDAE Pelicans 
 
 53^(125) American white pelican 
 
 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmel. 
 
 Family FREGATIDAE Man-o'-ivar Urds 
 54 (128) Man-o'-war bird 1 
 
 Fregata aquila Linn. 
 
 Order Anseres Lamellirostral swimmers 
 Family ANATIDAE Ducks, geese and swans 
 
 55l( I2 9) American merganser 
 
 Merganser americanus (Cass.) 
 
 56 (130) Red-breasted merganser 
 
 Merganser serrat'or (Linn.) 
 
 1 There are two Long Island records. See American naturalist, 9 : 470; Auk, 5 : 173. 
 
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 57 (131) Hooded merganser 
 
 Lophodytes cucullatus (Linn.) 
 
 58 (132) Mallard 
 
 Anas boschas Linn. 
 
 59 (133) Black duck 
 
 Anas obscura Gmel. 
 
 60 (135) Gadwall 
 
 Chaulelasmus streperus (Linn.) 
 
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 6 1 (136) Widgeon 
 
 Mareca penelope (Linn.) 
 
 62 (137) Baldpate 
 
 Mareca americana (Gmel.) 
 
 63 (139) Green-winged teal 
 
 Nettion carolinensis (Gmel.) 
 
 64 (140) Blue-winged teal 
 
 Querquedula discors (Linn.) 
 
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 65 (142) Shoveller 
 
 Spatula clypeata (Linn.) 
 
 66 (143) Pintail 
 
 Dafila acuta (Linn.) 
 
 67 (144) Wood duck 
 
 Aix sponsa (Linn.) 
 
 68 [145] Rufous-crested duck 1 
 Netta rufina (Pall.) 
 
 1 This European species is known in the United States only by one specimen found in Fulton 
 market, New York, and supposed to have been shot on Long Island. See Bui. Nutt. orn. club, 
 6 : 173; also Proc. U. S. nctt. mus. 1381, p. 22-24. 
 
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 69 (146) Redhead 
 
 Aythya americana (Eyt.) 
 
 70 (147) Canvas-back 
 
 Aythya vallisncria (Wils.) 
 
 71 (148) American scaup duck 
 Aythya marila (Linn.) 
 
 72 (149) Lesser scaup duck 
 
 Aythya affinis (Eyt.) 
 
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 73 (150) Ring-necked duck 
 
 Aythya collaris (Donov.) 
 
 74 (151) American golden-eye 
 
 Clangula clangula americana Faxon 
 
 75 (152) Barrow's golden-eye 
 
 Clangula islandica (Gmel.) 
 
 76 (153) Buffle-head 
 
 Charitonetta albeola (Linn.) 
 
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 77 (154) Old-squaw 
 
 Harelda hyemalis (Linn.) 
 
 78 (155) Harlequin duck 
 
 Histrionicus histrionicus (Linn.) 
 
 79 (156) Labrador duck 1 
 
 Camptolaimus labradorius (Gmel.) 
 
 80 (160) American eider 
 
 Somateria dresseri Sharpe 
 
 1 Formerly a winter visitant to Long Island from the arctic regions. Now suppoaed to be extinct. 
 
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 8 1 (162) King cider 
 
 Somateria spectabilis (Linn.) 
 
 82 (163) American scoter 
 
 Oidemia americana Swains. 
 
 83 (165) White-winged scoter 
 
 Oidemia deglandi Bonap. 
 
 84 (i 66) Surf scoter 
 
 Oidemia perspicillata (Linn.) 
 
238 
 
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 85 (167) Ruddy duck 
 
 Erismatura jamaicensis (Gmel.) 
 
 86 (i6g3i) Greater snow goose 
 
 Chen hyperborea nivalis (Forst.) 
 
 87 (169.1) Blue goose 
 
 Chen caerulescens (Linn.) 
 
 88 (17 1 a) American white-fronted goose 
 
 Anser albifrons gambeli (Hartl.) 
 
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 89 (172) Canada goose 
 
 Branta canadensis (Linn.) 
 
 90 (i72a) Hutchins's goose 
 
 Branta canadensis hutchinsii (Rich.) 
 
 91 (173) Brant 
 
 Branta bernicla (Linn.) 
 
 92 (174) Black brant 
 
 Branta nigricans (Lawr.) 
 
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 93 [175] Barnacle goose 1 
 
 Branta leucopsis (Bechst.) 
 
 94 (180) Whistling swan 
 
 Olor columbianus (Ord) 
 
 Order Herodiones Herons, ibises, etc. 
 
 Family IBIDIDAE Ibises 
 95 (184) White ibis 
 
 Guara alba (Linn.) 
 
 96 (186) Glossy ibis 
 
 Plegadis autumnalis (Hasselq.) 
 
 1 One Long Island record of this European species. See Bui. Nutt. orn. club 
 
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 97 (187) White-faced glossy ibis 1 
 
 Plegadis guarauna (Linn.) 
 
 Family CICONIIDAE Storks and wood ibises 
 
 98 (188) Wood ibis 
 
 Tantalus loculator Linn. 
 
 Family ARDEIDAE Herons, bitterns, etc. 
 
 99 (190) American bittern 
 
 Botaurus lentiginosus (Montag.) 
 
 100 (191) Least bittern 
 
 Ardetta exilis (Gmel.) 
 
 1 There is a specimen (no. 205) of this species in the New York state museum, taken on Grand 
 island, Niagara river, Aug. 1844. See 3d ann. rep't N. Y. state museum, p. 23; al#> Auk, 1887, 
 8:233-44. 
 
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 i oi (194) Great blue heron 
 
 Ardea herodias Linn. 
 
 102 (196) American egret 
 
 Ardea egretta Gmel. 
 
 103 (197) Snowy heron 
 
 Ardea candidissima GmeL 
 
 104 (199) Louisiana heron 1 
 
 Ardea tricolor ruficollis (Gosse) 
 
 1 One Long Island record. See DeKay, 1842, p.223. Seealso Glraud's BirdsofLong Island, 1844, 
 p. 281-82. 
 
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 105 (200) Little blue heron 
 
 Ardea caerulea Linn. 
 
 106 (201) Green heron 
 
 Ardea virescens Linn. 
 
 [.107 (202) Black-crowned night heron 
 
 Nycticorax nycticorax naevius (Bodd.) 
 
 1 08 (203) Yellow-crowned night heron 
 Nycticorax violaceus (Linn.) 
 
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 Order Paludicolae Cranes, rails, etc. 
 
 Family GRUIDAE Cranes 
 log (204) Whooping crane 1 
 
 Grus americana (Linn.) 
 
 no (206) Sandhill crane 1 
 
 Grus mexicana (Miill.) 
 
 Family RALLIDAE Rails, gallinules and coots 
 in (208) King rail 
 
 Rallus elegans Aud. 
 
 112 (211) Clapper rail 
 
 Rallus crepitans Gmel. 
 
 1 Historic in New York. 
 
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 113 (212) Virginia rail 
 
 Rallus virginianus Linn, 
 
 114 (214) Sora 
 
 Porzana Carolina (Linn ) 
 
 115 (215) Yellow rail 
 
 Porzana noveboracensis (Gmel.) 
 
 116 (216) Black rail 
 
 Porzana jamaicensis (Gmel.) 
 
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 117 [217] Corn crake 
 
 Crex crex (Linn.) 
 
 118 (218) Purple gallinule 
 
 lonornis martinica (Linn.) 
 
 119 (219) Florida gallinule 
 
 Gallinula galeata (Licht.) 
 
 120 (221) American coot 
 
 Fulica americana Gmel. 
 
256 
 
 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 
 
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 Order Limicolae Shore birds 
 Family PHALAROPODIDAE Phalaropes 
 
 121 (222) Red phalarope 
 
 Crymophilus fulicarius (Linn.) 
 
 122 (223) Northern phalarope 
 
 Phalaropus lobatus (Linn.) 
 
 123 (224) Wilson's phalarope 
 
 Steganopus tricolor Vieill. 
 
 Family RECUR VI ROSTRIDAE Avocets and stilts 
 124 (225) American avocet 
 
 Recurvirostra americana Grael. 
 
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 125 (226) Black-necked stilt 
 
 Himantopus mexicanus (Mull.) 
 
 Family SCOLOPACIDAE Snipes, sandpipers, etc. 
 126 (228) American woodcock 
 
 Philohela minor (Gmel.) 
 
 127 (230) Wilson's snipe 
 
 Gallinago delicata (Ord) 
 
 128 (231) Dowitcher 
 
 Macrorhamphus griseus (Gmel.) 
 
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 129 (232) Long-billed dowitcher 
 
 Macrorhamphus scolopaceus (Say) 
 
 130 (233) Stilt sandpiper 
 
 Micropalma himantopus (Bonap.) 
 
 131 (234) Knot 
 
 Tringa canutus Linn. 
 
 J 3 2 ( 2 35) Purple sandpiper 
 
 Tringa maritima Briinn, 
 
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 133 (239) Pectoral sandpiper 
 
 Tringa maculata Vieill. 
 
 134 (240) White-rumped sandpiper 
 Tringa fuscicollis Vieill 
 
 135 (241) Baird's sandpiper 
 
 Tringa bairdii (Coues) 
 
 136 (242) Least sandpiper 
 
 Tringa minutilla Vieill. 
 
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 137 [243] Dunlin 1 
 
 Tringa alpina Linn. 
 
 138 (2433) Red-backed sandpiper 
 
 Tringa alpina pacifica (Coues) 
 
 139 (244) Curlew sandpiper 2 
 
 Tringa ferruginea Biiinn. 
 
 140 (246) Semipalmated sandpiper 
 Ereunetes pusillus (Linn.) 
 
 1 One Long Island record. See Auk, 10: 78. 
 
 2 See Coues's, New England bird life, 2:224 ; Auk, 1884, 1:32-33. 
 
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 141 (247) Western sandpiper 
 
 Ereunetes occidentalis Lawr. 
 
 142 (248) Sanderling 
 
 Calidris arenaria (Linn.) 
 
 143 (249) Marbled godwit 
 
 Limosa fedoa (Linn.) 
 
 144 (251) Hudsonian godwit 
 
 Limosa haemastica (Linn, 
 
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 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 
 
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 145 (254) Greater yellow-legs 
 
 Totanus melanoleucus (Gmel.) 
 
 146 (255) Yellow-legs 
 
 Totanus flavipes (Gmel.) 
 
 147 (256) Solitary sandpiper 
 
 Helodromas solitarius (Wils.) 
 
 148 (258) Willet 
 
 Symphemia semipalmata (Gmel ) 
 
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 149 [260] Ruff 1 
 
 Pavoncella pugnax (Linn.) 
 
 150 (261) Bartramian sandpiper 
 
 Bartramia longicauda (Bechst.) 
 
 151 (262) Buff-breasted sandpiper 
 
 Tryngites subruficollis (Vieill.) 
 
 Z S 2 ( 26 3) Spotted sandpiper 
 
 Actitis macularia (Linn.) 
 
 1 Long Island records. See Ann. lyo. nat. hist. N. Y. 5: 220. 
 
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 153 (264) Long-billed curlew 
 
 Numenius longirostris Wils. 
 
 154 (265) Hudsonian curlew 
 
 Numenius hudsonicus Lath. 
 
 155 (266) Eskimo curlew 
 
 Numenius borealis (Forst.) 
 
 156 (H.Ln.i) European curlew 1 
 
 Numenius arquatus (Linn.) 
 
 1 There is in the New York state museum, (no. 324 in coll.) one individual of this species 
 believed to have been taken on Long Island in 1853 and we think the evidence is sufficient to 
 warrant its being included in the list of birds actually taken in New York. See Auk, 9: 390-92. 
 
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 Family CHA.RADRIIDAE Plovers 
 
 157^269] Lapwing 1 
 
 Vanellus vanellus (Linn.) 
 
 158 (270) Black-bellied plover 
 
 Squatarola squatarola (Linn.) 
 
 159 (272) American golden plover 
 
 Charadrius dominicus Miill. 
 
 160 (273) Killdeer 
 
 Aegialitis vocifera (Linn.) 
 
 1 One specimen of this European form has been taken on Long Island. See Auk, 1886, 3: 438. 
 
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 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 
 
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 16 1 (274) Semipalmated plover 
 
 Aeg : alitis semipalmata Bonap. 
 
 162 (277) Piping plover 
 
 Aegialitis meloda (Ord) 
 
 163 (277a) Belted piping plover 
 
 Aegialitis meloda circumcincta Ridgw, 
 
 164 (280) Wilson's plover 
 
 Aegialitis wilsonia (Ord) 
 
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 Family APHRIZIDAE Surf Urds and turnstones 
 
 165 (283) Turnstone 
 
 Arenaria interpres (Linn.) 
 
 Family HAEMATOPODIDA.E Oyster-catchers 
 
 1 66 (286) American oyster-catcher 
 
 Haematopus palliatus Temm. 
 
 Order Gallinae Gallinaceous birds 
 Family TETRAONIDAE Grouse, partridges, etc. 
 
 167 (289) Bob-white 
 
 Colinus virginianus (Linn.) 
 
 1 68 (298) Canada grouse 
 
 Canachites canadensis (Linn.) 
 
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 169 (300) Ruffed grouse 
 
 Bonasa umbellus (Linn.) 
 
 170 (3ooa) Canadian ruffed grouse 
 
 Bonasa umbellus togata (Linn.) 
 
 171 (301) Willow ptarmigan 1 
 
 Lagopus lagopus (Linn.) 
 
 172 (306) Heath hen 2 
 
 Tympanuchus cupido (Linn.) 
 
 1 Watson, Lewis eo. record. See Bid. Nutt. orn. club, 3: 41; 6: 233. 
 
 2 Historic in New York state. 
 
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 Family PHASIANIDAE Pheasants, etc. 
 
 173 (3ioa) Wild turkey 1 
 
 Meleagris gallopavo fera (Vieill.) 
 
 Order Columbae Pigeons 
 Family COLUMBIDAE Pigeons 
 
 174 (315) Passenger pigeon 
 
 Ectopistes migratorius (Linn.) 
 
 175 (316) Mourning dove 
 
 Zenaidura macroura (Linn.) 
 
 Order Raptores Birds of prey 
 Family CATHARTIDAE American vultures 
 
 176 (325) Turkey vulture 
 
 Cathartes aura (Linn.) 
 
 1 Historic in New York state. 
 
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 1 77 (3 2 ^) Black vulture 
 
 Catharista urubu (Vieill.) 
 
 Family FA.LCONIDAE Vultures, fdlcons, hawks, eagles, etc. 
 178 (327) Swallow-tailed kite 
 
 Elanoides forficatus (Linn.) 
 
 179 (331) Marsh hawk 
 
 Circus hudsonius (Linn.) 
 
 180 (332) Sharp-shinned hawk 
 
 Accipiter velox (Wils.) 
 
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 181 (333) Cooper's hawk 
 
 Accipiter cooperii (Bonap.) 
 
 182 (334) American goshawk 
 
 Accipiter atricapillus (Wils.) 
 
 183 (337) Red-tailed hawk 
 
 Buteo borealis (Gmel.) 
 
 184 (339) Red-shouldered hawk 
 Buteo lineatus (Gmel.) 
 
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 185 (342) Swainson's hawk 1 
 
 Buteo swainsont Bonap. 
 
 1 86 (343) Broad-winged hawk 
 
 Buteo latissimus (Wils.) 
 
 187 (34ya) American rough-legged hawk 
 
 Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis (Gmel.) 
 
 1 88 (349) Golden eagle 
 
 Aquila chrysaetos (Linn.) 
 
 1 Cornwall N. Y. record. See Auk, 10: 83-84. 
 
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 189 (352) Bald eagle 
 
 Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linn.) 
 
 190 (353) White gyrfalcon 1 
 
 Falco islandus Briinn. 
 
 191 (354a) Gyrfalcon 2 
 
 Falco rusticolus gyrfalco (Linn.) 
 
 J 9 2 (354t>) Black gyrfalcon 
 
 Falco rusticolus obsoletus (Gmel.) 
 
 1 One taken on Long Island in 1856. See Auk, 10: 274-75; Ann. lye. nat. hist. N. Y.8: 280. 
 
 2 Long Island, fall of 1875. Lawrence 
 
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 193 (356) Duck hawk 
 
 Falco peregrinus anatum (Bonap.) 
 
 194 (357) Pigeon hawk 
 
 Falco columbarius Linn 
 
 195 (360) American sparrow hawk 
 Falco sparverius Linn. 
 
 196 (364) American osprey 
 
 Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (Gmel.) 
 
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 Family STRIGIDAE Barn owls 
 
 197 (365) American barn owl 
 
 Strix pratincola Bonap. 
 
 Family BUBONIDAE Horned owls, etc. 
 198 (366) American long-eared owl 
 Asio wilsonianus (Less.) 
 
 199 (367) Short-eared owl 
 
 Asio accipitrinus (Pall.) 
 
 200 (368) Barred owl 
 
 Syrnium nebulosum (Forst.) 
 
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 20 1 (370) Great gray owl 
 
 Scotiaptex cinerea (Gmel.) 
 
 202 (372) Saw-whet owl 
 
 . Nyctala acadica (Gmel.) 
 
 20 3 (373) Screech owl 
 
 Megascops asio (Linn.) 
 
 20 4 (375) Great horned owl 
 
 Bubo virginianus (Gmel. 
 
298 
 
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 205 (376) Snowy owl 
 
 Nyctea nyctea (Linn.) 
 
 206 (3773) American hawk owl 
 
 Surnia ulula caparoch (Miill.) 
 
 207 (378) Burrowing owl 1 
 
 Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea (Bonap.) 
 
 Order Psittaci Parrots, etc. 
 
 Family PSITTACIDAE Parrots 
 208 (382) Carolina paroquet 2 . 
 
 Conurus carolinensis (Linn.) 
 
 1 One New York record. See Forest and stream, 12 Aug. 1875, 5: 4. 
 
 2 Historic in New York state. 
 
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 Order Coccyges Cuckoos, etc. 
 Family CUCULIDAE Cuckoos, etc. 
 
 209 (387) Yellow-billed cuckoo 
 
 Coccyzus americanus (Linn.) 
 
 210 (388) Black billed cuckoo 
 
 Coccyzus erythrophthhalmus (Wils.) 
 
 Family ALCEDINIDAE Kingfishers 
 211 (390) Belted kingfisher 
 
 Ceryle alcyon (Linn.) 
 
 Order Pici Woodpeckers, etc. 
 Family PICIDAE Woodpeckers 
 
 212 (393) Hairy woodpecker 
 
 Dryobates villosus (Linn.) 
 
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 213 (3940) Downy woodpecker 
 
 Dryobates pubescens medianus (Swains.) 
 
 214 (400) Arctic three-toed woodpecker 
 Picoides arcticus (Swains.) 
 
 215 (401) American three-toed woodpecker 
 Picoides americanus Brehm 
 
 216 (402) Yellow-bellied sapsucker 
 Sphyrapicus varius (Linn.) 
 
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 217 (405a) Northern pileated woodpecker 
 
 Ceophloeus pileatus abieticola Bangs 
 
 218 (406) Red-headed woodpecker 
 
 Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linn.) 
 
 219 (409) Red-bellied woodpecker 
 
 Melanerpes carolinus (Linn.) 
 
 220 (41 2a) Northern flicker 
 
 Colaptes auratus luteus Bangs 
 
306 
 
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 Order Machrochires Goatsuckers, swifts, etc. 
 Family CAPRIMULGIDAE Goatsuckers, etc. 
 
 221 (417) Whip-poor-will 
 
 Antrostomus vociferus (Wils.) 
 
 222 (420) Nighthawk 
 
 Chordeiles virginianus (Gmel.) 
 
 Family MICROPODIDAE Swifts 
 
 223 (423) Chimney swift 
 
 Chaetura pelagica (Linn.) 
 
 Family TROCHILIDAE Hummingbirds 
 
 224 (428) Ruby-throated hummingbird 
 Trochilus colubris Linn. 
 
308 
 
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 Order Passeres Perching birds 
 Family TYRANNIDAE Tyrant flycatchers 
 
 22$ (444) Kingbird 
 
 Tyrannus tyrannus (Linn.) 
 
 226 (447) Arkansas kingbird 
 
 Tyrannus verticalis Say 
 
 227 (452) Crested flycatcher 
 
 Myiarchus crinitus (Linn.) 
 
 228 (456) Phoebe 
 
 Sayornis phoebe (Lath.) 
 
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 229 (459) Olive-sided flycatcher 
 
 Contopus borealis (Swains.) 
 
 230 (461) Wood pewee 
 
 Contopus virens (Linn.) 
 
 231 (463) Yellow-bellied flycatcher 
 
 Empidonax flaviventris Baird 
 
 232 (465) Green-crested flycatcher 
 
 Empidonax virescens (Vieill.) 
 
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 233 (466a) Alder flycatcher 
 
 Empidonax traillii alnorum Brewst. 
 
 234 (467) Least flycatcher 
 
 Empidonax minimus Baird 
 
 Family ALA.UDIDAE Larks 
 
 235 (474) Horned lark 
 
 Otocoris alpestris (Linn.) 
 
 236 (4740) Prairie horned lark 
 
 Otocoris alpestris praticola Hensh. 
 
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 Family CORVIDAE Crows, jays, magpies, etc. 
 
 237 (477) Blue jay 
 
 Cyanocitta cristata (Linn.) 
 
 238 (484) Canada jay 
 
 Perisoreus canadensis (Linn.) 
 
 239 (486a) Northern raven 
 
 Corvus corax principalis Ridgw. 
 
 240 (488) American crow 
 
 Corvus americanus Aud. 
 
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 241 (490) Fish crow 
 
 Corvus ossifragus Wils. 
 
 Family ICTERIDAE Blackbirds, orioles, etc. 
 
 242 (494) Bobolink 
 
 Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linn.) 
 
 243 (495) Cowbird 
 
 Molothrus ater (Bodd.) 
 
 244 (498) Red-winged blackbird 
 
 Agelaius phoeniceus (Linn.) 
 
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 245 (501) Meadowlark 
 
 Sturnella magna (Linn.) 
 
 246 (506) Orchard oriole 
 
 Icterus spurius (Linn.) 
 
 247 (507) Baltimore oriole 
 
 Icterus galbula (Linn.) 
 
 24.8 (509) Rusty blackbird 
 
 Scolecophagus carolinus (Mull.) 
 
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 249 (511) Purple grackle 
 
 Quiscalus quiscula (Linn.) 
 
 250 (5 nb) Bronzed grackle 
 
 Quiscalus quiscula aeneus (Ridgw.) 
 
 Family FRINGILLIDAE Finches, sparrows, etc. 
 
 251 (514) Evening grosbeak 
 
 Coccothraustes vespertinus (Coop.) 
 
 252 (515) Pine grosbeak 
 
 Pinicola enucleator canadensis (Cab.) 
 
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 2 53 (5 T 7) Purple finch 
 
 Carpodacus purpureus (Gmel.) 
 
 254 (521) American crossbill 
 
 Loxia curvirostra minor (Brehm) 
 
 255 (522) White- winged crossbill 
 Loxia leucoptera Gmel. 
 
 256 (528) Redpoll 
 
 Acanthis linaria (Linn.) 
 
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 257 (528*)) Greater redpoll 
 
 Acanthis linaria rostrata (Coues) 
 
 258 (529) American goldfinch 
 
 Astragalinus tristis (Linn.) 
 
 2 59 (533) pine siskin 
 
 Spinus pinus (Wils.) 
 
 260 (534) Snowflake 
 
 Passerina nivalis (Linn.) 
 
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 261 (536) Lapland longspur 
 
 Calcarius lapponicus (Linn.) 
 
 262 (538) Chestnut-collared longspur 1 
 Calcarius ornatus (Towns.) 
 
 263 (540) Vesper sparrow 
 
 Pooecetes gramineus (Gmel.) 
 
 264 (541) Ipswich sparrow 
 
 Ammodramus princeps (Mayn.) 
 
 1 Long Island record. See Auk, 6: 190. 
 
328 
 
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 265 (542a) Savanna sparrow 
 
 Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna (Wils.) 
 
 266 (546) Grasshopper sparrow 
 
 Ammodramus savannarum passerinus (Wils.) 
 
 267 (547) Henslow's sparrow 
 
 Ammodramus henslowii (Aud.) 
 
 268 (548) Leconte's sparrow 1 
 
 Ammodramus leconteii (Aud.) 
 
 1 This Is included on the authority of Mr Louis Agasslz Fuertes, who reports the capture of a 
 young bird of this species at Ithaca, 11 Oct. 1897. See Auk, 1898, 15: 188-89. 
 
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 269 (549) Sharp-tailed sparrow 
 
 Ammodramus caudacutus (Grnel.) 
 
 270 (549.1) Nelson's sparrow 
 
 Ammodramus nelsoni (Allen) 
 
 271 (549.ia) Acadian sharp-tailed sparrow 
 
 Ammodramus nelsoni subvirgatus (Dwight) 
 
 272 (550) Seaside sparrow 
 
 Ammodramus maridmus (Wils.) 
 
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 273 (552) Lark sparrow 
 
 Chondestes grammacus (Say) 
 
 274 (554) White-crowned sparrow 
 
 Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forst.) 
 
 275 (558) White-throated sparrow 
 
 Zonotrichia albicollis (Gmel.) 
 
 276 (559) Tree sparrow 
 
 Spizella monticola (Gmel.) 
 
 1 On Long Island. See Bui. nutt orn. club, 6: 58. 
 
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 277 (560) Chipping sparrow 
 
 Spizella socialis (Wils.) 
 
 (5^3) Field sparrow 
 
 Spizella pusilla (Wils.) 
 
 2 79 (5^7) Slate-colored junco 
 
 Junco hyemalis (Linn.) 
 
 280 (581) Song sparrow 
 
 Melospiza fasciata (Gmel.) l 
 
 1 Oberholser has recently shown that the species name fasciata Is untenable for this form 
 and that melodia should be adopted. See Auk, 16: 182-83. 
 
336 
 
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 281 (583) Lincoln's sparrow 
 
 Melospiza lincolnii (Aud.) 
 
 282 (584) Swamp sparrow 
 
 Melospiza georgiana (Lath.) 
 
 283 (585) Fox sparrow 
 
 Passerella iliaca (Merr.) 
 
 284 (587) Towhee 
 
 Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Linn.) 
 
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 28 5 (593) Cardinal 
 
 Cardinalis cardinalis (Linn.) 
 
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 286 (595) Rose-breasted grosbeak 
 
 Zamelodia ludoviciana (Linn.) 
 
 (597) Blue grosbeak T 
 
 Guiraca caerulea (Linn.) 
 
 288 (598) Indigo bunting 
 
 Cyanospiza cyanea (Linn.) 
 
 1 See De Kay, 1842, p. 146; Bui. Nutt. orn. club, 3:132; Auk, 10:376. 
 
340 
 
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 289 (601) Painted bunting 1 
 
 Cyanospiza ciris (Linn.) 
 
 290 (604) Dickcissel 
 
 Spiza americana (Gmel.) 
 
 291 (605) Lark bunting 2 
 
 Calamospiza melanocorys Stejn. 
 
 Family TANAGRTDAE Tanagen 
 292 (607) Louisiana tanager 3 
 
 Piranga ludoviciana (Wils.) 
 
 1 See Bui. Nutt. orn. club, 3: 132; Forest and stream, 1884, p. 424. 
 
 2 This western species has once been taken on Long Island. See Auk, 6: 192, 
 
 3 One New York record. See Auk, 1890, 7: 55. 
 
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 293 (608) Scarlet tanager 
 
 Piranga erythromelas Vieill. 
 
 294 (610) Summer tanager 
 
 Piranga rubra (Linn.) 
 
 Family HIRUNDINIDAE Swallows 
 
 295 (611) Purple martin 
 
 Progne subis (Linn.) 
 
 296 (612) Cliff swallow 
 
 Petrochelidon lunifrons (Say) 
 
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 297 (613) Barn swallow 
 
 Hirundo erythrogaster Bodd. 
 
 298 (614) Tree swallow 
 
 Tachycineta bicolor (Vieill.) 
 
 299 (6 1 6) Bank swallow 
 
 Clivicola riparia (Linn.) 
 
 300 (617) Rough-winged swallow 
 
 Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Aud.) 
 
346 
 
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 Family AMPELIDAE Waxivings, etc. 
 301 (618) Bohemian waxwing 
 
 Ampelis garrulus Linn. 
 
 302 (619) Cedar waxwing 
 
 Ampelis cedrorum (Vieill.) 
 
 Family LANIIDAEi Strikes 
 
 303 (621) Northern shrike 
 
 Lanius borealis Vieill. 
 
 304 (622) Loggerhead shrike 
 
 Lanius ludovicianus Linn. 
 
 1 Three species of shrikes have been recognized in New York state, but the status of the forms 
 is not well understood, it often being a matter of difficulty to assign individual specimens to their 
 proper species. William Palmer, after an examination of 176 specimens, proposes to " relegate 
 excubitorides to the plains region west of the immediate Mississippi wooded drainage area, 
 ludovicianus to the south Atlantic and gulf coasts, and Florida, and to recognize a new form 
 (L. 1. migrans) as occupying much of the remaining region of the east." The acceptance of his 
 views has been deferred by the American ornithologists union for lack for material, and so it 
 seems best for the present to let the species stand as given in Auk, 15: 241-58; also 16: 133. 
 
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 305 (62 2a) White rumped shrike 
 
 Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides (Swains.) . 
 
 Family VIREONIDAE Vireos 
 
 306 (624) Red-eyed vireo 
 
 Vireo olivaceus (Linn.) 
 
 307 (626) Philadelphia vireo 
 
 Vireo philadelphicus (Cass.) 
 
 308 (627) Warbling vireo 
 
 Vireo gilvus (Vieill.) 
 
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 309 (628) Yellow-throated vireo 
 Vireo flavifrons Vieill. 
 
 310 ^629* Blue-headed vireo 
 
 Vireo solitarius (Wils.) 
 
 311 (62 90) Plumbeous vireo 1 
 
 Vireo solitarius plumbeus (Coues) 
 
 312 (631) White-eyed vireo 
 
 Vireo noveboracensis (Gmel.) 
 
 1 One New York record. See Auk 1894, 11 :79. 
 
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 Family MNIOTILTIDAE Wood warblers 
 313 (636) Black and white warbler 
 Mniotilta varia (Linn.) 
 
 314 (637) Prothonotary warbler 
 
 Protonotaria citrea (Bodd.) 
 
 3 T 5 (^39) Worm-eating warbler 
 
 Helmitherus vermivorus (Gmel.) 
 
 316 (641) Blue- winged warbler 
 
 Helminth ophila pinus (Linn.) 
 
354 
 
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 317 (642) Golden-winged warbler , 
 
 Helminthophila chrysoptera (Linn.) 
 
 318 (H.L.2o) Lawrence's warbler 1 
 
 Helminthophila lawrencei (Herrick) 
 
 319 (H.L.2i) Brewster's warbler 1 
 
 Helminthophila leucobronchialis (Brewst.) 
 
 320 (645) Nashville warbler 
 
 Helminthophila rubricapilla (Wils.) 
 
 1 These forms are included in the hypothetic list of the American ornithologists union check 
 list, as they are supposed to be hybrids between H. pinus and H. chrysoptera. Both have been 
 taken in New York, and are here included to learn more of their abundance and status in our state. 
 See Auk, 1883, 5: 427; Bui. Nutt. orn. club, 4: 234, 1879; Auk, 1892, 9: 306. 
 
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 321 (646) Orange-crowned warbler 
 
 Helminthophila celata (Say) 
 
 322 (647) Tennessee warbler 
 
 Helminthophila peregrina (Wils.) 
 
 323 (648a) Northern parula warbler 
 
 Compsothlypis americana usneae Brewst. 
 
 324 (650) Cape May warbler 
 
 Dendroica tigrina (Gmel.) 
 
358 
 
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 3 2 5 (^S 2 ) Yellow warbler 
 
 Dendroica aestiva (Gmel.) 
 
 326 (654) Black-throated blue warbler 
 
 Dendroica caerulescens (Gmel.) 
 
 327 (655) Myrtle warbler 
 
 Dendroica coronata (Linn.) 
 
 328 (657) Magnolia warbler 
 
 Dendroica maculosa (Gmel.) 
 
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 329 (658) Cerulean warbler 
 
 Dendroica rara Wils. 
 
 330 (659) Chestnut-sided warbler 
 
 Dendroica pensylvanica (Linn.) 
 
 331 (660) Bay-breasted warbler 
 
 Dendroica castanea (Wils.) 
 
 332 (661) Black-poll warbler 
 
 Dendroica striata (Forst.) 
 
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 333 (662) Blackburnian warbler 
 
 Dendroica blackburniae (Gmel.) 
 
 334 (663) Yellow-throated warbler 
 
 Dendroica dominica (Linn.) 
 
 335 ( 66 7) Black-throated green warbler 
 Dendroica virens (Gmel.) 
 
 336 (671) Pine warbler 
 
 Dendroica vigorsii (Aud.) 
 
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 337 (672) Palm warbler 
 
 Dendroica palmarum (Gmel.) 
 
 338 (6y2a) Yellow palm warbler 
 
 Dendroica palmarum hypochrysea Ridgw. 
 
 339 ( 6 73) Prairie warbler 
 
 Dendroica discolor (Vieill.) 
 
 340 (674) Oven-bird 
 
 Seiurus aurocapilius (Linn.) 
 
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 341 (675) Water-thrush 
 
 Seiurus noveboracensis (Gmel.) 
 
 342 (676) Louisiana water-thrush 
 
 Seiurus motacilla (Vieill.) 
 
 343 (677) Kentucky warbler 
 
 Geothlypis formosa (Wils.) 
 
 344 (678) Connecticut warbler 
 
 Geothlypis agilis (Wils.) 
 
368 
 
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 345 (679) Mourning warbler 
 
 Geothlypis Philadelphia (Wils.) 
 
 346 (68 1) Maryland yellow-throat 
 
 Geothlypis trichas (Linn.) 
 
 347 (683) Yellow-breasted chat 
 Icteria virens (Linn.) 
 
 348 (684) Hooded warbler 
 
 Wilsonia mitrata (Gmel.) 
 
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 349 (685) Wilson's warbler 
 
 Wilsonia pusilla (Wils.) 
 
 350 (686) Canadian warbler 
 
 Wilsonia canadensis (Linn.) 
 
 351 (687) American redstart 
 
 Setophaga ruticilla (Linn.) 
 
 Family MOTACILLIDAE Wagtails 
 
 352 (697) American pipit 
 
 Anthus pensilvamcus (Lath.) 
 
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 Family TROGLODYTIDAE Wrens, thrashers, etc. 
 
 353 (703) Mockingbird 
 
 Mimus polyglottos (Linn.) 
 
 354 (704) Catbird 
 
 Galeoscoptes carolinensis (Linn.) 
 
 355 (75) Brown thrasher 
 
 Harporhynchus rufus (Linn.) 
 
 356 (718) Carolina wren 
 
 Thryothorus ludovicianus (Lath.) 
 
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 357 (7 21 ) House wren 
 
 Troglodytes aedon Vieill. 
 
 358 (722) Winter wren 
 
 Anorthura hiemalis (Vieill.) 
 
 359 (7 2 4) Short-billed marsh wren 
 
 Cistothorus stellaris (Licht.) 
 
 360 (725) Long-billed marsh wren 
 
 Cistothorus palustris (Wils.) 
 
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 Family CERTHIIDAE Creepers 
 361 (726) Brown creeper 
 
 Certhia familiaris fusca (Barton) 1 
 
 Family PAR! DAE Nuthatches and tits 
 362 (727) White-breasted nuthatch 
 Sitta carolinensis Lath. 
 
 363 (728) Red-breasted nuthatch 
 Sitta canadensis Linn. 
 
 364 (729) Brown-headed nuthatch 1 
 Sitta pusilla Lath. 
 
 1 Oberholser has recently shown that this name is untenable and that the former c. f. ameri- 
 cana (Bonap.) must be restored. See Auk, 16: 185. 
 
 2 One New York record. See Auk, 1888, 5:432. 
 
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 365 (731) Tufted titmouse 
 
 Parus bicolor Linn. 
 
 366 (735) Chickadee 
 
 Parus atricapillus Linn. 
 
 367 (740) Hudsonian chickadee 
 
 Parus hudsonicus Forst. 
 
 Family SYLVIIDAE Warblers, kinglets, gnatcatchers 
 
 368 (748) Golden-crowned kinglet 
 Regulus satrapa Licht. 
 
380 
 
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 369 (749) Ruby-crowned kinglet 
 
 Regulus calendula (Linn.) 
 
 37 (75 *} Blue-gray gnatcatcher 
 
 Polioptila caerulea (Linn.) 
 
 Family TURDIDAE Thrushes, stone-chats, Hue-birds, eio. 
 
 371 (755) Wood thrush 
 
 Hylocichla mustelina (Gmel.) 
 
 37 2 (756) Wilson's thrush 
 
 Hylocichla fuscescens (Steph,) 
 
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 373 (757) Gray-cheeked thrush 
 
 Hylocichla aliciae (Baird) 
 
 374 (757 a ) BicknelPs thrush 
 
 Hylocichla aliciae bicknelli Rtdgw. 
 
 375 (75^ a ) Olive-backed thrush 
 
 Hylocichla ustulata swainsonii (Cab.) 
 
 376 (7S9b) Hermit thrush 
 
 Hylocichla aonalaschkae pallasii (Cab.) 
 
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 377 (761) American robin 
 
 Merula migratoria (Linn. 
 
 378 (763) Varied thrush 1 
 
 Hesperocichla naevia (Gmel.) 
 
 379 (7 6 5) Wheatear 2 
 
 Saxicola oenanthe (Linn.) 
 
 380 (766) Bluebird 
 
 Sialia sialis (Linn.) 
 
 1 " There are no less than three valid records for this species near New York city." See Dwight. 
 Auk, 12:70; Proc. Boston soc. nat. hit. 1848, 3:17; Ann. lye. nat. hist. N. Y. 1867, 8:281; Coues's Birds 
 Colorado valley 1878, p. 19; Baird Brewer and Ridgway's Birds, 1874, 1:29. 
 
 2 Long Island records. See Auk, 3:490; also 10:277; Ann. lye. nat. hist. N. T. 8: 282, 1867. 
 
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 INTRODUCED SPECIES 1 
 
 Family ALAUDIDAE LarJcs 
 381 [473] Skylark 2 
 
 Alauda arvensis Linn. 
 
 Family STURNIDAE Starlings 
 382 [493] Starling 3 
 
 Sturnus vulgaris Linn. 
 
 Family FRINGILLIDAE Finches, sparrows, etc. 
 383 European goldfinch 
 
 Carduelis carduelis (Linn.) 
 
 384 House sparrow 
 
 Passer domesticus (Linn ) 
 
 1 Exclusive of game birds. 
 
 2 This European form is accidental in Greenland and Bermuda. Has been introduced in this 
 country and in 1887 was found breeding at Flatbush L. I. See Auk, 5: 180; 12:390. 
 
 3 See Auk, 15: 55-56. 
 
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 PART 2 
 HYPOTHETIC LIST 
 
 Including those forms, of which we have no satisfactory record, but which, having been taken 
 in adjoining states, may be looked for In New York. 
 
 i (28) Mandt's guillemot 
 
 Cepphus mandtii (Licht.) 
 
 Arctic regions . . . south ... in winter, to Mass. American ornithologists 
 union 
 
 2 (30) Murre 
 
 Uria troile (Linn.) 
 
 Southward on the coast of North America, in winter, to southern New Eng- 
 land. American ornithologists union. This species has been reported from our 
 state, but it seems probable that the specimens taken were immature individuals 
 of U. lumme. 
 
 3 (67) Cabot's tern 
 
 Sterna sandvicensis acuflavida (Cabot.) 
 
 South Atlantic and gulf coasts of the United States, north, casually, to 
 southern New England American ornithologists union 
 
 4 (86) Fulmar 
 
 Fulmarus glacialis (Linn.) 
 
 North Atlantic, south on the American side to the coast of Massachusetts, 
 casually to New Jersey. American ornithologists union. Accidental in northern 
 New Jersey. Chapman 
 
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 5 (86a) Lesser fulmar 
 
 Fulmarus glacialis minor (Kjaerboelling) 
 
 North Atlantic, south on American side to coast of Massachusetts. American 
 ornithologists union 
 
 6 (126) Brown pelican 
 
 Pelecanus fuscus (Linn.) 
 
 Occasionally strays to Illinois and Massachusetts. Chapman, Birds of east- 
 ern North America. De Kay (1842), mentions this form as " an occasional visitor 
 to the coast of our state," but gives no records. Birds, p. 294 
 
 7 [138] European teal 
 
 Nettion crecca (Linn.) 
 
 Occasional in eastern North America. American ornithologists union. New 
 Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts records. Abbott, Geology of New Jersey, 
 p. 792; Treat, Auk, 8: 112 ; Mackay, Auk, 7 : 294 
 
 8 (141) Cinnamon teal 
 
 Querquedula cyanoptera (Vieill.) 
 Accidental east of the Mississippi. 
 
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 9 ( X 73 a ) White-bellied brant 
 
 Branta bernicla glaucogastra (Brehm.) 
 
 Th's subspecies has been recognized in America by Coues. See Auk, 14 : 207-8. 
 This form may bo looked for in our state, though I can find no records as yet. 
 
 10 (191.1) Cory's least bittern 
 
 Ardetta neoxena Cory 
 Michigan and Ontario records. Will undoubtedly be found in our state. 
 
 ii [227] European woodcock 
 
 Scolopax rusticola (Linn.) 
 
 Accidental in the United States. There are New Jersey, Pennsylvania and 
 Rhode Island records ; and we may expect to find this form in New York. 
 
 12 (371) Richardson's owl 
 
 Nyctala tengmalmi richardsoni (Bonap.) 
 
 South in winter into the northern United States. American ornithologist 
 union. Rhode Island record. See Auk, 3 : 271 
 
394 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 
 
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 J 3 (395) Red-cockade d woodpecker 
 Dryobates borealis (Vieill.) 
 
 "A southern United States form has been taken as far north as Hoboken, New 
 Jersey." See Lawrence, Ann. lye. nat. hist. N. T., 8 : 291. 
 
 14 (443) Scissor-tailed flycatcher 
 
 Milvulus forficatus (Gmel.) 
 
 A southwestern United States form that has occurred accidentally in New Jer- 
 sey and New England. 
 
 15 (475) American magpie. 
 
 Pica pica hudsonica (Lab.) 
 
 De Kay (1842) mentions it as having occurred in the northwestern part of the 
 state near Niagara, but does not give any records. 
 
 1 6 (497) Yellow-headed blackbird 
 
 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus (Bonap.) 
 
 Accidental in Ontario and the Atlantic states, Massachusetts, etc. American 
 ornithologists union 
 
396 
 
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 17 (736) Carolina chickadee 
 
 Parus carolinensis Aud. 
 
 Princeton N. J., is usually considered its northern limit. See Scott's The 
 country, 1878, 1 : 334. 
 
IN DEX 
 
 The superior figures tell the exact place on the page in ninths; e. g. 201* 
 means page 201 beginning in the third ninth of the page, i. e. about one 
 third of the way down. 
 
 Acanthis linaria, 323' 
 rostrata, 325 1 
 Accipiter atricapillus, 287* 
 
 cooperii, 287* 
 
 velox, 285* 
 
 Actitis macularia, 27i 7 
 Aegialitis meloda, 277" 
 
 circumcincta, 277 
 
 semipalmata, 277 1 
 
 vocifera, 275 T 
 
 wilsonia, 277 7 
 Aestrelata hasitata, 2I7 T 
 
 scalaris, 219* 
 
 Agelaius phoeniceus, 3I7 7 
 Aix sponsa, 229' 
 Alauda arvensis, 387 1 
 Alaudidae, 313", 387 1 
 Alca torda, 20i 3 
 Alcedinidae, 301 
 Alcidae, ip9 5 -20i 8 
 Alle alle, 2Oi 5 
 Ammodramus caudacutus, 33I 1 
 
 henslowii, 329" 
 
 leconteii, 329 7 
 
 maritimus, 33I 7 
 
 nelsoni, 331* 
 
 subvirgatus, 331" 
 
 princeps, 327* 
 
 sandwichensis savanna, 329* 
 
 savannarum passerinus, 329* 
 Ampelidae, 347 1 
 Ampelis cedrorum, 347' 
 
 garrulus, 347 1 
 
 Anas boschas, 225 s 
 
 obscura, 225" 
 Anatidae, 223 6 -43 5 
 Anorthura hiemalis, 375* 
 Anser albifrons gambeli, 239 T 
 Anseres, 223 5 -43 5 
 Anthus pensilvanicus, 37I T 
 Antrostomus vociferus, 307* 
 Aphrizidae, 279 1 
 Aquila chrysaetos, 289 T 
 Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis, 
 
 289 5 
 Ardea caerulea, 249 1 
 
 candidissima, 247 
 
 egretta, 247' 
 
 herodias, 247 1 
 
 tricolor ruficollis, 247 T 
 
 virescens, 249 s 
 Ardeidae, 245-49 9 
 Ardetta exilis, 245' 
 
 neoxena, 393 3 
 Arenaria interpres, 279 1 
 Asio accipitrinus, 295" 
 
 wilsonianus, 295 3 
 Astragalinus tristis, 325" 
 Auk, razor-billed, 201 s 
 Avocet, American, 257" 
 Aythya affinis, 23i 7 
 
 americana, 23I 1 
 
 collaris, 233" 
 
 marila, 231" 
 
 vallisneria, 231' 
 
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 Baldpate, 227" 
 Bartramia longicauda, 271" 
 Birds of prey, 283 7 -99 6 
 Bittern, American, 245" 
 
 Cory's least, 393* 
 
 least, 245 7 
 Blackbird, red-winged, 3I7 T 
 
 rusty, 3ig 7 
 
 yellow-headed, 395 7 
 Bluebird, 38s 7 
 Bobolink, 317* 
 Bob-white, 279" 
 Bonasa umbellus, 281* 
 
 togata, 281* 
 Booby, 22I 1 
 
 Botaurus lentiginosus, 245 
 Brant, 241 
 
 tyack, 24i 7 
 
 white-bellied, 393 1 
 Branta bernicla, 241' 
 
 glaucogastra, 393* 
 
 canadensis, 24I 1 
 
 leucopsis, 243 1 
 
 hutchinsii, 241" 
 
 nigracans, 24i 7 
 Bubo virginianus, 297 7 
 Bubonidae, 295 3 ~99 6 
 Buffle-head, 233' 
 Bunting, indigo, 339 7 
 
 lark, 34 1 5 
 
 painted, 34I 1 
 Buteo borealis, 287 
 
 latissimus, 289 3 
 
 lineatus, 287' 
 
 swainsoni, 289 1 
 
 Calamospiza melanocorys, 341" 
 Calcarius lapponicus, 327^ 
 
 ornatus, 327' 
 Calidris arenaria, 267 3 
 Camptolaimus labradorius, 235 
 Canachites canadensis, 279 7 
 Canvas-back, 231' 
 Caprimulgidae, 3O7 1 
 Cardinal, 339 1 
 Cardinalis cardinalis, 339 1 
 
 Carduelis carduelis, 387 
 
 Carpodacus purpureus, 323 1 
 
 Catbird, 373' 
 
 Catharista urubu, 28s 1 
 
 Cathartes aura, 283 7 
 
 Cathartidae, 283 7 -8s* 
 
 Ceophloeus pileatus abieticola, 305 1 
 
 Cepphus grylle, I99 7 
 
 mandtii, 389 2 
 
 Certhia familiaris fusca, 377* 
 Certhiidae, 377 1 
 Ceryle alcyon, 3Oi 5 
 Chaetura pelagica, 307 
 Charadriidae, 275 1 ~77 9 
 Charadrius dominicus, 275" 
 Charitonetta albeola, 233 7 
 Chat, yellow-breasted, 369 5 
 Chaulelasmus streperus, 225 7 
 Chen caerulescens, 239 B 
 
 hyperborea nivalis, 239 s 
 Chickadee, 379* 
 Carolina, 397 1 
 Hudsonian, 379 5 
 Chondestes grammacus, 333 1 
 Chordeiles virginianus, 307" 
 Ciconiidae, 245 8 
 Circus hudsonius, 285 5 
 Cistothorus nalustris, 375 T 
 
 stellaris, 375 5 
 Clangula clangula americana, 233 3 
 
 islandica, 233 5 
 Clivicola riparia, 345 
 Coccothraustes vespertinus, 32i 5 
 Coccyges, 301' 
 Coccyzus americanus, 30i 2 
 erythrophthalmus, 301' 
 Colaptes auratus luteus, 305 7 
 Colinus virginianus, 279 
 Columbae, 283" 
 Columbidae, 283* 
 Colymbus auritus, 197* 
 
 holboellii, I97 3 
 Compsothlypis americana usneae, 
 
 357 
 
 Contopus borealis, 31 1 1 
 virens, 31 I s 
 
INDEX TO CHECK LIST OF BIRDS 
 
 4OI 
 
 Conurus carolinensis, 299* 
 Coot, American, 255 T 
 Cormorant, 221 
 
 double-crested, 22i 7 
 Corvidae, 3i5 1 -i7 8 
 Corvus americanus, 3I5 7 
 
 corax principalis, 31 c 5 
 
 ossifragus, 3I7 1 
 Cowbird, 317" 
 Crake, corn, 255 1 
 Crane, sandhill, 251* 
 
 whooping, 251* 
 Creeper, brown, 377 1 
 Crex crex, 255* 
 Crossbill, American, 323* 
 
 white-winged, 323 
 Crow, American, 3i5 T 
 
 fish, 3I7 1 
 
 Crymophilus fulicarius, 257 1 
 Cuckoo, black billed, 301* 
 
 yellow-billed, 3Oi 2 
 Cuculidae, 301* 
 Curlew, Eskimo, 273 
 
 European, 273' 
 
 Hudsonian, 273* 
 
 long-billed, 273* 
 Cyanocitta cristata, 3I5 1 
 Cyanospiza ciris, 34I 1 
 
 cyanea, 33Q T 
 
 Dafila acuta, 229* 
 Dendroica aestiva, 359* 
 
 blackburniae, 363 1 
 
 caerulescens, 359" 
 
 castanea, 36i 5 
 
 coronata, 359" 
 
 discolor, 365 
 
 dominica, 363 s 
 
 maculosa, 359 7 
 
 palmarum, 36s 1 
 
 hypochrysea, 365" 
 
 pensylvanica, 36i 8 
 
 rara, 361* 
 
 striata, 36i T 
 
 tigrina, 357 T 
 
 Dendroica vigorsii, 363 7 
 
 virens, 363" 
 Dickcissel, 341* 
 Diving birds, i97 2 -20i 8 
 Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 
 Dove, mourning, 283 B 
 Dovekie, 201" 
 Dowitcher, 259 T 
 
 long-billed, 261* 
 Dryobates borealis, 395 1 
 
 pubescens medianus, 303 1 
 
 villosus, 3Oi 8 
 Duck, American scaup, 231* 
 
 black, 225* 
 
 harlequin, 235" 
 
 Labrador, 235 s 
 
 lesser scaup, 23i T 
 ^ ring-necked, 233 1 
 
 ruddy, 239 1 
 
 rufous-crested, 229 T 
 
 wood, 229" 
 Dunlin, 265* 
 
 Eagle, bald, 29I 1 
 
 golden, 289 7 
 
 Ectopistes migratorius, 283" 
 Egret, American, 247* 
 Eider, American, 235 T 
 
 king, 237 1 
 
 Elanoides forficatus, 285* 
 Empidonax flaviventris, 311 
 
 minimus, 313* 
 
 traillii alnorum, 313* 
 
 virescens, 31 1 7 
 Ereunetes occidentalis, 267* 
 
 pusillus, 265 7 
 Erismatura jamaicensis, 239 1 
 
 Falco columbarius, 293* 
 
 islandus, 291* 
 
 peregrinus anatum, 293 1 
 
 rusticolus gyrfalco, 291" 
 obsoletus, 29i 7 
 
 sparverius, 293" 
 Falconidae, 285 s -95 8 
 Finch, purple, 323 1 
 Flicker, northern, 3O5 7 
 
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 Flycatcher, alder, 3U3 1 
 
 crested, 309" 
 
 green-crested, 31 1 7 
 
 least, 3i3 3 
 
 olive-sided, 31 1 1 
 
 scissor-tailed, 395 s 
 
 yellow-bellied, 31 I B 
 Fratercula arctica, I99 5 
 Fregata aquila, 223* 
 Fregatidae, 223* 
 Fringillidae, 32i 5 -4i 6 , 387" 
 Fulica americana, 255 7 
 Fulmar, 389" 
 
 lesser, 391* 
 
 Fulmarus glacialis, 389 8 
 minor, 39I 1 
 
 Gadwall, 225' 
 
 Galeoscoptes carolinensis, 373* 
 
 Gallinae, 279 6 -83 8 
 
 Gallinago delicata, 259" 
 
 Gallinula galeata, 255 5 
 
 Gallinule, Florida, 255 
 
 purple, 255 s 
 Gannet, 221" 
 Gavia arctica, I99 1 
 
 imber, 197" 
 
 lumme, I99 3 
 Gaviidae, I97"-99 B 
 Gelochelidon nilotica, 2O9 7 
 Geothlypis agilis, 367 7 
 
 formosa, 367 5 
 
 Philadelphia, 369 1 
 
 trichas, 369* 
 
 Gnatcatcher, blue-gray, 381* 
 Godwit, Hudsonian, 267 7 
 
 marbled, 267" 
 Golden-eye, American, 23/3 3 
 
 Barrow's, 233 5 
 Goldfinch, American, 325 s 
 ^ European, 387 
 Goose, American white-fronted, 
 239 7 
 
 barnacle, 243* 
 
 blue, 239 
 
 Canada, 24I 1 
 
 Goose, greater snow, 239* 
 
 Hutchins's, 24i s 
 Goshawk, American, 287* 
 Crackle, bronzed, 321 s 
 
 purple, 32I 1 
 Grebe, Holboell's, 197* 
 
 horned, 197* 
 
 pied-billed, 197" 
 Grosbeak, blue, 339 5 
 
 evening, 321" 
 
 pine, 32i 7 
 
 rose-breasted, 339* 
 Grouse, Canada, 279 8 
 
 Canadian ruffed, 28i 3 
 
 ruffed, 28: 1 
 Gruidae, 2SI 1 
 Grus americana, 251* 
 
 mexicana, 251* 
 Guara alba, 243 
 Guillemot, black, igg 7 
 
 Mandt's, 389 2 
 Guiraca caerulea, 339' 
 Gull, American herring, 207" 
 
 Bonaparte's, 209* 
 
 glaucous, 205* 
 
 great black-backed, 2O5 7 
 
 herring, 207 1 
 
 Iceland, 205' 
 
 ivory, 2O3 7 
 
 laughing, 207 7 
 
 little, 209 3 
 
 ring-billed, 2O7 B 
 
 Sabine's, 209 
 Gyrfalcon, 29I B 
 
 black, 29i 7 
 
 white, 29i 3 
 
 Haematopodidae, 279 8 
 Haematopus palliatus, 279" 
 Haliaeetus leucocephalus, 29I 1 
 Harelda hyemalis, 235 1 
 Harporhynchus rufus, 373" 
 Hawk, American rough-legged, 289 
 
 American snarrow, 293 5 
 
 broad-winged, 289 s 
 
 Cooper's, 287' 
 
INDEX TO CHECK LIST OF BIRDS 
 
 403 
 
 Hawk, duck, 293* 
 
 marsh, 285' 
 
 pigeon, 293* 
 
 red-shouldered, 287* 
 
 red-tailed, 287" 
 
 sharp-shinned, 285 7 
 
 Swainson's, 289* 
 Helminthophila celata, 357 1 
 
 chrysoptera, 355 1 
 
 lawrencei, 355 s 
 
 leucobronchialis, 355 5 
 
 peregrina, 357* 
 
 pinus, 353 7 
 
 rubricapilla, 355 7 
 Helmitherus vermivorus, 353 5 
 Helodromas solitarius, 269" 
 Hen, heath, 281' 
 Herodiones, 243 B ~49 
 Heron, black-crowned night, 249* 
 
 great blue, 247 1 
 
 green, 249 3 
 
 little blue, 249' 
 
 Louisiana, 247 7 
 
 snowy, 247 s 
 
 yellow-crowned night, 249 7 
 Hesperocichla naevia, 38s 3 
 Himantopus mexicanus, 259* 
 Hirundinidae, 343 5 ~45 9 
 Hirundo erythrogaster, 345 1 
 Histrionicus histrionicus, 235* 
 Hummingbird, ruby-throated, 307" 
 Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis, 
 
 215* 
 
 Hylocichla aliciae, 383 1 
 bicknelli, 383' 
 aonalaschkae pallasii, 383 7 
 fuscescens, 38i 7 
 mustelina, 38i 5 
 ustulata swainsonii, 383' 
 
 Ibididae, 243-45' 
 Ibis, glossy, 243 7 
 
 white, 243 
 
 white-faced glossy, 245* 
 
 wood, 245* 
 Icteria virens, 369* 
 
 Icteridae, 
 
 Icterus galbula, 319" 
 
 spurius, 3i9 3 
 lonornis martinica, 255 s 
 
 Jaeger, long-tailed, 203' 
 
 parasitic, 2O3 3 
 
 pomarine, 2O3I 1 
 Jay, blue, 3I5 1 
 
 Canada, 315' 
 
 Junco, slate-colored, 335" 
 Junco hyemalis, 335" 
 
 Killdeer, 275' 
 Kingbird, 309* 
 
 Arkansas, 309* 
 Kingfisher, belted, 301' 
 Kinglet, golden-crowned, 379 7 
 
 ruby-crowned, 381* 
 Kite, swallow-tailed, 28s 3 
 Kittiwake, 205 1 
 Knot, 26i 5 
 
 Lagopus lagopus, 28i 8 
 Laniidae, 347 5 -49* 
 Lanius borealis, 347 
 
 ludovicianus, 347 7 
 
 excubitorides, 349 1 
 Lapwing, 275' 
 Laridae, 2O,3 7 -I5 4 
 Lark, horned, 3I3 5 
 
 prairie horned, 3I3 7 
 Larus argentatus, 2O7 1 
 
 smithsonianus, 207* 
 
 atricilla, 2O7 7 
 
 delawarensis, 2O7 5 
 
 glaucus, 2O5 3 
 
 leucopterus, 205" 
 
 marinus, 2O5 7 
 
 minutus, 2CK) 3 
 
 Philadelphia, 209 1 
 Limicolae, 257 1 ~79 6 
 Limosa fedoa, 267 s 
 
 haemastica, 267 T 
 Longipennes, 2Oi 7 -i5* 
 Longspur, chestnut-collared, 327* 
 
 Lapland, 327 1 
 
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 Loon, 197* 
 
 black-throated, 199* 
 
 red-throated, 199" 
 Lophodytes cucullatus, 225* 
 Loxia curvirostra minor, 323 3 
 
 leucoptera, 323' 
 
 Machrochires, 307* 
 Macrorhamphus griseus, 259 7 
 
 scolopaceus, 261* 
 Magpie, American, 395 
 Mallard, 225" 
 Man-o'-war bird, 223 3 
 Mareca americana, 227* 
 
 penelope, 227* 
 Martin, purple, 343" 
 Meadowlark, 3I9 1 
 Megalestris skua, 20i 7 
 Megascops asio, 297" 
 Melanerpes carolinus, 305' 
 
 erythrocephalus, 305* 
 Meleagris gallopavo fera, 283' 
 Melospiza fasciata, 335 7 
 
 georgiana, 337* 
 
 lincolnii, 337 1 
 Merganser, American, 223 
 
 hooded, 225 1 
 
 red-breasted, 223 7 
 Merganser americanus, 223" 
 
 serrator, 223' 
 Merula migratoria, 385 1 
 Micropalma himantopus, 261* 
 Micropodidae, 307 
 Milvulus forficatus, 395* 
 Mimus polyglottos, 373 1 
 Mniotilta varia, 353 1 
 Mniotiltidae, 353 1 ~7i 7 
 Mockingbird, 373 1 
 Molothrus ater, 317" 
 Motacillidae, 37i T 
 Murre, 389* 
 
 Briinnich's, 2OI 1 
 Myiarchus crinitus, 309" 
 Netta rufina, 229 7 
 Nettion carolinensis, 227* 
 
 crecca, 391" 
 
 Nighthawk, 307' 
 Numenius arquatus, 273 7 
 
 borealis, 273 B 
 
 hudsonicus, 273* 
 
 longirostris, 273 1 
 Nuthatch, brown-headed, 377 7 
 
 red-breasted, 377 
 
 white-breasted, 377 3 
 Nyctala acadica, 297 3 
 
 tengmalmi richardsoni, 393 7 
 Nyctea nyctea, 299 1 
 Nycticorax nycticorax naevius, 249 5 
 
 violaceus, 249 7 
 
 Oceanites oceanicus, 219* 
 Oceanodroma leucorhoa, 219* 
 Oidemia americana, 237 3 
 
 deglandi, 237 
 
 perspicillata, 237 7 
 Old-squaw, 235 1 
 Olor columbianus, 243* 
 Oriole, Baltimore, 3/I9 5 
 
 orchard, 3i9 3 
 Osprey, American, 293 7 
 Otocoris alpestris, 313 
 
 praticola, 3I3 7 
 Oven-bird, 36s 7 
 Owl, American barn, 295 1 
 
 American hawk, 299 3 
 
 American long-eared, 295* 
 
 barred, 295 7 
 
 burrowing, 299* 
 
 great gray, 297 1 
 
 great horned, 297 7 
 
 Richardson's, 393 7 
 
 saw-whet, 297 3 
 
 screech, 297 
 
 short-eared, 295 5 
 
 snowy, 299 1 
 
 Oyster-catcher, American, 279* 
 Pagophila alba, 203' 
 Paludicolae, 25i a -55 9 
 Pandion haliaetus carolinensis, 293 7 
 Paridae, 377 8 -79 7 
 Paroquet, Carolina, 2O9 7 
 Parrots, 299 7 
 
INDEX TO CHECK LIST OF BIRDS 
 
 405 
 
 Parus atricapillus, 379" 
 
 bicolor, 379* 
 
 carolinensis, 397* 
 
 hudsonicus, 379 5 
 Passer domesticus, 387 7 
 Passerella iliaca, 337 5 
 Passeres, 3O9 1 -85 9 
 Passerina nivalis, 325 7 
 Pavoncella pugnax, 271* 
 Pelecanidae, 223 1 
 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, 223 1 
 
 fuscus, 39i 3 
 Pelican, American white, 223* 
 
 brown, 39i 3 
 
 Perching birds, 309 1 -87 9 
 Perisoreus canadensis, 315* 
 Petrel, black-capped, 2I7 7 
 
 Leach's, 2i9 3 
 
 scaled, 2I9 1 
 
 Wilson's, 219* 
 
 Petrochelidon lunifrons, 343 T 
 Pewee, wood, 311* 
 Phaethon americanus, 2I9 7 
 Phaethontidae, 2I9 7 
 Phalacrocoracidae, 221" 
 Phalacrocorax carbo, 22i 5 
 
 dilophus, 22i 7 
 Phalarope, northern, 257* 
 
 red, 257 2 
 
 Wilson's, 257 5 
 Phalaropodidae, 257 1 
 Phalaropus lobatus, 257* 
 Phasianidae, 283 1 
 Philohela minor, 259* 
 Phoebe, 309 7 
 Pica pica hudsonica, 395* 
 Pici, 30i 7 -5 9 
 Picidae, 30i 7 -5 9 
 Picoides americanus, 3O3 5 
 
 arcticus, 3O3 3 
 Pigeon, passenger, 283* 
 Pinicola enucleator canadensis, 32i T 
 Pintail, 229 3 
 
 Pipilo erythrophthalmus, 337' 
 Pipit, American, 37i 7 
 
 Piranga erythromelas, 343 1 
 
 ludoviciana, 341' 
 
 rubra, 343 3 
 Plegadis autumnalis, 243 7 
 
 guarauna, 245 1 
 Plover, American golden, 275 
 
 belted piping, 277" 
 
 black-bellied, 275* 
 
 piping, 277 s 
 
 semipalmated, 277* 
 
 Wilson's, 277 7 
 Podicipidae, 197 s 
 Podilymbus podiceps, 197" 
 Polioptila caerulea, 381* 
 Pooecetes gramineus, 327" 
 Porzana Carolina, 253* 
 
 jamaicensis, 253' 
 
 noveboracensis, 253 
 Procellariidae, 2i5 T -i9 6 
 Progne subis, 343" 
 Protonotaria citrea, 353* 
 Psittaci, 299 7 
 Psittacidae, 299 7 
 Ptarmigan, willow, 281* 
 Puffin, I99 5 
 Puffinus auduboni, 217* 
 
 borealis, 2I5 7 
 
 fuliginosus, 217 
 
 gravis, 2I7 1 
 Pygopodes, i97 8 -2Oi e 
 Querquedula cyanoptera, 39i 8 
 
 discors, 227' 
 Quiscalus quiscula, 32I 1 
 
 aeneus, 32 I s 
 
 Bail, black, 253' 
 
 clapper, 251' 
 
 king, 251 
 
 Virginia, 253* 
 
 yellow, 253* 
 Rallidae, 25i 5 -55* 
 Rallus crepitans, 251' 
 
 elegans, 251 
 
 virginianus, 253 1 
 Raptores, 283 7 -99 e 
 Raven, northern, 315' 
 
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 Recurvirostra americana, 257' 
 Recurvirostridae, 257 T ~59 8 
 Redhead, 231* 
 Redpoll, 323 7 
 
 greater, 325 1 
 
 Redstart, American, 371 
 Regulus calendula, 38I 1 
 
 satrapa, 379' 
 Rissa tridactyla, 205 1 
 Robin, American, 385 1 
 Ruff, 27I 1 
 Rynchopidae, 215 
 Rynchops nigra, 215" 
 
 Sanderling, 267* 
 Sandpiper, Baird's, 263 5 
 
 Bartramian, 27i 3 
 
 buff-breasted, 27i 5 
 
 curlew, 265 
 
 least, 263' 
 
 pectoral, 263* 
 
 purple, 261* 
 
 red-backed, 265* 
 
 semipalmated, 26s 1 
 
 solitary, 269' 
 
 spotted, 27i 7 
 
 stilt, 26i 3 
 
 western, 267 1 
 
 white-rumped, 263* 
 Sapsucker, yellow-bellied, 303 T 
 Saxicola oenanthe, 38s 5 
 Sayornis phoebe, 3O9 7 
 Scolecophagus carolinus, 3i9 T 
 Scolopacidae, 2^-7^ 
 Scolopax rusticola, 393* 
 Scoter, American, 237* 
 
 surf, 237 7 
 
 white-winged, 237 B 
 Scotiaptex cinerea, 297 1 
 Seiu.rus aurocapillus, 365 7 
 
 motacilla, 367* 
 
 noveboracensis, 367* 
 Setophaga ruticilla 371" 
 Shearwater, Audubon's, 217* 
 
 Cory's, 2i5 T 
 
 Shearwater, greater, 217* 
 
 sooty, 217 
 Shore birds, 257 1 ~79 5 
 Shoveller, 229 1 
 Shrike, loggerhead, 347 7 
 
 northern, 347 5 
 
 white-rumped, 349 1 
 Sialia sialis, 38s 7 
 Siskin, pine, 325" 
 Sitta canadensis, 377 
 
 carolinensis, 377 s 
 
 pusilla, 377 7 
 Skimmer, black, 215" 
 Skua, 20i 7 
 Skylark, 387' 
 Snipe, Wilson's, 259* 
 Snowflake, 32$ 7 
 Somateria dresseri, 235 7 
 
 spectabilis, 237 1 
 Sora, 253* 
 Sparrow, Acadian sharp-tailed, 33i 6 
 
 chipping, 335 1 
 
 field, 335 s 
 
 fox, 337 5 
 
 grasshopper, 329' 
 
 Henslow's, 329 5 
 
 house, 387 7 
 
 Ipswich, 327 7 
 
 lark, 333 1 
 
 Leconte's, 329 7 
 
 Lincoln's, 337 1 . 
 
 Nelson's, 33i 3 
 
 Savanna, 329 1 
 
 seaside, 33i 7 
 
 sharp-tailed, 33I 1 
 
 song, 335 7 
 
 swamp, 337 s 
 
 tree, 333' 
 
 vesper, 3127 
 
 white-crowned, 333 3 
 
 white-throated, 333* 
 Spatula clypeata, 229 1 
 Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea, 299* 
 Sphyrapicus varius, 3O3 7 
 Spinus pinus, 325" 
 Spiza americana, 341* 
 
INDEX TO CHECK LIST OF BIRDS 
 
 407 
 
 Spizella monticola, 333* 
 
 pusilla, 335 s 
 
 socialis, 335* 
 
 Squatarola squatarola, 275' 
 Starling, 387' 
 Steganopodes, 2i9 9 -23 B 
 Steganopus tricolor, 257 
 Stelgidopteryx serripennis, 345 T 
 Stercorariidae, 2Oi 7 ~3 7 
 Stercorarius longicaudus, 2O3 5 
 
 parasiticus, 203 s 
 
 pomarinus, 2O3 1 
 Sterna antillarum, 2I3 7 
 
 caspia, 21 1 1 
 
 dougalli, 2i3 5 
 
 forsteri, 21 1 7 
 
 fuliginosa, 2I5 1 
 
 hirundo, 2I3 1 
 
 maxima, 2ii 3 
 
 paradisaea, 213* 
 
 sandvicensis acuflavida, 389 
 
 trttdeaui, 21 1 5 
 Stilt, black-necked, 259* 
 Strigidae, 295' 
 Strix pratincola, 295 1 
 Sturnella magna, 319* 
 Sturnidae, 387* 
 Sturnus vulgaris, 387* 
 Sula bassana, 221* 
 
 SUla, 22I 1 
 
 Sulidae, 22I 1 
 Surf birds, 279 1 
 Surnia ulula caparoch, 299' 
 Swallow, bank, 345 5 
 barn, 345 1 
 
 cliff, 343 7 
 
 rough-winged, 345 7 
 
 tree, 345" 
 
 Swan, whistling, 243* 
 Swift, chimney, 307' 
 Swimmers, lamellirostral, 223 B -43 5 
 , long-winged, 20i 7 ~i5 8 
 
 totipalmate, 2i9 6 -23 5 
 
 tube-nosed, 2i5 T -i9 8 
 Sylviidae, 379 7 -8i s 
 Symphemia semipalmata, 269 T 
 Syrnium nebulosum, 295 T 
 
 Tachycineta bicolor, 345* 
 Tanager, Louisiana, 34i 7 
 
 scarlet, 343 1 
 
 summer, 343* 
 Tanagridae, 34i 7 -43 B 
 Tantalus loculator, 245* 
 Teal, blue-winged,' 227 7 
 
 cinnamon, 391 
 
 European, 391* 
 
 green-winged, 227" 
 Tern, arctic, 213 s 
 
 black, 215' 
 
 Cabot's, 389' 
 
 Caspian, 21 1 1 
 
 common, 213* 
 
 Forster's, 21 1 7 
 
 gull-billed, 2O9 T 
 
 least, 2i3 T 
 
 roseate, 2i3 5 
 
 royal, 21 1 3 
 
 sooty, 2I5 1 
 
 Trudeau's, 211 
 Tetraonidae, 279 B -8i* 
 Thrasher, brown, 373" 
 Thrush, Bicknell's, 383' 
 
 gray-cheeked, 383* 
 
 hermit, 383' 
 
 olive-backed, 383" 
 
 varied, 385' 
 
 Wilson's, 38i T 
 
 wood, 381" 
 
 Thryothorus ludovicianus, 373 T 
 Titmouse, tufted, 379* 
 Totanus flavipes, 269' 
 
 melanoleucus, 269 1 
 Towhee, 337' 
 Tringa alpina, 26s 1 
 pacifica, 265* 
 
 bairdii, 263 
 
 canutus, 261" 
 
 ferruginea, 265 
 
 fuscicollis, 263' 
 
 maculata, 263 1 
 
 maritima, 26i 7 
 
 minutilla, 263 7 
 Trochilidae, 3O7 T 
 
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 Trochilus colubris, 307* 
 Troglodytes aedon, 375 1 
 Troglodytidae, 373^-75* 
 Tropic bird, yellow-billed, 219* 
 Tryngites subruficollis, 271* 
 Tubinares, 2i5 T -i9 
 Turdidae, 38i B -8s 9 
 Turkey, wild, 283* 
 Turnstone, 279* 
 Tympanuchus cupido, 28i T 
 Tyrannidae, 309 1 -I3 5 
 Tyrannus tyrannus, 309* 
 verticalis, 309* 
 
 Uria lomvia, 2OI 1 
 troile, 389* 
 
 Vanellus vanellus, 275* 
 Vireo, blue-headed, 351* 
 
 Philadelphia, 349 B 
 
 plumbeous, 351" 
 
 red-eyed, 349* 
 
 warbling, 349 7 
 
 white-eyed, 35 1 7 
 
 yellow-throated, 35 1 1 
 Vireo flavifrons, 35I 1 
 
 gilvus, 349 7 
 
 noveboracensis, 35i 7 
 
 olivaceus, 349* 
 
 philadelphicus, 349' 
 
 solitarius, 351* 
 
 plumbeus, 35 1 5 
 Vireonidae, 349*-5i* 
 Vulture, black, 28s 1 
 
 turkey, 283 7 
 
 Wagtails, 37 i T 
 
 Warbler, bay-breasted, 36i 5 
 
 black and white, 353 1 
 
 Blackburnian, 363 1 
 
 black poll, 36i 7 
 
 black-throated blue, 359* 
 
 black-throated green, 363" 
 
 blue-winged, 353 7 
 
 Brewster's, 355" 
 
 Canadian, 371* 
 
 Cape May, 357 7 
 
 Warbler, cerulean, 361* 
 
 chestnut-sided, 361* 
 
 Connecticut, 367 7 
 
 golden-winged, 355' 
 
 hooded, 369 7 
 
 Kentucky, 367* 
 
 Lawrence's, 355* 
 
 magnolia, 359 
 
 mourning, 369 1 
 
 myrtle, 359' 
 
 Nashville, 35S 7 
 
 northern parula, 357 B 
 
 orange-crowned, 357* 
 
 palm, 36s 1 
 
 pine, 363 T 
 
 prairie, 365* 
 
 prothonotary, 353" 
 
 Tennessee, 357* 
 
 Wilson's, 37I 1 
 
 worm-eating, 353 B 
 
 yellow, .359 1 
 
 yellow palm, 365* 
 
 yellow-throated, 363* 
 Water-thrush, 367 1 
 
 Louisiana, 367 s 
 Waxwing, Bohemian, 3J7 1 
 
 cedar, 347 8 
 Wheatear, 385" 
 Whip-poor-will, 307* 
 Widgeon, 227 1 
 Willet, 209 7 
 Wilsonia canadensis, 371* 
 
 mitrata, ^6g 7 
 
 pusilla, 37I 1 
 
 Wood warblers, 353 a -7i T 
 Woodcock, American, 259' 
 
 European, 393 B 
 
 Woodpecker, American three-toed, 
 303 8 
 
 arctic three-toed, 303* 
 
 downy, 3O3 1 
 
 hairy, 30 1 8 
 
 northern pileated, 305 1 
 
 red-bellied, 305" 
 
 red-cockaded, 395 1 
 
 red-headed, 305 
 
INDEX TO CHECK LIST OF BIRDS 
 
 409 
 
 Wren, Carolina, 373 7 
 
 house, 375 1 
 
 long-billed marsh, 375* 
 
 short-billed marsh, 375* 
 
 winter, 375" 
 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, 
 
 395 T 
 Xema sabinii, 209* 
 
 Yellow-legs, 269* 
 
 greater, 269* 
 Yellow-throat, Maryland, 369* 
 
 Zamelodia ludoviciana, 339* 
 Zenaidura macroura, 283* 
 Zonotrichia albicollis, 333* 4 
 leucophrys, 333* 
 
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