ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE NESTS AND EGG OF BIRDS OF OHIO V2, JONES 1886

ILLUSTRATIONS
OF THE

NBSTS AND BGG
OF

BIRDS OF OHIO
WITH TEXT.

ILLUSTRATIONS BY

MRS.

N. E.

TEXT BY

HOWARD

JONES.

CIRCIvEVILLK, OHIO, U.
1886.

S.

A

JONES, A.M., M.

D,

Copyrighted by

GENEVIEVE ESTELLE JONES

and ELIZA

J.

SHULZE

Text printed by

ROBERT CLARKE &

CO.,

CINCINNATI, OHIO.

Plates printed by

THE KREBS LITHOGRAPHING

CO.,

CINCINNATI, OHIO.


TO THE MEMORY OF

IVriSS

OKNBVIKVK KSXHIvLK JOKKS
^mz

icxltcatij tlxiB iooTi.

MRS.

N. E.

HOWARD

JONES.

JONES.



PREFACE,
In presenting

and Eggs of Birds of Ohio," we ask that

to the public "Illustrations of the Nests

be received with due consideration of the circumstances attending

drawn and colored by one accidentally

the most part, been

prepared, from

first to

And

medicine and surgery.
painstaking work,

may

it

in part, to particularize

and

also

to

merit or demerit

lies

somewhat

who

possess

all

who have been connected with

its

covers

within

After

entirely

many

may

and eggs

as necessary, the nests

whenever

make

possible, these

text prepared
to

work with the

pencil

specimens should be

fresh, rather

in earnest.

text,

but

were issued as Part

Miss Shulze was,

Plate
I to

at this time, in the

The part had but reached
Jones was taken

ill

nests

Shulze, soon arranged

J.

was further agreed

It

The young

artistic schooling.

I,

ladies

The

that, so far

These points

had done some
thing to be

first

XV

V

and Miss Jones Plate IL

were then colored^ and

the few subscribers

These having

by Miss Shulze, and Plates IV, VI, and
II,

I,

and

III, with

who had been obtained by sending

prospectus of the proposed work to such persons as could be heard
1879.

the

the outlines of the plates were to be produced by lithography.

a?s

been printed successfully, were followed by Plates III and

accompanying

Miss Eliza

than be taken from his cabinet.

After some weeks of practice, Miss Shulze produced Plate

of these

order that whatever of

a series of plates illustrating

by Dr. Howard Jones.

and brush, but neither had received any

All

progress,

be illustrated should be collected and arranged by Dr. Jones, and,

acquired was the drawing upon stone,

by Miss Jones,

interests, in

its

authors

was agreed that the drawing and coloring should be done

and many others having been decided, the work was begun

XV

its

its

be properly placed.

preliminai'ies, it

by themselves, and the

nor out of place in us as

it,

of Ohio birds, and, with the assistance of an intimate friend,

a plan of work.

in the field of

regard to the successes and discouragements attending

in

In 1877, Miss Genevieve Estelle Jones determined to

and eggs

the task, and the text has been

now, after eight years of labor, having brought to conclusion this costly and

not be uninteresting to those

give credit to

to

have, for

plates

odd hours as could be spared from an active practice

at such

last,

called

The

publication.

its

it

of.

This

first

their

a short

part was sent out in July,

mountains of Pennsylvania for the summer, coloring and drawing.

the subscribers, and encouraging

comments were being

received,

when Miss

with typhoid fever, and, after a lingering sickness, died on the 17th day of August,

aged thirty-two years.

Miss Shulze hastened home

at the

announcement, and

for

some weeks no decision


could be arrived at as to the future of the work.

mother of Miss Genevieve, should

Under

progress, Miss

this

new

Shulze being employed

make

to

went smoothly, and a speedy completion
satisfactory, in April, 1880,

Dr.

to

E. Jones

N".

assumed

Dr. N. E. Jones

condition.

was arranged that Mrs. N. E. Jones, the

it

with the coloring, and the publication should proceed as before.

assist

After some months. Miss Shulze assigned
future.

Finally

her interest in the book, past and

all

expenses, and again

all

For some time every

the drawings upon stone.

of the

lithographing was

work made

the

expected, when, for reasons

thing-

entirely

Miss Shulze withdrew from the undertaking.

Again the publication was brought

to a halt,

but not being willing at this stage to abandon

it,

Mrs.

N. E. Jones determined to do the drawing as well as the coloring, and, after some delays, the work began
to

Owing

grow.

Miss Xellie D. Jacob, of
a

well-known

artist

Kate Gephart,

amount

to the great

of

Circleville,

Columbns,

0.,

of labor,

was soon found that assistance would be needed, and

was engaged

was employed with her brush

of Circleville,

plates, excepting II,

and

to color the eggs,

IV, VI,

X

for nearly a

III, V, VII, VIII,

I,

were done by her.

as

text,

representatives

of

originally

credit

is

During her association

XI, XII, XIII, XIV, and XIX.

All the

Plate VI, with

the exception

skill.

Howard

begun, has been continued by Dr.

every species of

given,

Miss

later,

still

and XV, were drawn by Mrs. N. E. Jones, and the patterns

egg

and

over a number of years, have furnished the

sources,

and

KlipjDart,

After Part VIII, the eggs were painted by Miss Jacob from the originals,

with the greatest patience, faithfulness and

The

nests,

year.

for all the coloring, together with the greater part of the coloring itself, after

of the eggs,

Miss Josephine

later,

gave valuable assistance in coloring

with the work, Miss Shulze drew Plates

remaining

it

many

nests

of

Ohio

Jones.

birds,

and

A

cabinet

containing

notes

extending

field

Wherever information has been derived from other

facts.

with the exception of the article upon the

Quail,

beginning at "Remarks,"

written by Dr. X, E. Jones, and several references to the finding of the nests of some of the water-birds
in the

Montezuma Marshes, taken from MSS. by

From
to

its

commencement

in

1878

work has been

to the present time, 1886, this

steadily progressing

an end, subject to the interruptions named, and such others as have been caused by sickness, and

minor circumstances which would necessarily
its

Dr. Lloyd Smith.

advancement.

arise during a period of years, to temporarily interfere with

Aside from the entertainment and instruction accompanying the study of birds in their

homes, and the delineation of their

vjirious styles of architecture,

has been a great pleasure to us

it

continue to completion an undertaking so unfortunately interrupted at almost
also
field,

been a satisfaction

to us to

know

that,

however poor our

efi^orts,

its

very beginning.

we were breaking ground

which, with the cultivation of time, will yield a rich and beautiful harvest.

Numerous

to

It has

in a

new

publications,

varying in merit from the productions of Wilson and Audubon to the small octavo of but a few pages,

have appeared at different times, giving the j^lumage of the birds of Xorth America, together

habits as the Avriters were familiar with, but in all the mass of ornithological

was only occasionally that

nests

and eggs were

figured.

vi

Superficial

literature

up

descriptions of nests and

Avith

to

such

1878,

it

eggs were


generally appended to

Until very recently,

the biography

each species, but farther than this nothing had been done.

of

even these descriptions, with but few exceptions, made

little

advance from the

original text of the ornithological pioneers.

The study

plumage and ordinary habits

of the

connection with their nests and eggs.

put them in inaccessible places.

difficult,

or,

there

is

All endeavor to hide their nests,

or,

not to conceal them, to

if

common

This makes the finding of nests of even

almost impossible.

is

birds, but there
fact,

easy compared to the study of birds in

is

There are many cabinets in the

state with complete sets of resident

no cabinet containing specimens of the nests and eggs of each of these species.

is

no cabinet that approaches completeness.

This

is

the nests would

way

occupy, and the frailness and destructibility of both

not easily overcome, and account

qualifications, are

largely for the

the

amount

want

which

of space

The

and eggs.

nests

a work devoted to nests and eggs, aside from

of issuing

In

accounted for partly by reason of the

natural difficulties accompanying their collection, and partly because of the large

the

birds sometimes very

not difficult to discover, at times unattainable; while with birds that are rare, the finding

if

of their nests

of birds

obstacles in

and

of business

artistic

apparent neglect of this important

part of ornithological literature.

In the present work, the plates have, in nearly every instance, been drawn from fresh nests collected
for the

purpose by Dr. Howard Jones, and, together with the eggs, they have in

The exceptions

factorily identified.

and depicted so

as

to

best

are mentioned under " Remarks."

illustrate with

of

much

of their

accompanying

to their variety

and beauty;

their attractions

show

be had.

to

to

the

nests,

in full

and out

lights

have alike been avoided, especially

full size,

in nature

much

adds so

where

of their size

picturing the eggs.

produce plates which will show every thing precisely as

it

we

this,

of the nest, a position

in

satis-

by presenting them

poor advantage, but the only one in which a true conception

Deep shadows and high

have endeavored

in

which obstructs the view, but

by drawing them

in the eggs,

To accomplish

exactness every detail of structure.

foliage,

been

Both nests and eggs are

have often deti^acted from the beauty and picturesqueness of both:
stripped

cases

all

is,

and

can

We

give, at close

range, a correct idea of the original, rather than a set of highly-colored drawings suited only for framing.

As

far as possible, the nests

Circleville.

and eggs figured have been gathered

This gives to them an especial value,

for,

in the

immediate neighborhood

being constructed under the same conditions, as

nearly as possible, the vai^iations of architecture existing between the different species
expi'essed than

if

they had been built in

much

differing

geographical parts of the

nests illustrated were taken from places at a distance from

was necessitated by the rarity or absence

some birds breeding

in

Ohio, the

nests

of

which

other hand, some nests and eggs have been obtained which

have

for the first

plentiful, while

time been added to the

some designated

in the text

list

as

it

more correctly

Some

State.

may

common may

There

are,

of the

never be secured again.

which

in time

may

in future

become rare and

this

undoubtedly,

has not been possible to find;

of summer-residents,

Vll

is

where the majority were obtained, but

of the birds in the designated locality.

and eggs

of

on the

Several birds

years become

finally disappear


entirely.

The

conditions of civilization will account for

to the birds themselves.

well aware

Warbler,

;

but

for

we know

for instance,

woods or

the publication were

avoided.

list of

are

common summer

in collections.

;

for others

summer-residents contained in this book

visitors,

ever brought to a close

;

Some

class,

omissions,

we must look

incomplete,

is

birds, the

but we have been unable

Imperfections of this

to

we are

Cerulean
find

must necessarily

their
exist

but faults of the opposite class have been studiously

Trusting that we shall be judged upon the merits of what we have done, rather than criticised

what we have omitted, we place "Illustrations

public.

of these changes

contains the nest or eggs of no species not fully identified.

it

nests, either in the
if

That the

some

And

if

of the Nests

and Eggs

discriminating and learned ornithologists find in

shall be satisfied with our labor.

CiRCLEVILLE,

0.,

Auffitst 1,

1886.

vin

it

more

of Birds of
to praise

Ohio" before the

than to condemn, we


INTRODUCTORY
The

about 220 miles;

and

38°, 25',

and

extreme breadth from north

its

The remaining one-third
been

limit 42° north

northern

its

western extension

its

nearly

all

the

other

the

into

3°, 30'

is

There

is

From

grain.

in

country

level

its

allotted time,

and

in the

fall,

some

in

not so severe as

is

more uniform.

also

is

is

under cultivation.

prairies,

but these have

scarcely 1,400 feet above the sea, extends in a

much

is

In the southern counties the winter tempei'ature
it

west from Washington,

the north-east corner of the

extending

Chillicothe and westward, while to the east and south are rolling country and

borders of the lake, while colder,

is

Its southern limit reaches

two parts, the uppermost of which drains into Lake

State into

Ohio River.

border

extreme length

its

40,000 square miles

of this

plowed up, and now are annually sowed

south-westerly direction, dividing the

west

to

There were naturally a few small

chiefly woodland.

is

east

about 210 miles.

Its eastern

latitude.

About two-thirds

7°, 50'.

is

to south is

State a low water-shed, the greatest elevation of which

Erie,

From

State of Ohio embraces about 40,000 square miles.

habitually dies

Cleveland

to

consideriible size.

northern, but along the

when spring comes,

Plere,

places, the foliage

hills of

the

in

from

before

it

comes

frosts

to

remain

Lake

arrive.

Erie forms a concave line at the northern border of the State, and, as would be expected of such a large

body

of water, exerts great influence as regards temperature, not only

but also

upon

its

Some

shore.

thought we would expect

birds

make

their

The

marks

the

largest, the

southern boundary

situated in Mercer and

here, which,

found at

if

it

contains,

upon

all,

first

to occur further south.

There are no natural large bodies of water
and small streams.

summer abode

upon the islands which

in

the State, but

Ohio River, flows

Auglaize Counties,

contains

is

the

artificial

a decided influence upon the

JNTorth of

it

for part of its course
St.

most water, having an area
to

flow to the lake, and south of

and

Of these

lakes.

which, together with the Ohio Canal, running from Cleveland
bii^d life of

abundantly supplied with large

in a westerly direction

There are several

line.

it

the interior counties.

Portsmouth, with

its

Mary's reservoir,
of

17,000 acres,

reservoirs, exerts

the water-shed numerous streams

several large rivers and a multitude of creeks hasten to the Ohio.

The

Muskingum, the Hocking, and the Miami Rivers are the largest and most important of the
southern tributaries. The county of Pickaway, from which the majority of nests and eggs illustrated have
Scioto, the

been taken,

is

a nearly square, level piece of land, situated a

little

south of the center of the State.

about twenty-two miles long by twenty miles broad, and through the middle of

running nearly north and south,

is

the trough of the Scioto River.

acres of fertile corn land, under fine cultivation.
rises,

a level

plateau, which

a similar rise
valleys

much
barley,

and a similar plateau

by two creeks

exist,

of considerable

timber, but no very large tracts
rye,

overflowed

oats,

size,

but the plateau

which flow

now remain.

to

is

is

chiefly

sowed

in

County,

much

larger,

The ground under

met

and

ground gradually

with.

is

On

the west,

divided into small

of the county contains

cultivation,

blue-grass.

maize and broom-corn, the
IX

is

The land

the river.

buckwheat, broom-corn, and timothy, clover, and

annually,

this valley, the

three miles or more, the margin of

to

extends to the rolling country of Fairfield

two-thirds,

This valley comprises thousands of

Going eastward out of

and at a distance varying at different points from one-half

eastern

its

It is

grows

The

corn,

valley,

wheat

w^hich

wheat and other grains

is

bein^-


principally

grown on the higher

several localities

is in

standing in quite

still

The common

sycamore and

Such

pruneval condition.

its

Wild Turkey, once extremely

the Ruffed Grouse, but the
years.

timber, while greatly thinned from

The

plateaus.

its

original abundance,

tracts are

now frequented by

has not been seen

plentiful,

for nearly fifteen

trees are the oak, hickory, ash, walnut, maple, cherry, buckeye, and, in the bottoms,

The underbrush

Avillow.

principally hazel, blackberry, briers,

is

pawpaw, haw, and various

kinds of saplings.

Although the county contains no

hills,

surface

its

is

of the

relieved

monotony

the valley of the Scioto and the valleys of the numerous creeks which traverse

than

the largest containing less

Several small ponds,

it.

add variety and increase perceptibly the number

acres, also

fifteen

ground by

of level

of

summer-resident birds.

The

climate of Pickaway County, situated, as

an average of that of the entire State.

month seldom

affords

many

spring-like

with snow, the ponds contained

Frequently even

miles.

muddy

occurs,

and once, within ten

on the 26th of

j'^ears,

of ice

for

May

the

week

first

shows

of April the grass

summer the temperature is often excessive, the mercury
Fahrenheit. The hottest and dryest month of the year is August.

In the

springs.

reaching in the shade from 90° to

98""

In June and July an uncomfortably cold wave dominates occasionally for days, necessitating a

evening to keep their occupants warm.

houses in the

this

Usually, however, the frogs begin their croaking, and the turtles emerge from

meadow

the

March, though

of

first

be taken as

and the river was gorged with great blocks

winter quarters, about the last of March, and by the

green about

may

near the center of the State,

In 1885, on the 7th of March, the ground was covered

days.

snow

is,

usually reckoned from the

is

ice a foot thick,

April

in

gTound was frozen hard.
their

Spring

it

The same months

often

witness

in the

fire

heavy

rains,

causing the rivers and creeks to overflow, and consequently greatly dam^aging the crops of the low land.

These extremes

temperature and

of

many

the young of

killing

rain-fall

The

this kaleidoscopic period.

is

not produced,

is

common

;

is

who
The

is

is

climates,

the most delightful season of the

The being
feather

during

summer

while at intervals of a few years bitter cold and heavy snow storms are experienced.

clothing

—

welcome with outstretched hands the

tribe of feathered residents

They

hardships of the time.

28°,

must be the

storm,

first

first

we nevertheless

flowers

warm

the year.

of

air of

suffer

How much

They

spring.

froni

these

slumber

to

the

monotonous sighing of the

At

forest

are exposed

trees.

warm
severe

dearer to the
to all

labor for months during day-time for a scanty sustenance, while

stiffened with cold, they

use

and the snow blockades the

Surrounded by every necessity and many luxuries, having

withstand cold and

to

is

Alternating freezing and thawing weather with snow

usually of considerable severity.

houses and suitable

often

to tropical

winter, occasionally very mild, so mild that ice sufficient for

thoroughfares of the town and country.

hardy

and wet not only

cold

daily changes Avrought in leaf and

the

these times the mercury falls below zero, having once recently reached

winters, and

the

bii^ls,

beauty by any climate of the world.

in

moved by

not

the

beginning with September,

fall,

whole year, and probably can not be surpassed
indeed a mental sluggard,

among

even the parents themselves, accustomed

species, but

either die or are driven south.

play havoc

at

the

night,

Do you wonder,

kind reader, that April should bring joy to hearts of our resident birds.

The Smithsonian Catalogue
these 292 have been

breed in the State

is,

residents.

The

North American Birds, published

in

found at various times within the limits of Ohio.
however, very

residents are counted, to
1st.

of

171.

species which

The

much

smaller,

species which

amounting

are

rear their young here.

found
These

to

may
may

1881, contains 76i species;

The number

but 129,

or,

if

of species

of

which

the probable summer-

be divided into at least four classes.
or

may

not winter elsewhere.

—SummerPSJ


2cl.

The

necessarihj the

species which are found in winter as w^ell as in

same ones reared

3d,

The

perfectly identified.

The

4th.

up

same

species.

— Permanent

species which probably occur accidentally in small

numbers

— Probable

The following

i^esidents

—Permanent

lists

iv infer

are not

residents.

numbers

in limited sections of the State,

nests of which have not been found, or,

in certain localities,

if

found, not

and summer-residents.

species wdiich have been taken or recorded

to the present time.

The birds found in

Often birds born here go souths and their places are taken during the

here.

cold months by a hardier northern race of the

or regularly in small

summer.

by competent observers from the

residents, summer-residents, winter-residents,

and

earliest lists

visitors.

give the names of the birds comprised in each of these four divisions:

I.

List of summer-residents, arranged according to families
1.

Wood

2.

3.

36.

White-eyed Yireo.

71. Kingbird.

Wilson's Thrush.

37.

Loggerhead Shrike.

72.

Great Crested Flycatcher.

Hermit Thrush.

38.

Cedar AVax-wing.

73.

Phoebe Bird.

4.

American Robin.

39. Purple Martin.

74.

Wood Pewee.

5.

Mockingbird.''^

40. Cliff

75.

Acadian Flycatcher.

6.

Catbird.

41.

7.

Brown Thrasher.

42. White-belhed Swallow.

8.

Bluebird.

43.

9.

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher.

44.

Thrush.

10. Tufted Titmouse.

SwaUow.

Barn Swallow.

76. Traill's Flycatcher.
77.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

Bank Swallow.

78.

Chimney

Rough-winged Swallow.

79. Whip-poor-will.

45. Scarlet Tanager,

Summer

Redbird.

Swift.

80.

Nighthawk.

81.

Hairy Woodpecker.

82.

Downy Woodpecker.

11.

Black-capped Chickadee.

46.

12.

Carolina Chickadee.

47. Purple Finch.*

13.

White-belHed Nuthatch.

48.

American Goldfinch.

83. Red-bellied

Wren.

49.

Savannah Sparrow.*

84.

50.

Grass Finch.

85. Yellow-shafted Flicker.

14. Carolina

Wren.

15. Bewick's
16.

House Wren.

17. Long-billed

Marsh Wren.

Woodpecker.*

Red-headed Woodpecker.

51.

Yellow-winged Sparrow.

86. Belted Kingfisher.

52.

Lark Finch.

87. Yellow-billed Cuckoo.

Chipping Sparrow.

88. Black-billed Cuckoo.

18.

Black and White Creeper.

53.

19.

Prothonotary Warbler.'''

54. Field SparroAv.

89.

American Long-eared Owl.*

55.

Song Sparrow.

90. Short-eared Owl.*

Golden-winged Warbler.

56.

Swamp

91.

22. Blue-yellow-backed Warbler.

57.

Chewink.

20. Blue-wingcd Yellow Warbler
21.

23.

Summer

24.

Black and Yellow Warbler.

Yellowbird.

SparroAV.*

Barred Owl.

92. Little Screech Owl.

Grosbeak.

58. Cardinal

Grosbeak.

59. Rose-breasted

93.

Great Horned Owl.

94.

Sparrow Hawk.

25. Cerulean Warbler.

60. Indigo Bunting.

95.

American Osprey.*

26. Chestnut-sided Warbler.

61. Black-throated Bunting.

96.

Marsh Hawk.

62. Bobolink.

97. Cooper's

27.

Golden-crowned Thrush.

28. Large-billed

Water Thrush.*

29.

Kentucky

30.

Maryland Yellow-throat.

Warbler."-^

31. Yellow-breasted Chat.

Hawk.

63.

Cowbird.

98. Sharp-shinned

64.

Red -winged Blackbird.

99. Red-tailed

65.

Meadow

QQ.

Hawk.

Hawk.

100. Red-shouldered

Lark.

Orchard Oriole.

101. Broad-winged

Hawk.

Hawk.

Turkey Buzzard.

32.

American Redstart.

67. Baltimore Oriole.

33.

Red-eyed

68.

Bronzed Grackle.

103. Passenger Pigeon.

69.

Common

104.

70.

Blue Jay.

34.

A^irco.

Warbling Yireo.

35. Yellow-throated Vireo."^

Crow.

102.

Mourning Dove.

105. Wild Turkey.*

XI


:

American Coot.

106. Ruffed Grouse.

114. American Woodcock.

107. Prairie Hen.*

115. Solitary Sandpiper.

123. Mallard.

108. Bob-White.

116. Bartram's Sandpiper.

124. Blue-winged Teal.

109. Great Blue Heron.

117. Spotted Sandpiper.

125.

110. Green Heron.

118. Bed-breasted Rail.

126. Florida Cormorant.*

119. Virginia Rail.

127. Black Tern.

120. Sora Rail.

128.

121. Florida Gallinule.

129. Thick-billed Grebe.

111.

American Bittern.*

112. Least Bittern.
113. Killdeer.

Foreign

The

star (*) indicates

that the

species.

species

—

1.

Wood Duck.

Horned Grebe.

English Sparrow.

of rare

is

122.

or

accidental

occurrence,

or limited

to

special

localities.

II.

List of permanent residents:
1.

American Robin.*

15.

Common Crow.

29.

2.

Bluebird.*

16.

Blue Jay.

30. Cooper's

3.

Tufted Titmouse.

17.

Hairy Woodpecker.

31.

4.

Black-capped Chickadee.

18.

Downy Woodpecker.

32. Red-tailed

5.

Carolina Chickadee.*

19. Red-bellied

6.

AYhite-bellied Nuthatch.

20.

7.

Carolina Wren.

21. Yellow-shafted Flicker.

35.

Turkey Buzzard.*

8.

Loggerhead Shrike.

22. Belted Kingfisher.*

36.

Mourning Dove.

37.

Wild Turkey.

Red-shouldered Hawk.

Red-headed Woodpecker.

34.

Broad-winged Hawk.

Cedar Wax-wing.

23.

24. Short-eared GayI.

11.

Song Sparrow.

25.

American Long-eared Owl.

39. Prairie

26. Little Screech Owl.

Meadow Lark.

27.

Great Horned Owl.

14.

Bronzed Grackle.*

28.

Sparrow Plawk.

star (*)
in

38. Ruffed Grouse.

Barred Owl.

13.

The
numbers

indicates

only

Hawk.

33.

American Goldfinch.

12. Cardinal Grosbeak.

Hawk.

Sharp-shinned Hawk.

Woodpecker.

10.

9.

Marsh Hawk.*

an accidental

wintei'-i'esidentj

Hen.

40. Bob-White.
41. Mallard.*

or

that the

species

remains

unusually mild winters.

IIL
List of probable residents and summer-residents
1.

Ruby-croAvned Kinglet.

15. Snowbird.

2.

Winter Wren.

16.

Tree Sparrow.

30. Long-billed Curlew.

17.

Yellow-headed Blackbird.

31.

Marsh Wren.

29.

Semipalmated

Tattler.

3.

Short-billed

4.

Horned Lark.

18. Least Flycatcher.

32. Sandhill Crane.

5.

Worm-eating Warbler.

19. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

33.

Yellow Rail.

6.

Black-throated Green Warbler.

20. Pileated

34.

Black Rail.

7.

Prairie Warbler.

21.

Barn Owl.

35.

Purple Gallinule.

8.

White-browed Yellow-throated

22.

Acadian Owl.

36.

Black Mallard.

9.

Pine-creeping Warbler.

23.

Duck HaAvk.

37. Gadwall.

24.

Bald Eagle.

38. Shoveller.

[Warbler.

10. Connecticut Warbler.

Woodpecker.

Night Heron.

11.

Hooded

25. Piping Plover.

39. Lesser Blackhead.

12.

Blue-headed Vireo.

26. Stilt.

40. Merganser.

13.

Common

27. Wilson's Phalarope.

41.

14.

Pine Linnet.

28. Wilson-'s Snipe.

42. Loon.

Flj^-catching Warbler.

Crossbill.

xu

Hooded Merganser.

in

limited


IV.

The following

copied from Vol. IV, "Geological Surve}^ of Ohio," contains

list,

has been found within the limits of Ohio.
of capture.
1.

The nomenclature and order

Hylociehla mustelina (Gm.) Baird.

Wood
2.

Thrush.

2.

5,

Hylociehla

mhdata

Galeoscoptes carolinensis (Linn.) Caban.

3-12, Sept. 15, 73;

May 9,
May
April

Sept. 3-19, 73;
5,

76; 16, 77;

May

May
5,

Sept. 13-28, 71;

7,

May

Sept. 7-29, 74; April

8,

Aug.

Oct. 12, 73; Mar.

5,

5,

76;

8-21, 75;

7,

28-May

19, 75;

26, 78.

26-May

Sept. 30, 74; April 3, 75; 19,

2,

15-23, 77.

;

Dec. 10, 73; Feb. 27—, 75;

Har2yorhynchus

Cahnn.

rufits (Linn.)

Haklcm.

Feb.

22.

April

26—

76

,

Jan.

;

28—, 77; Feb. 27—, 78;

-wintered, 79-80.

;

Buby-crowned Kinglet.

April

30.

Golden-crowned Kinglet.
hicolor (Linn.)

—

,

73; 29-Sept. 25, 74;

23—
73;

77;

19—

78;

Oct. 7, 74;

May 1—,

18—

April 7

75; April 21-Sept. 25,

80.

—

,

7

75;

—

,

16

76;

—

,

77;

79.

14—, 74; 22—, 75; 20-, 70;

Jan.

28—, 77; Feb. 28—, 78;

78-79; do, 79-80.

13—, 73; 18—, 74; 10—, 75; 7—, 76; 14—,

78.

13, Sept. 20, 74;

April

12-May

19, 75;

Oct.

76;

8,

April

77.

4,

Mar. 24, Oct. 18, 74.

Oct. 6, 73;

33.

Bp.

Resident.

36.

Dec. 19, 73; Nov. 9-Dec. 10, 74; Nov. 12, 77.

15. Partis atriGapilliis Linn.

Black-capped Chickadee.

41.

And.

Carohna Chickadee.
17. Sitta carolinensis

3,

April

13. Begidus sairapa (Linn.) Bp.

carolinensis

,

27.

Bcgidns calcndtda {h\nn.)L\G\vt.

Pants

—

-wintered,

Blue-gray Gnatcatchcr.

Tufted Titmouse.

April 14

23—,

13.

11. Polioptila ccendea (Linn.) Scl.

Lopophancs

April 27

76; April

12.

Bluebird.

16.

5-19, 75;

11.

10. Sialiasialis (Linn.)

14.

May

73; April 20, Aug. 25,74;

78; April 22, 80.

7,

Mar. 5—, 79

Bro^vn Thrasher.

12.

2-3,

Miiims j}olygloUus (Linn.) Boic.

Catbird.

9.

77;

76

55.

7.

Mockino-bird.
8.

4^.

3Ierida migratoria (Linn.) Sw. and Rich.

Bobin.
7.

Eidgw.

Hylociehla unalascce pallasi (Caban.) Bidgw.

Hermit Thrush.
6.

80.

76; 4,77; 5,78.

3.

sivainsoni (Caban.)

Olivc-backcd Thrush.
5.

of 1881.

29—, 75; May 5—, 76; April 20-— 7S; 18~,

2-21, Sept.

May

Gray-cheeked Thrush.
4.

May

Baird.

alicice

Check List

that of Ridgway's
April

Hylociehla fuseescens (Steph.) Baird.

Hylociehla

is

dates are those of ordinary observation, or of the times

1.

Wilson's Thrush.
3.

The

every species which

June

Gm.

18-July 23, 74; April 20

Resident.

White-bellied Nuthatch.

51.

18. Sitta canadensis Linn.

Red-bellied Nuthatch.

27, 73; April

78; 13—, 79.

42.

Sept. 3-24, 74
52.

19. Sitta pusilla Lath,

Brown-headed Nuthatch.

53.

xiii

;

May

7-15, 75.

—

,

76; 24

—

,

77; 25

—


20.

Certhia familicms rufa (Bartr.) Ridgw.

Brown
21.

Crecpei-.

61.

April

63.

25.

65.

Tehnatodytcs palmtris (Wils.) Baird.

;

;

May

Oct. 18, 73;

2,

Sept. 30-Oct. 13, 74; April

9,

Nov.

1-May

1,

75; April

2, 78.

April 28, 73; Oct. 13, 74;

May

11, Oct. 18, 76.

67.

Marsh Wren.

68.

Anthus ludovicianus (Gm.) Licht.

American

Titlark.

Small-billed Creeper.

May

Oct. 7, 73;

71.

4-6, Oct. 3-23, 74; April 12-28, Sept. 26, 75;

3-8, Oct. 9, 76

28. Mniotilta varia horealis (Nutt.)

Bidgw.

June

April

;

8-May

May

10, Oct. 1, 77; April 19, 78.

29—, 75; 26—,

27, 73; April 27-Sept. 17, 74; April

76.

74a.

29. Protonotaria citrea (Bodd.) Baird.

Prothonotary Warbler.

75.

30. Helminthotherus vermivorus (Gm.) Salv.

Worm-eating Warbler.

Cincinnati Warbler.

and Godm.

Langdon.

Helminthophaga piims (Linn.) Baird.

Golden-Avinged Warbler.

Orange-crowned Warbler.

Tennessee Warbler.

May

17, 75.

74; July 13, 77.

May

Sept. 10, 73;

May

Sept. 15-Oct. 1, 74;

9,

12-19, 75.

(Gm.) Baird.

Warbler.

Yellowbird.

Sept. 15-26, 73;

May

14-18, Sept. 2-Oct.

7,

74; Sept. 5-25, 76.

May

15, Sept. 15, 74;

May

8-17, 75

May

14, 77;

June

30, 79.

Sept. 25, 76.

;

90.

April

93.

78;

40. Bendrceca coeridesccns (Linn.) Baird.

Black-throated Blue Warbler.
41. Bendrceca coronata (Linn.) Gray.

Yellow-rump Warbler.

15-17, 75.

88.

39. Bendrceca a^stiva (Gm.) Baird.

Summer

May

May 8—,

87.

Blue Yellow-backed Warbler.

Cape

27, 73;

May

americana (Linn.) Bp.

38. Perissoglossa tigriiia

June

86.

36. Helmintliophaga peregrina (Wils.) Baird.

Panda

— Additions.

85.

35. Helmintliophaga celata (Say) Baird.

37.

See appendix

81.

ruficapilla (Wils.) Baird.

Nashville Warbler.

i

,

79.

33. Ilelminthoj^ihaga ehrysoptera (Linn.) Baird.

Helminthoplmga

25—

74;

78.

Blue-winged Yellow Warbler.

34.

Ap ril23—

77.

31. Helminiliophaga cincinnatiensis

32.

;

;

Cistothorus sicllaris (Liclit.) Caban.

Short-billed
27.

;

;

5-19, 77;

Long-billed Marsh Wren.
26.

27—, 73 May 1—, 74 4—, 75 April 22—, 76 May 4~, 77

19—, 78; 23—, 79 20—, 80.

April

24. Anorthiira troglodytes hyemalis (Vieill.) Coues.

Winter Wren.

Nov. 17, 76, Jan.

See Appendix.

Troglodytes aedon Vieill.
"VYren.

;

Resident.

Thryothorus heivicki (And.) Baird.

House

Dec. 10, 73; Jan. 31, Sept. 28-Dec. 12, 74

60.

Bewick's Wren.
23.

4,

27, 77.

Thryoihorus ludovicianus (Gm.) Bp.
Carolina AVren.

22.

April

55.

95.

May

30—

May 1-Aug.,
23—, 79; 19—80.
73

;

19, 73; 9, Sept. 4, 74;

74

;

May

May 2—,

75

;

April

28—, 76

;

15—

10-19, 75; 17, 76; 14-21, 77.

94.

Oct. 13, 73;

May

2,

Sept. 2-Oct. 23, 74;

May

Oct. 18-Nov. 5, 76; April 26, 77; 19, 78.

XIV

8-18, 75; April 21,


May

42. Bcndrceea maculosa (Gm.) Baird.

Black-and-ycllow Warbler.

May 21-June

43. Beiidrceca ccerulea (Wils.) Baird.

Cerulean Warbler.

April

98.

44. Benclrwca jocnnsylvanica (Linn.) Baird,

Chestnut-sided Warbler.
45.

Bcndrmca castanea

11-22, 75;

7,

9—

74;

14—

75;

76;

14—

77;

78.

May

19, 73; 8, Sept. 2-20, 74;

May

Sept. 15, 73;

12-21, 75; 18, 76.

17, Sept. 7-Oct. 16, 74.

100.

May

46. Dendroeca striata (Forst,) Baird.

Black-poll Warbler.

May

19—,

8—

May

27, 73;

May

Sept. 2-28, 74;

8,

14, 77.

99.

(Wils.) Baird.

Bay-breasted Warbler,

May

Sept, 10-25, 76;

97.

May

20, Sept. 15, 73;

May

47. Bendi-mca hlachhurnice (Gm.) Baird.

Blackburnian Warbler.

May

26, Sept. 23, 73;

17, Sept. 14-Oct. 17, 74;

May

17, 75;

18-26, Oct. 16, 76.

101.

13, Sept. 25, 73

May

;

8,

Sept. 5-26, 74

;

May

12-19, 75

;

14, 77.

102.

April 19, Sept. 23, 73

48. Bcndrceea dominica cdhilora Baird.

White-bro^\'ed, Yellow-throated Warbler. 103a,
49. Bcndrceea vircns (Gm.) Baird.

Black-throated Green Warbler.

Aug. 16, 76; April

May

9-20, 73;

May

8, 75,

Nov.

7,

May

15, 75.

May

18-Sept. 18, 73

;

Sept.

7—

7,

74

13—

14—, 78;

77;

Sept, 7-30, 74;

5,

May 8-Aug.

;

May

22, 75

April 19-

;

79.

17, 76; April 18, 80.

107.

50. Bendroeca kirtlandi Baird.

Kirtland's AYarbler.

110.

51. Bendroeca 2yinus (Wils.) Baird.

Pinc-crceping Warbler.
52. Bendroeca

pahnariun

111.

(Gniel.) Baird.

Red-poll Warbler.

Golden-crowned Thrush,

Water Thrush.

116.

;

April 20-Oct.

23—

26-May

1,

74

;

April

29—, 75

;

May 4—,

80.

13, 75; 4, Sept. 25, 76; April 15-30, 77;

19, 78.

117.

Oporornis agilis (Wils.) Baird.

Connecticut Warbler.

May

Sept. 16, 74;

22, 75.

118.

Oporornis formosa (Wils.) Baird.

Kentucky Warbler.

119.

Geotldypis Philadelphia (Wils.) Baird.

Mourning Warbler.
60.

'

July 25, 74; June 19, 75; April 15—, 77; 21—, 78,

Large-billed Water Thrush.

59.

"

Oct. 17, 74; April

56. Siurus motacilla (Vieill.) Coues.

58.

April 26, Oct. 27, 76.

;

76; Aug. 26, 78; April

115.

65. Siurus ncevius (Bodd.) Coues.

57.

6-15, 75

114.

54. Siurus aitricapillus (Linn.) Swains.

Small-billed

May

113.

53. Bendroeca discolor (Vieill.) Baird.

Prairie Warbler.

74;

Sept. 2-30, 74

May

21-26, 75

;

16, 76.

120.

May 5—

Geotldypis trichas (Linn.) Caban.

Maryland Yellow-throat.

Yellow-breasted Chat.
62. 3fyiodioctes mitratus (Gmel.)

73;

11—, 74;

7—

75;

1—

6—

74;

7—

76;

76; April

28—,

78.

122.

June 6—, 73;

61. Ideria vireyis (Linn.) Baird.

Hooded Warbler.

;

May

14—

77;

7—

78.

123.

And.

Aug.

25, 74;

May

21, 75.

124.

May

63. Myiodioctes pusillus (Wils.) Bp.

Black-capped Yellow Warbler.

22, Sept. 18, 73;

125.

XV

Sept. 2-28, 74; 8-22, 75; 16, 76; 18, 77


,

May

Myiodiodcs canadensis (Linn.) And.

64.

Canadian Flycatching Warbler.
65. Setopliaga ruiicilla (Linn.) Swains.

American Redstart.
Q^.

67.

Bp.

135.

Philadelphia Vireo.

May

139.

Blue-headed Vireo.

23—

May

8,

79;

May

Sept. 29, 30, 74;

May 8—

22—,

May

5-Sept. 15, 74;

May

1,

Sept. 23, 73

May 16—,

Loggerhead Shrike.
73(^^

149.

Laniiis litdovicianus excuhitorides (Sw.) Coues

White-rumped Shrike.

18, 19, 76.

1—, 76; April 23— 77; 19—,

75;

,

80.

May 8—,

75.

;

Sept. 23-30, 74

;

May

13, 14, 75.

7, 76.

4-

73; April 7-Aug. 31, 74; Mar. 23—, 75; Mar.

4—,

76;

77.

May

16, 73.

April

4-,

149ff.

Ampelis garrulus Linn.

Northern AVax-wing.
Ampelis cedroritm

150.

Baird.

(A^ieill.)

Cedar Wax- wins'.

151.

Cliff

Swallow.

Lawr.

155.

2,

78;

wintered,

75

2—

;

76

28—

7—

76;

1—

9—

78;

79.

April

;

7—, 75;

21—, 77

;

April 21, 78.

12—

75;

22—, 76; 15— 77; 9—,

78.

19—

April 8-Aug., 74; April

14—
May

76; March

28—

77; April

79.

6—

75; April

23—

76;

23—

77.

157.

81. Stelgidopteryx serripennis (And.) Baird.

Rough-winged Swallow.

158.

(Linn.) Vieill.

Scarlet Tanager.

161.

April 18-Aug., 74;

20—

78;

May

2—

5—,

a^sflva (Linn.) Vieill.

Summer

73; April 13-Aug., 74; April

78; March

May 10—,

April

Colile riparia (Linn.) Boie.

Pyranga

14—, 76; Nov.

154.

White-bellied Swallow.

Pyranga rubra

74;

153.

Tachycineta btcolor (Vieill.) Caban.

Bank Swallow.

2—

77;

Ilirundo erythrogastra Bodd.

Barn Swallow\

30—

March

152.

77. Petroclielidon lunifrons (Say)

May 25—,

73;

80, 81.

Progne snhis (Linn.) Baird.
Purple Martin.

84.

1—, 76; 16—,

148.

73. Laniiis ludovicianus Linn.

83.

75;

78.

April 14-27, 73; March 30, 74; Feb. 27, 75; Nov.

Great Northern Shrike.

82.

May 8—,

28, 74;

143.

72. Laniiis horealis Vieill.

80.

77.

141.

White-eyed Vireo.

79.

23—,

April

Vireo 7iovchoracensis (Grmel.) Bp.

71.

78.

5—, 76;

;

140.

70. Lanivirco soUlarius (Vieill.) Baird.

76.

25—

2-Scpt. 14, 74;

78;

Yellow-throated Vireo.

75.

75

30—, 73; May 7-Sept.

April

Sept. 16, 73;

69. Lanivirco flavifrons (Vieill.) Baird.

74.

9—

11—, 74;

73;

138.

Vireosylvia gilva (VIeill.) Cass.

Warbling Vireo.

May 5—

77; April

Vireosylvia iMladelphica Cass.

68.

78.

5,

128.

Vireosijlvia olivacea (Linn.)

Red-e3^ed Vireo.

8-22, 75; 23, 76;

13, 73; 11, 74;

127.

Redbird.

164.

Hesperiphona vespertina (Cooper) Bp.
Evenino- G-rosbeak.

165.

XVI

78.

May 6—,

75; April

22—, 76; 21—, 77; 16—,

79.

73;

7—,

74;

16—

75;

12—, 76; April

26—

77;

May


Pinicola cnudeator (Linn.) Vieill.

Pine Grosbeak.
86.

1G6.

Carpodacus purpureus (Gm.) Baird.
Purple Fincn.

87.

Loxia

Loxia

^giothus

Astragalinm

Chri/somitris

Redpoll.

;

Nov.

June

18, 78.

Resident.

181.

pimis (Wils.) Bp.

Nov. 29, 73; Dec. 19, 76; Nov.

2, 78.

185.

92. Plectrophanes nivalis (Linn.)

93.

Jan. 19, 77

179.

(Linn.) Caban.

tristis

Pine Goldfinch.

Snow

;

173.

Cross-bill.

American Goldfinch.
91.

75

linaria (Linn.) Caban.

Common
90.

7,

Gm.

White-winged
89.

April

;

172.

Crossbill.

leiicoptera

74

7,

2,78.

americana (Wils.) Coues.

ciirvirostra

American

168.

Feb. 12-April 18, Oct. 13-Nov.

Mey er.

Feb. 19, 75; Jan. 27, 77.

186.

Buntinji:.

Cenirophanes lajjponicus (Linn.) Caban.

Lapland Longspnr.

Feb.

74; 19-27, Nov.

8,

28—

75; Nov.

76; Jan. 6-13, 77.

7,

187.

Passer domesticus Linn.

Imported.

Resident.

English Sparrow.
94. Passerculus sandivichensis

Savannah Sparrow.
95. Poceeetes

193«.

Coturniculus passerinus (Wils.) Bp.

6,

Sept. 11, 74;

April

8-May

24, 75;

3, 76.

March 28—, 73; 22—, 75; April

6—

2—, 77; March 22—,

76;

78.

May

6-Sept., 74; April

30—, 75; May

3,

76; April 26—, 77.

198.

199.

30—, 73; May 7-Sept.
77 21—, 78.

Clwndestes grammica (Say) Bp.

Lark
99.

20-May

6-May

Coiurnicidus hcnsloioi (Aud.) Bp.

Henslow's Sparrow.
98.

April

197.

Yellow-winged Sparro\y.
97.

Sept. 27, 73;

April

gramineus (Gm.) Baird.

Grass Finch.
96.

savanna (Wils.) Rid|

Fincli.

April

204.

White-crowned Sparrow.

206.

100. Zonotrichia aUneoUis (Gm.) Bp.

White-throated SparroAv.

Chipping Sparrow.

211.

103. Spizella pusilla (Wils.) Bp.
214.

104. Junco liyemalis (Linn.) Scl.

1,

Nov.

1,

73;

May

2,

May

Oct. 13-17, 74;

8-11, 75; 4-7, Oct.

18-27, 76; April 23, 77; 28, 78.

18, 76; April 23, 77; 19, 78; 20, 79.

Nov.

2,

73-Jan. 31, Nov.

7—

74;

9, 77.

3—, 73 1—, Nov. 4, 74 Mar. 30—,
2—, 77 Mar. 27— 78 24—, 79.

April

;

April

75

;

;

;

April

10—, 76 April

16—, 73; Mar. 30— 74; 25—, 75; April 15—

Oct. 12,

73-May

Resident.

231.

xvu

;

;

Mar. 28—, 78.

217.

105. Melospiza fasciata (Gmel.) Scott.

Song Sparrow.

May

210.

102. Sptizella domesfica (Bart.) Coues.

Black Snowbird.

19—, 76; 22—,

April 15, Sept. 16, 73; April 23, Sept. 29, 74; April 26, 75; 20, Oct.
209.

101. Spizella montana (Forst.) RidgAV.

Field Sparrow.

;

;

Zonotrichia leucophrgs (Forst.) Swains.

Tree Sparrow.

30—, 75

28, 74; April

9,

Sept. 28,

74-May

8,

75

;

Oct. 1, 76.

76;

8—

77;


:

106. Melosinza

i)alitstris (Wils.)

Swamp

Sparrow.

Baird.

Lincoln's Finch.

Fox-colored Sparrow.

15, 73; Oct. 17, 18, 74;

May

10-24, 75; 17, 77.

Oct. 29, 73; Mar. 7-24, Oct. 13-Nov.

Feb. 27, 77; Mar.

235.

CheAvink; Towhee.
Cardinalis virginianus

Cardinal Grosbeak.

Bp.

Resident.

242.

May

111. Zamelodia ludovlciana (Linn.) Cones.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

3,

Sept. 12-23, 74;

May

14—, 76;

11-19, 75;

78.

May 11—,

248.

10—

73;

74;

10—, 75;

6—,

75

7—

76; April 30—, 77;

May

,5—, 78.

May 11~,

113. Spiza americana (Gm.) Bp.

Black-tliroated Bunting.

73; 3-June

4,

5—,

244.

112. Passcriua eceridea (Linn.) Swains.

Indigo Bunting.

74; Mar. 18, 75; 13, 76;

Mar. 15—, 78.

237.
(Bi'iss.)

7,

9, 79.

Mar. 19—, Dec. 10, 73; Mar. 24—, 74: 18—, 75; April 11—, 77;

109. Pijnlo erythrophthalmus (Linn.) Vieill.

254.

73

74

4,

;

;

4—, 76

;

;

7—, 77

;

April

28—,

78.

,

May 4—,

114. Dolichonyx oryzivoruH (Linn.) Swains.

73; 2-Aug. 13, 74;

7—, 76;

April

30—

77;

May 5—,

78.

257.

115. MoJothrus ater (Bodd.) Gray.

Cowbird.

May

Sept. 29-Oct. 17, 74; April 21, 76; 13, 79.

234.

108. Passerella iliaca (Merrem.) Sw.

Bobolink.

1,

233.

107. Melospiza lincolni (vVud.) Baird.

110.

May

April 14-Oct. 13, 73; Mar.

30—, 74;

Oct. 18, 76.

258.

116. XarUJiocephalus icterocuphalvs (Bp.) Baird.

Yellow-headed Blackbird.

260.

117. Agela'us pJiceniceiis (Linn.) Vieill.

Red-and-buff-shouldered Blackbird.
118. Sturnella

magna

Meadow

(Linn.) Swains.

Lark.

263.

119. Icterus sp^n-ius (Linn.) Bp.

Orchard Oriole.

Baltimore Oriole.

271.

121. Scolecopliagus ferriiginetiB (Gm.) Swains.

Rusty Blackbird.

273.

Quiscalus purpureus alliens RidgAv.

Bronzed Grakle.
123.

278/^.

79.

Mar. 16—, 73; Feb. 12-Oct. 13, 74; Mar. 12—, 75; Feb. 26—, 76;
wintered, 76, 77; Feb.

May 4- Aug.,

24—,

May 8—

74;

80.

75;

7—, 76; 4—, 77; 5—,

78.

April

30—, 73 May 1—,
;

23—, 77;
Sept. 9, 73

;

19—

78;

Sept. 24, 74

22—,

;

May 4—,

75

;

April

29—, 76

80.

April 18, Oct. 17, 74

;

March 12-April

24, 75

;

April 30,

77.

Oct.

5,

Feb.

73; Mar.

20—, 77

;

2—, 74; Mar. 12—,
Mar. 9—, 79.

75; Feb. 26-Nov.

7,

76; Feb.

Feb. 14-Oct. 17, 74; Jan.

28—, 77; Mar. 9—,

79.

282.

Cga'/ioeilta cristata (Linn.) Strickl.

Blue Jay.
.

10—

280.

Corvus fnigivorus Bartr.

Common Crow.
125.

77; Mar.

Corvus corax carnivorus (Bartr.) Ridgw.

American Raven.
124.

261.

270.

120. Iderus galhula (Linn.) Coues.

122.

Mar. 6-Oct. 17, 74; Mar. 25—, 75; Feb. 25-Oct. 18, 76; Feb. 20—,

Resident.

289.

Alaitda arvensis Linn.

Sky Lark.

299.

126. Eremopliila alpeMru (Forst.) Boie.

Shore Lark.

Nov.

9—

300.

xviu

74; Oct.

31—, 75;

18,

76-Mar. 28, 77; Nov. 1—,

77.


127.

Tyrannm

;

May

Temm.

carolinemis (Linn.)

Kingbird

Bee Martin.

Great Crested Flycatcher.

May 4—,
Nov.

Contopiis horealis (Swains). Baird.

Contopus

vireiis (Linn.)

Wood

Pewee.

Empidonax pusillus

May

(Aud.) Baird.

Swift.

villosics

1—, 76; 14—

77; April

25-,

78.

76; 24—, 77;

9—

79.

27-, 78;

10—

74;

9—

75;

5—

78.

5—,

78.

13—, 76; 21—, 77; 8—,

78.

8_, 76; 14—, 77;

8-22, 75; 16-20, 76; 18, 77.

May 14—,

73; Aug. 26, 74;

76;

17—,

77;

May

18-Aug., 74;

May

12, 73; 6, 74;

7-24, Aug. 22, 75; Aug. 28, 76,

May

6-Oct.

May

May 15—

75;

May

7-9, 77.

2,

73;

5-Sept. 27, 74;

5—

May

10-Oct. 16, 75;

May

78.

14—, 76; April 18—,

April 18-Oct. 13, 74; April

78.

351.

May 5,74;

vociferiis Wils.

Whip-poor-will.

140. Picus

73;

13—, 76; 9—, 77;

335.

137. Chcetura pelasgica (Linn.) Baird.

popetue

13—

78.

326.

Trocliilus colubris Linn.

Chordeileii

75;

21—,

April

325a.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

139.

14—

74; Mar.

3,

May 21—,

Empidonax minimus Baird,

Caprimulgus

75;

;

324.

trailli

Least Flycatcher.

138.

8—

1—, 76

322.

Empidonax acadicus (Gmel.) Baird.

Chimney

3—, 74;

;

320.

Traill's Flycatcher.

136.

73;

May 12—,

Caban.

Acadian Flycatcher.

135.

75

318.

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

134.

6—,

;

.

132. Em/pidonax Jiavivcniris Baird.

133.

1~, 74

315.

Olive-sided Flycatcher.
131.

;

312.

129. Sayornis fuscm (Gmel.) Baird.

130.

73

304.

128. Myiarchus crinitus (Linn.) Caban.

Phcebe Bird; Pewee.

4—

2,

76; 25, 77.

354.

May 20—,

Bd.

(Vieill.)

Linn.

73; 11, 74;

13—

75;

7—

76; 15, 77; Aug. 26, 78.

Resident.

Hairy Woodpecker.

360.

141. Picus pubescens Linn.

Resident.

Downv Woodpecker.

361.

142. Picoides aretieus (Swains.) Gray.

Black-backed three-toed Woodpecker.
143. Spliyrapicus varius (Linn.) Baird.

Yellow-bellied AVoodpecker.

April

Woodpecker

;

Logcock.

75

;

20, 76

;

2-16, 77

;

19, 78

:

13, 79.

372.

375.

147. Colaptes auratus (Linn.) Swains.

Belted Kingfisher.

5,

Resident.

Red-headed Woodpecker.

148. Cerylc alcyon (Linn.) Boie.

;

April—, 1861.

146. Mdanerpes erytlirocephaliis (Linn.) Swains.

Yellow-shafted Flicker.

73

371.

145. Centurus carolinus (Linn.) Bp.

Red-bellied Woodpecker.

4,

369.

144. Hylotomus pilcafAis (Linn.) Baird.

Pileated

367

April 13-Dec. 19, 73;

19—,

Mar.

30—

74; April 30

—

,

75;

78.

Resident.

378.

Mar. 17-Oct. 28, 74; Mar. 13—, 76; April

382.

XIX

3,

77;

6—,

79.

21-, 77;


14U.

Coccyzus americaniis (Linii.J Bp.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo.

150. Coccyzus erythrophthalmiis (Wils.) Baird.
Black-billed Cuckoo.
151.

American Barn Owl.

American Long-eared Owl.

Short-eared Owl.

3—,

78.

July

—

Nov.

2,

1862.

,

Observed bv W.

S. Sullivant.

78;

May

1,

1881.

Nov.

4, 73.

496.

Feb. 11, Nov. 26, 74; 12,77.

397.

Ulida cinerca (Gmel.) Bp.

Great Gray Owl.

399.

Jan. 11, 79.

157- JSfyctale acadica (Gmel.) Bp.

Saw-whet Owl.

401.

Resident.

158. Scops asio (Linn,) Bp.
Little Screech Owl.

402.

Resident.

159. Bidjo virginianus (Gm.) Bp.

Great Horned Owl.

405.

160. Nyctcdc scandiaca (Linn.) Newt.

Snowy Owl.

&

American Hawk Owl.

Dec.

—

,

1858.

407.

Peregrine Falcoi\; Duck Ilawk.

Pigeon Hawk.

Sparrow Hawk.

Dec. 19, 73; Nov.

7, 76.

Oct. 5, 74; Mar.

Vieill.

23—, 75; 75-76,

420.

haliaetus carolinensis (Gm.)

American Osprcy

;

Fish Hawk.

166. JERcmoides forfieahis (Linn.) Ridgw.

Swallow-tailed Kite.

Ridgw.

Sept. 4, 76.

425.

Aug.

22, 78; Licking County.

Aug.

21, 78; 20, 79.

426.

Circus hudsonius (Linn.) Vieill.

430.

168. Aecipiter cooperl Bonap.

Hawk.

1869.

417.

Tinnuncidus sparverius (Linn,)

Marsh Hawk.

,

414.

163. ^^salon columbarius (Linn.) Kaup.

Cooper's

—

Rich.

162. Falco pcregri)ius ncevlus (Gm.) Ptidgw.

Pandion

Jan.

406.

161. Sitrnia fanerea (Linn.) Sw.

167.

75;

395,

155. Sirix nehidosa Porst.

165.

8-,

Oct. 29, 74; Dec. 17, 76.

154. Asio accipltrinus (Pall.) Newton.

164.

73; 13—, 74;

394.

153. Asio amerieanus (Steph.) Sharpe.

156.

May 21—,

392.

152. Aluco flammcus amerieaiius (Aud.) Ridgway.

Barred Owl.

78; 10—, 74; 19-Sept. 16, 76.

388.

Conuriis carolbiensis (Liini.) Kuhl.

Carolina Parakeet.

May 13—,

387.

Resident.

431.

169. Aecipiter ficsciis (Gmel.) Bp.

Sharp-shinned Hawk.

Jan. 19, 77; April 25-Nov.

432.

170. Astur atricapillus (Wils.) Bp.

American Goshawk.

433.

XX

2,

7

wintered,

171. Buteo borealis (Gm.) Vieill.

Hawk.

Eed-tailed

Kesident,

436.

172. Buteo lineahiH (Gm.) Jard.

Resident.

Red-shouldered Ha^vk.

439.

173. Buteo pennsylv aniens (Wils.) Bp.

Broad-winged Hawk.

Resident.

443.

174. ArcMlmteo lagopus sancti-johannis (Gm.) Ridgw.

American Rough-legged Hawk.

Mar. 14, 75.

447.

175. Aquila chrijsaetus canadensis (Linn.)

Golden Eagle.

449.

176. Haliceetiis leucocephaliis (Linn.) Savig.

Bald Eagle; Gray Eagle.
177.

178.

451.

Mar. 15—-, 75; April 6~, 76.

Cathartes aura (Linn.) lUig.

Turkey Buzzard.

454.

Calharista atrata (Wils.) Less.

Black Vulture; Carrion Crow.

455.

179. Ectopistes migratoria (Linn.) Sav.

Passenger Pigeon.

Oct. 13, 73

Mourning Dove.

Bonasa umbellus

460.

(Linn.) Steph.

184.

185.

;

Sept.

—

m.

,

Nov. 16,

1868.

78.

470.

Resident.

Ortyx virginiana (Linn.) Bp.

Bob-white

28,

473.

Cupido7iia cupido (Linn.) Bp.
Prairie Hen.

May

470a.

Ruffed Grouse.
183.

Mar. 24, Sept. 10-Oct.

Mar. 2—, 74; 22—, 75; winters.

181. Meleagris gallopavo amerieana (Bartr.) Cones.

Wild Turkey.

;

459.

180. Zenaidura carolinensis (Linn.) Bp.

182.

Oct. 17, 74; Jan. 11, 77.

American

Quail.

480.

March 21-Oct.

Ardea herodias Linn.
Great Blue Heron.

June

5,

77.

487.

186. Herodias alba egretta (Gm.) Ridgw.

American Egret.

17, 74;

Aug.

8,

April

14—

73

;

1, 77.

489.

187. Garzetta candidissima- (Gm.) Bp.

Snowy Heron.

490.

188. Butorides virescens (Linn.) Bp.

Green Heron.

494.

189. Nyctiardea grisea ncevia (Bodd.) Allen.

Black-crowned Night Heron.

Bittern.

192.

Oct. 28-Nov. 20, 73; April

497.

191. Ardetta exilis (Gm.) Gray.

Least Bittern.

Oct. 17, 74.

495.

190. Botaxirus lentiginosus (Montag.) Steph.

American

May

14, 76.

498.

Tantalus locidator Linn.

Wood

Ibis.

73; 18—, 74; 24—, 75.

500.

XXI

21—,

7

1,

74.

Kaup.

193. Plegadis falcinellus (Linn.)

Glossy

503.

Ibis.

194. Strepsilas interpres (Linn.)

Turnstone.

Illig.

509.

May

195. Squatarola helvetica (Linn.) Cuv.

Black-bellied Plover.
196.

Charadrius dominicus Mull.

24—,

Aug.

198. ^^gialites semipalmatus Bp.
517.

74; Feb.

25-

75;

26—, 76; Mar.

8—77;

5,

79; Feb.

80.

16, 73; July 25, 74;

Aug.

28, 75; 16, 76; 11, 77;

May

17-19,

Aug. -, 1856.

520.

Mar. 3—, 74; April 16—,

200. Philohela minor (Gm.) Gray.

American Woodcock.

Wilson's Snipe.

77.

525.

201. Gallinago media ivihoni (Temm.) Ridgw.

Macrorhamflues

74; April 21-29, Oct. 30, 75; April 16, 77.

80.

199. j^gialites melodus (Ord.) Bp.

202.

3—

Mar.

516.

Piping Plover.

6,

515.

197. 0:cyeclius vociferus (Linn.) Reich.

Semipalmated Plover.

May

Sept. 2, 73;

American Golden Plover.

Killdeer.

12, 76.

513.

Mar.-May
76

526n^.

;

5,

May

73; Mar. 27, Oct. 17, 74; April

5-May

7,

75; April 19,

4, 77.

griseus (Gm.) Leach.

Red-breasted Snipe

Gray Snipe.

;

527.

202a. Macrorhamphiis griseus seolopaceus (Say) Coues.
Red-bellied Snipe;

203. Micropalama
Stilt

204.

Greater Gray-back.

Mmantopus

Sandpiper.

(Bp.) Baird.

528.

Tringa caniUus Linn.

Knot

;

527a

Robin Snipe.

May

27, 78.

Aug.

14, 73

Licking Reservoir.

529.

205. Arquatella maritime (Brunn.) Baird.

Purple Sandpiper.

530.

206. Adodromxis mactdata (Vieill.) Coues.

Pectoral Sandpiper.

534.

—

75.

,

;

Nov.

Calidris arenaria (Linn.) Illig.

Aug.

14, 73; 10, 74; 16, 76; 14, 77.

Aug. 16, 73; July
541.

(Linn.) Ord.

24, 74;

Aug. 28-Oct.

25, 78.

Oct. 7, 74.

542.

Marble Godwit.

9, 77.

539a.

Semipalmated Sandpiper.

Limosa foeda

April

Oct. 18, 76.

211. Ereuntes i^usillus (Linn.) Cass.

213.

;

538.

Red-backed Sandpiper.

Sanderlins^.

Oct.

Sept. 1, 76

210. Pclidna alpina americana Cass.

212.

Aug. 29, 76

537.

209. Aeiodromas minutiUa (Vieill.) Bp.

Least Sandpiper.

;

536.

208. Acfodromas hairdi Coues.
Baird's Sandpiper.

Oct. 19, 74; April 10, Sept. 26, 75

20, 77; 19, 78.

207. Actodrtmias fuscieolUs (Vieill.) Ridgw.

Bonaparte's Sandpiper.

;

April 21, 1879.

543.

xxu

-

30, 75;

Aug.

16, 76; 7, 77;


214.

Limosa

April

hcetnastiea (Linn.) Coues.

Hudsonian Godwit.

Greater Yellow-legs; Tell-tale.

Totarms flavipes (Gmel.)
Yellow-legs.

217. BJiyaeojyJdlus

,

1857

;

May

—

1862.

,

545.

215. Totaniis ntelanoleiicus (Gm.) Vieill.

216.

—

April 18, Aug. 6-Oct. 17, 74; April 21, 75; Aug. 16-

Sept. 4, 73;

Nov. 14, 76; Aug. 30, 77.

548.

April

Yieill.

549.

14-May

16,

Aug.

16,

73;

Aug .-Oct.

17, 74;

May

8,

76; Aug.

30, 77.

solitariiis (Wils.)

Solitary Sandpiper.

April 24-July 29, 73;

Cass.

May

28-July 25, 74; April 18,

76.

550.

218. Sympliemia semijxilmata (Gm.) Ilartl.
Willet.

219. Machetes

552.

pugnax

KufF.

Nov. 10,

(Linn.) Guv.

554.

220. Bartraviia longieauda (Bechst.) Bp.

Bartram's Sandpiper; Field Plover.
221.

TryngiteH rufeseens (Vieill.) Caban.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper.

222.

Lickiuo; Reservoir.

72.

14, 73

Aug.

31, 76.

April

27—

;

April 27-Aug. 31, 74

;

April

10—,

75.

555.

556.

Tringoides macularim (Linn.) Gray.

Spotted Sandpiper.

Aug.

557.

19—,

73; 18-Oct.

8,

74; April 10—, 75;

18—, 76; 21—, 77;

78.

223. Ntimenius longirostris Wils.

Long-billed Curlew.
224.

558.

Numenius hudsonicus Lath.

Hudsonian Curlew.

559.

225. Niimenius borcalis (Forst.) Lath.

Eskimo Curlew.

October, 1869.

560.

226. Phalaropus fidicarius (Linn.) Bp.

Red Phalarope.

563.

227. Lohipes hyperhoreus (Linn.) Cuv.

Northern Phalarope.

Columbus,

fall

Dr. Jasp or.

of

564.

228. Steganopus loihoni (Sab.) Coues.

Wilson's Phalarope.

565.

229. Recurvirostra americana Gmel.

American Avocet.
230.

Himantopus mexicanus
Black-necked

566.
(Mull.) Ord.

567.

Stilt.

May

231. Rcdlus elegans Aud.

Red-breasted Rail.
232. Rallus virginianus Linn.

Virginian Rail.

572.

May 4-Nov.

1,

73;

May

574.

234. Porzana novehoracensis (Gm.) Baird.
Little

74; April 19, 76.

April 10, 75.

233. Porzana Carolina (Linn.) Baird.

Sora Rail.

5,

569.

Yellow Rail.

235. lonornis martinica (Linn.) Reich.

Purple Gallinule.

April 24, 79.

575.

May

10, 77; Circleville.

578.

XXUl

2-Oct. 17, 74; April

17—,

76.


;

236. Gallinula galeata (Licht.) Bp.

Florida G-allinulc.

April 20, 76.

579.

Nov.

237. Ftdica amerieana Gniel.

American Coot.

Whooping Crane.

Sandhill Crane.
240.

75.

Nov. 26, 76.

Temm.

583.

March

americanus (Sharpless) Bp.

Olo7-

25—,

582.

G^'us canadensis (Linn.)

.239.

73; Oct. 17, 74; Mar.

580.

Grus amerieana (Linn.) Temm.

238.

1,

Whistling Swan.

19, 77.

588.

Olor buccinator (Rich.) Wagl.

241.

Trumpeter Swan.
Chen

242.

589.

ca^ridescens (Linn.)

Ridgw.

Blue-winged Goose.

Chen hypcrhoreus

243.

Oct. 28, 76.

590.

Mar. 19, 74.

(Pall.) Boie.

SnoAV Goose.

591.

244. Anser alhifrons gamheli (Hartl.) Coues.

American White-fronted Goose.

593(7.

Oct. 17, 74; Mar. 1,

245. Bernicla canadensis (Linn.) Boie.

Canada Goose.
245(7.

2, 77.

594.

Bernicla canadensis hutchinsi (Sw\&Rich.) Ridgw.

Hutchins' Goose.

594(7..

246. Bernicla hrenta (Pall.) Steph.

Brant.
247.

Anas

595.

Mallard.
248.

Anas

April 18, 73; Oct. 17, 74; Feb. 20~April 26, 77; Mar. 11, 79.

hoscas Linn.

601.

Black Mallard.
249.

^

ohscura Gmel.
602.

Chaulelasmus sireperus (Linn.) Gray.
Gadwall.

251.

Feb. 27, 75

April 15, 75; Mar.

Mar.

5, 79.

Blue-winged Teal.

76; 27, 77; 11, 79.

April 18, Oct. 17, 74; April 20, 75

609.

14, 78.

254. Nettion carolinensis (Gmel.) Baird.

Green-winged Teal.

April 20, 75.

612.

Mar. 28,

sp)onsa (Linn.) Boie.

Wood Duck; Summer Duck.
256. Fulix marila (Linn.) Baird.

Scaup Duck.

4,

608.

Quercpiedida discors (Linn.) Steph.

Aix

;

607.

Shoveller.

255.

20, 77

Oct. 3, 74; Mar. 19, 77.

252. Spatula clypecda (Linn.) Boie.

253.

;

605.

Mareca amerieana (Gmel.) Steph.
Baldpate.

Mar. 28, 77.

604.

250. Bafila acuta (Linn.) Bp.
Pintail.

Oct. 17, 74; Mar. 5, 79.

77.

613.

April 7-23, 76

614.

xxiv

;

Mar. 11, 77.

;

7,

76

;

May

8,

76

;

April 20, 77


257. Fidix affinu (Eyt.) Baird.
Little Blackhead.

Mar. 23, 75; 11, 77; 6,79.

615.

258. Fidix coUaris (Donov.) Baird.

Ring-billed Blackiiead.

259.

^thyia

616.

^thyia americana
Redhead.

261. Clangula

617.
(Eyt.)

Mar. 25,

Bp.

75.

618.

glaucmm americana

American Golden-eye.
262.

Mar. 30, 77.

valUsneria (Wils.) Boie.

Canvas-back.
260.

Mar. 25, 75; 11, 77; 6,79.

(Bp.) Ridgw.

Mar. 23, Dec. 20, 75

;

12-15, 76.

620.

Mar. 25, 75;

Clangula alheola (Linn.) Steph.
Butterball; Bufflehead.

6,

77; April 14, 78.

621.

263. Harelda glaeialk (Linn.) Leach.

Long-tailed

Duck

Old Squaw.

;

623.

264. Somatcria spectaMlis (Linn.) Boie.

King Eider.
265.

CEdemia americana Sw. & Rich.

American Velvet Scoter.

;

Licking Reservoir.

Dec. 13, 76

;

Licking Reservoir.

632.

267. Urisniatura riibida (Wils.) Bp.

Ruddy Duck.

Dec. 11, 76

630.

266. Melanetta velvetina (Cass.) Baird.

April 27, 73.

634.

268. Blergus merganser americanus (Cass.) Ridgw.

American Sheldrake.

Mergus

1880.

4,

629.

American Scoter.

269.

Dec.

Mar. 19, Nov. 12, 77,

636.

Nov.

serrator Linn.

Red-breasted Sheldrake.

270. Lophodytes euctdlahis (Linn.) Reich.

Hooded Sheldrake.

4, 78.

637.

Mar. 25, 75;

4,

76; 19, 77; Nov.

2, 78.

638.

271. Pelecanus crythrorliynclius Gmel.

American White Pelican.
272. Plialaerocorax dUoplius (Sw.

Oct.

,

61.

640.

&

Rich.) Nutt.

Double-crested Cormorant.

Licking Reservoir.

April

1,

Sept.

—

Mar.

25, 73; April 22, 75

Mar.

3, 77.

78

;

643.

272a. Plialaerocorax dilopus floridanus (Aud.) Ridgw.

Florida Cormorant.

—

,

61.

643a.

273. Rissa tridactyla (Linn.) Bp.

Kittiwake Gull.

658.

274. Larus leucopterus Faber.

White-winged Gull.

661.

275. Lanes marinus Linn.

Great Black-backed Gull.

663.

276. Larus argentaius smithsoniamis Coues.

American Herring
277.

Larus

Gull.

delaiuarensis Ord.

Ring-billed Gull.

666a.

669.

XXV

;

Mar.

30, 76; 2-30, 77;

Nov.

4, 78.