No.
44 For Cserula read caerulea.
60 Myodioctes read Myiodioctes.
69 bellu read belli.
74 cedorum read cedrorum.
81 ruba read rubra.
98 After 98, insert C.
104 For leucophyrs read leucophrys.
113 Puecsea read Peucaea.
122 G read Z.
132 Angelaeus read Agelseus.
144 Gymnoitta read Gymnocltta.
158 Cabinia read Cabinls.
159 trailla read trailli.
164 nuttali read nuttalli.
ERRATA.
No.
170
172
202
211
212
232
240
249
249
257
260
814
20
For Common read not uncommon.
erythocephalus read erythrocephalus.
atricapallus read atricapillus.
chrysateus read chrysaetus.
Hallaeeatus read Haliaetus.
exeillis read exilis.
Ppilohela read Philohela.
Pelinda read Pelidna.
alpinus read alpina.
Symphyemia read Symphemia.
maularius read macularius.
fluviatillis read fluviatilis.
Under head of "Birds to be looked for:"
For californicus read californianus.
COMPLIMENTS OF
N. S. GOSS,
f\//uc^r^
ly^'yr.
K^^^
A CATALOGUE
BIEDS OF KANSAS.
]sr. s. G-oss
PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
TOPEKA, KANSAS:
KANSAS PUBLISHING HOUSE.
1883.
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COLLECTION
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Office of Secretary of State,
ToPEKA, Kansas, July 5, 1883.
Col. N. S. Goss, Topeka, Kansas:
Dear Sir: The Executive Council, at its regular session on the 27th
day of June last, adopted a preamble and resolution of which the fol-
lowing is a copy, viz. :
Whereas, The Executive Council believes that a catalogue of the birds of this State
would be of great value to our educational institutions, and of interest to the people ;
therefore.
Resolved, That Col. N. S. Goss be requested to prepare for publication, a catalogue of
the birds of Kansas, brought up to the present time.
Very respectfully,
, JAMES SMITH,
Secretary of State.
Topeka, Kansas, August 20, 1883.
Hon. James Smith, Secretary of State:
Dear Sir: In compliance with request by resolution of the Execu-
tive Council, dated June 27th, 1883, as per notice received from you on
the 5th ult., I have the honor to transmit herewith, for publication, a
catalogue of the birds of Kansas, based upon observations in the field,
and knowledge gathered during a residence of over twenty-six years in
the State.
I have duly accredited in the list, all birds reported taken that are new
to the State, also the authority for those inserted that have not come
under my observation.
Geographically, Kansas lies in the very center of the continent,
stretching across the line east and west a distance of four hundred and
ten miles, with a gradual elevation from the low bottom and timbered
lands (altitude 750 feet), to the high, treeless plains (altitude 3,500
feet), thus giving a diversity of soil and change in climate that makes
its avian fauna rich and varied.
The list now embraces 49 families, and 320 species and races. Of
IV INTRODUCTORY.
these^ 161 are known to breed in the State; and as the rapid settlement
with its cultivation and tree planting, especially in the western portion,
will increase its present bird life and make it a natural and inviting home
for new species, and its location so favorable to catch migrants from both
the eastern and western faunal provinces, and winter visitants from the
resident birds north, and mountains west, and summer visitants from the
resident birds south, it will ever remain an expectant and interesting
field for the ornithologist — one unsurpassed by any of the inland States.
With high respect, I am,
Sincerely yours,
N. S. GOSS.
CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS.
[Note. — The nomenclature and classification of North-American birds, by Prof. Robert Ridgway,
now in use at the Smithsonian Institution, have been followed in this list. The asterisk ( * ) marks the
species known to breed in the State.]
Order PASSERES.
(Oscines.)
Family TURDID^.— Thrushes.
Genus Hylocichla, Baird.
* 1. H. mustelina {Gme\.)BaiiYd. Wood Thrush. Summer resident ;
abundant in eastern Kansas.
2. H. fuscescens (Steph.) Baird. Wilson's Thrush. Migratory;
rare.
3. H. alicioe, Baird. Gray-cheeked Thrush. Migratory; rare.
4. H. ustulata swainsoni (Caban.) Ridgw. Olive-backed Thrush.
Migratory; common.
5. H. unalasccB pallasi (Caban.) Ridgw. Hermit Thrush. Migra-
tory; rare.
Genus Merula, Leach.
*6. 31. migi'atoria (Linn.) Sw.& 'Rich. American Robin. Abundant
and resident in eastern Kansas, following up the settlements, and breed-
ing in suitable locations throughout the State.
Genus Mimus, Boie.
*7. M. polyglottus (Linn.) Boie. Mockingbird. Summer resident;
becoming quite common.
Genus Galeoscoptes, Caban is.
*8. G.caroZmensis (Linn.) Caban. Catbird. Abundant; summer res-
ident. *
Genus Haeporhynchus, Cabanis.
* 9. H. rufus (Linn.) Caban. Brown Thrasher. Abundant; summer
residen i.
6 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS.
Family SAXICOLID^.— Stonechats and Bluebirds.
Genus Sialia, Swainson.
*10. S.sialis (L\nu.)Ila.\dem. Bluebird. Abundant resident in east-
ern Kansas, retiring in winter to the thickets along the streams. Rare
summer resident in the western portion, but increasing with its settle-
ments.
11. 8. arctica, Swains. Rocky-Mountain Bluebird. Winter so-
journer; rare in eastern Kansas.
Family PTILOGONATID^.— Fly-catching Thrushes.
Genus Myiadestes, Swainson.
12. M. iownsendi {And.) Cahan. Townsend's Solitaire. Winter vis-
itants in western Kansas; rare.
Family SYLVIID^.— True Warblers.
Genus Polioptila, Sclater.
*13. P. ccerw^ea (Linn.) Scl. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Summer resi-
dent; rare; in migration common.
Genus Regulus, Cuvier.
14. R. calendula {Jjmu.)J^\c\\t. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Occasional
winter sojourner; in migration common.
15. R. satrapa,Li\cht. Golden-crowned Kinglet. Winter sojourner;
rare; in migration common.
Family PARID.E.— Titmice or Chickadees.
Genus Lophophanes, Kaup.
*16. X. 6ico^or (Linn.) Bp. Tufted Titmouse. Resident; abundant
in eastern Kansas.
Genus Parus, Linn.
* 17. P. atricapillus,Ij\nn. Black-capped Chickadee. Common; res-
ident.
* 18. P. atricapillus septentrionalis (Harris) Allen. Long-tailed
Chickadee. Resident; rare.
Family SITTID^^.— Nuthatches.
Genus Sitta, Linnaeus.
* 19. S.carolinensis,Ij\nn. White-bellied Nuthatch. Common; res-
ident in eastern Kansas.
20. S. canadensis, Linn. Red-bellied Nuthatch. Migratory; rare.
CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS. 7
Family CERTHIID^.— Creepers.
Genus Certhia, Linnaeus.
21. C. familiaris rufa (Batr.) Ridgw. American Brown Creeper.
Common: winter sojourner.
Family TROGLODYTID^.— Wrens.
Genus Salpinctes, Cabanis,
* 22. /S. obsoletus ( Say) Caban. Rock Wren. Summer resident in
western Kansas; quite common in suitable locations.
Genus Thryothorus, Yieillot.
*23. T. ludovicianus (Gm.) Bp. Great Carolina Wren. Abundant
resident in eastern, rare in western Kansas.
Genus Thryomanes, Sclater.
* 24. T. bewicki (Aud.) Baird. Bewick's Wren. Visitant, and occa-
sional resident in southern Kansas.
Genus Troglodytes, Yieillot.
*25. T. aedon, YieiW. House Wren. Common summer resident.
26. T. aedon parkmanni (Aud.) Coues. Western House Wren.
One specimen shot at Larned, April 21, 1881, by Mr. Geo. C. Water-
man, and reported in Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, v.VIII, No. 2, April, 1883,
p. 120. Without doubt a rare resident in western Kansas ; will increase
with its settlements.
Genus Anorthura, Rennie.
27. A. troglodytes hyemalis (Vieill.) Coues. Winter Wren. Winter
sojourner; rare.
Genus Telmatodytes, Cabanis.
*28. T. palustris ( Wils.) Baird. Long-billed Marsh Wren. Sum-
mer resident; rare; in migration common.
Genus Cistothorus, Cabanis.
29. C. sMam (Licht.) Caban. Short-billed Marsh Wren. Mig;fa-
tory; rare; possibly breed in the State.
Family MOTACILLIDtE.— Wagtails and Titlarks.
Genus Anthus, Bechstein.
30. A. ludovicianus (Gmel.) Licht. American Titlark. Migratory ;
quite common.
8 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS.
Genus Neocorys, Sclater.
., 31. N. spraguei (Aud.) Scl. Spragiie's Titlark. Migratory; rare.
Family MNIOTILTID^.— American Warblers.
Genus Mniotilta, Vieillot.
*32. M. varia (Linn.) Vieill. Black and White Creeper. Summer
resident; quite common in eastern Kansas.
Genus Protonotaria, Baird.
*33. P. ci^rea(Bodd.) Baird. Prothonotary Warbler. Summer res-
ident; common in eastern Kansas.
Genus Helminthotherus, Rafinesque.
34. H. vermivorus (Gm.) Salv. & Godm. Worm-eating Warbler.
Migratory; rare.
Genus Helminthophaga, Cabanis.
* 35. H. pinus (Linn.) Baird. Blue-winged Yellow Warbler. Sum-
mer resident; rare.
36. H. rufioapilla (Wilson) Baird. Nashville Warbler. Migratory;
rare.
37. H. celata (Say.) Baird. Orange-crowned Warbler; migratory;
rare.
38. H. peregrina (Wils.) Baird. Tennessee Warbler. Migratory;
common.
Genus Parula, Bonaparte.
39. P. americana ( Linn.) Bp. Blue Yellow-backed Warbler. Mi-
gratory; common. Noticed a pair in the latter part of July, 1879,
feeding young birds in the tree-tops near Neosho Falls, in flight not
strong enough to have come far, and I am inclined to think the birds oc-
casionally breed in the State.
Genus Dendrceca, Gray.
*40. Z). cestiva (Gmel.) Baird. Summer Yellow Bird. Abundant
summer resident.
41. Z). coronato ( Linn.) Gray. Yellow-rump Warbler. Migratory;
abundant ; an occasional winter sojourner in southern Kansas.
42. D. auduboni (Towns.) Baird. Audubon's Warbler. Migratory
in western Kansas; rare.
43. D. maculosa (Gmel.) Baird. Black and Yellow Warbler. Mi-
gratory; rare.
*44. D. ccerula (Wilson) Baird. Cerulean Warbler. Rare summer
resident; in migration common.
CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS. 9
15. D. pennsylvanica {Li\nQ.) B^iird. Chestnut-sided Warbler. Mi-
gratory; rare. Taken at Leavenworth in May, 1871, by Prof. J. A.
Allen, and near Topeka, May 2, 1873, by Prof. E. A. Popenoe.
46. D. striata (Frost.) Baird. Black-poll Warbler. Migratory;
common.
47. Z). blachburnice (Gmel.) Baird. Blackburnian Warbler. Mi-
gratory; rare. Specimen shot at Leavenworth, May 4, 1871, by Prof.
J. A. Allen.
*48. D. dominica albiiora, Baird. White-browed Yellow-throated
Warbler. Rare summer resident.
49. D. virens (Gmel.) Baird. Black-throated Green Warbler. Mi-
gratory; rare.
.- 50. D. pinus (Wils.) Baird. Pine-creeping Warbler. Migratory;
rare; probably breed in eastern Kansas.
51. D. palmarurn (Gmel.) Baird. Red-poll Warbler. Migratory;
rare.
^ * 52. D. discolor (Vieill.) Baird. Prairie Warbler. Summer resi-
dent in eastern Kansas; rare.
Genus Sturus, Swainson.
*53. 8. aurooajnlbis {Tu\nu.) Swains. Golden-crown Thrush. Com-
mon summer resident.
54. S. ncevius (Bodd.) Coues. Small-billed Water Thrush. Migra-
tory; rare; possibly breed in northern Kansas.
*55. AS.motacj7/a( Vieill.) Coues. Large-billed Water Thrush. Com-
mon summer resident.
Genus Oporornis, Baird.
*56. 0. formosa (Wilson) Baird. Kentucky Warbler. Common
summer resident in eastern Kansas.
Genus Geothlypis, Cabanis.
57. G. Philadelphia (Wilson) Baird. Mourning Warbler. Migra-
tory; rare.
*58. G. trichas (Linn.) Caban. Maryland Yellow-throat. Abun-
dant summer resident.
Genus Icteria, Vieillot.
*59. I. virens (Linn.) Baird. Yellow-breasted Chat. Common
summer resident.
Genus Myodioctes, Audubon.
* 60. M. mitratus (Gmel.) Aud. Hooded Warbler. Summer resi-
dent in eastern Kansas ; rare.
10 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS.
61. M. pusillus (Wilson) Bp. Black-capped Yellow Warbler. Mi-
gratory; quite common. ,
62. M. canadensis (Linn.) And. Canadian Fly-catching Warbler.
Migratory; rare.
Genus Setophaga, Swainson.
*63. 8. ruticilla (Linn.) Sw. American Redstart. Common sum-
mer resident; in migration abundant.
Family VIREONID^.— Vireos.
Genus Vireosylvia, Bonaparte.
*64. V. olivacea ( Linn.) Bp. Red-eyed Yireo. Abundant summer
resident.
*65. V. gilva {Yie'iW.) Cass. Warbling Vireo. Common summer
resident.
Genus Lanivireo, Baird.
* 66. L. flavifrons ( Vieill.) Baird. Yellow-throated Yireo. Rare
summer resident.
67. L. solitarius ( Yieill.) Baird. Solitary Yireo. Blue-headed Yi-
reo; migratory; rare.
Genus Yireo, Yieillot.
*68. V. noveboracensis (Gmel.) Bp. White-eyed Yireo. Common
summer resident.
* 69. V. beUi{, Aud. Bell's Yireo. Abundant summer resident.
Family LANIID^.— Shrikes.
Genus Lanius. Linnaeus.
70. L. borealis, Yieill. Great Northern Shrike. Common winter
sojourner.
71. L. ludovicianus, Linn. Loggerhead Shrike. Prof. F. H. Snow
in his catalogue of the birds of Kansas says: "Several typical speci-
mens of this southern form have been taken."
*72. L, ludovicianus excubitorides (Swains.) Coues. White-rumped
Shrike. Common summer resident.
Family AMPELID^^.— Wax-wings.
Genus Ampelis, Linnaeus.
73. A. garrulus,Li\ nn. Northern Wax-wing. Yery rare winter vis-
itant. •
CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS. 11
*74. A. cedorum,Yie\U. Cedar Wax-wing. Resident; irregular;
some years abundant, others rare.
Family HIRUNDINID.^.— Swallows.
Genus Peogne, Boie.
* 75. P. subis (Linn.) Baird. Purple Martin. Common summer
resident.
Genus Petrochelidon, Cabanis.
* 76. P. lunifrons (Say.) Lawr. Cliff Swallow — Eave Swallow.
Abundant summer resident.
Genus Hirundo, Linnaeus.
* 77. H. erythrogastra, Bodd. Barn Swallow. Common summer res-
ident.
Genus Tachycineta, Cabanis.
*78. T. hicolor [Y'leiW.) Caban. White-bellied Swallow. Summer
resident rare; in migration common.
Genus Cotile, Boie.
*79. C. riparia (Linn.) Boie. Bank Swallow. Common summer
resident.
Genus Stelgidopteryx, Baird.
*80. S. serripennis { Aud.) Baird. Rough-winged Swallow. Com-
mon summer resident.
Family TANAGRID.E.— Tanagers.
Genus Pyranga, Yieillot,
*81. P.ruha (Linn.) Vieill. Scarlet Tanager. Common summer
resident in eastern Kansas.
*82. P. wstiva (Linn.) Vieill. Summer Redbird. Common sum-
mer resident in eastern Kansas.
Family FRINGILLID.E.— Finches, etc.
Genus Hesperiphona, Bonaparte.
83. H. vespertina (Cooper) Bp. Evening Grosbeak. In western
Kansas. Migratory; rare.
Genus PiNicOLA, Vieillot.
84. P. enucleator (Linn.) Vieill. Pine Grosbeak. Prof. F. H.
Snow in his catalogue of the birds of Kansas says: ''Winter visitant;
rare; taken by Sidney Smith, of Leavenworth, according to Dr. Brewer."
12 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS.
Genus Carpodacus, Kaup.
85. C. purpureus (Gmel.) Baird. Purple Finch. Rare winter so-
journer; in migration quite common.
Genus LoxiA, Linnaeus.
86. L. curvirosira americana ( Wilson) Coues. American Red Cross-
bill. Rare; irregular winter visitant.
87. L. Leucoptera, Gmel. American White-winged Crossbill. Rare;
irregular winter visitant.
Genus ^GiOTHUS, Cabanis.
88. ^. linaria {Jj\nu.) Cahau. Common Redpoll. Winter visitant;
rare.
Genus AsTRAGALiNUS, Cabanis.
*89. A. tristis{lj'nan.) Cah. American Goldfinch. Resident; abun-
dant.
Genus Chrysomitris, Boie.
90. C. jjinMS ( Wilson) Bp. Pine Goldfinch. Winter sojourner; not
uncommon. May 29, 1883, shot two birds out of a small flock on the
Smoky Hill river, near Wallace. From actions, am inclined to think
they were breeding there.
Genus Plectrophanes, Meyer.
91. P. nivalis (Linn.) Meyer. Snow Bunting. Winter visitant;
rare.
Genus Centrophanes, Kaup.
92. C. lapponicus ( Linn.) Caban. Lapland Longspur. Abundant
winter sojourner.
93. C. pictus ( Swains.) Caban. Painted Longspur. Winter so-
journer ; common in southern Kansas.
* 94. C. ornatus (Towns.) Caban. Chestnut-collared Longspur.
Common resident in middle and southern Kansas; abundant through-
out the State in winter.
Genus Rhynchophanes, Baird.
95. B. maccowni ( Lawr.) Baird. McCown's Longspur. Quite com-
mon winter sojourner in western, rare in eastern Kansas.
Genus Passerculus, Bonaparte.
96. P. sandwiehensis savanna ( Wils.) Ridgw. Savannah Sparrow.
Occasional winter sojourner in southern Kansas; in migration abundant.
Genus Pocecetes, Baird. *
*97. P. ^rammeiis (Gmel.) Baird. Bay-shouldered Bunting — Grass
Finch. Rare summer resident; in migration common.
CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS. 13
Genus Coturniculus, Bonaparte.
* 98>passerinus {Wilson) Bp. Yellow- winged Bunting. Abundant
summer resident.
*99. C. henslowi (Aud.) Bp. Henslovv's Bunting. Summer resi-
dent, rare. Taken in a pasture near Topeka, April 26, 1872, by Prof.
E. A. Popenoe, who has seen the birds since. June 12, 1879, I noticed
a pair on the high prairies in Woodson county.
100. C. lecontei [Aud.) Bp. Leconte's Bunting. Migratory; quite
common.
Genus Ammodromus, Swainson.
101. A. caudacutus nelsoni, Allen. Nelson's Sharp-tailed Finch.
Rare summer visitant in eastern Kansas; probably breeds in southern
portion.
Genus Chondestes, Swainson,
* 102. C. grammica (Say) Bp. Lark Finch. Abundant summer
resident.
Genus Zonotrichia, Swainson.
103. Z. gwerwfo (Nutt.) Gamb. Harris's Sparrow. Common winter
sojourner, abundant in southern Kansas.
104. Z. leuGophyrs (Forst.) Sw. White-crowned Sparrow. Migra-
tory; quite common.
105. Z. albicoUis {Gem\.)Bp. White-throated Sparrow. Migratory;
common.
Genus Spizella, Bonaparte.
106. 8. montana (Forst.) Ridgw. Tree Sparrow. Abundant winter
sojourner. i
*107. S. domestica (Bartr.) Coues. Chipping Sparrow. Common
summer resident.
108. 8. pallida (Swains.) Bp. Clay-colored Sparrow. Migratory;
rare in eastern, common in western Kansas.
*109. 8. pusilla {Wilson) Bp. Field Sparrow. Common summer
resident in eastern Kansas.
Genus JuNCO, Wagler.
110. J", ai^ewi Ridgw. White-winged Snowbird. Prof. F. H. Snow,
in his catalogue of the birds of Kansas, says: "Single specimens taken
at Ellis, by Dr. L. Watson, November 8, 1875."
111. /. hyemalis (Linn.) Scl. Black Snowbird. Abundant winter
sojourner.
112. /. oregonus (Towns.) Scl. Oregon Snowbird. Winter so-
journer; rare in eastern, quite common in western Kansas.
14 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS.
Genus Puec^a, Audubon.
*113. P. cassini (Woodh.) Baird. Cassin's Sparrow. Sumnaer resi-
dent in middle and western Kansas; not uncommon.
Genus Melospiza, Baird.
*114. M. fasciata (Gmel.) ^cott. Song Sparrow. Resident in east-
ern Kansas; rare in summer; common during the winter in the thickets
and sheltered lowlands.
115. iltf. pa^ws^ns (Wils.) Baird. Swamp Sparrow. Rare winter so-
journer; common during migration in eastern Kansas.
116. M. lincolni (Aud.) Baird. Lincoln's Sparrow. Migratory;
common.
Genus Passerella, Swainson.
117. P. iliaca (Merrem) Sw. Fox-colored Sparrow. Abundant
winter sojourner in eastern, rare in western Kansas.
118. P. iliaca schistacea (Baird) Allen. Slate-colord Sparrow. In-
cluded on the authority of Prof. F. H. Snow, who enters the same in
his catalogue of the birds of Kansas as '* Migratory; rare."
Genus Pipilo, Vieillot.
*119. JP. erythi^ophthalmus (Li'iun.) YieiW. Ground Robin — Towhee
Common resident in eastern Kansas.
120. P. maculatus arcticus (Swains.) Coues. Northern Towhee.
Winter sojourner; rare in eastern, common in middle and western
Kansas.
Genus CardinaTjIS,' Bonaparte.
*121. C. virginianus (Briss.) Bp. Cardinal Grosbeak. Resident;
common in eastern, rare in western Kansas.
Genus Zamelodia, Coues.
*122. ^ ludoviciana {Lirnn.) Coues. Rose- breasted Grosbeak. Sum-
mer resident in eastern Kansas, rare; during migration common.
* 123. Z. melanocephala (Swains.) Coues. Black-headed Grosbeak.
Summer resident in middle and western Kansas; quite common.
Genus Guiraca, Swainson.
*124. G. ccerulea {Jjinn.) Sw. Blue Grosbeak. Summer resident;
quite common in middle Kansas.
Genus Passerina, Vieillot.
*125. P. eyanea (Linn.) Gray. Indigo Bird. Summer resident;
common in eastern Kansas.
CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS. 15
* 126. P. Amcena (Say) Gray. Lazuli Bunting. Summer resident
in western Kansas; rare.
Genus Spiza, Bonaparte.
*127. 8. amerioana {Gfme\.) Bp. Black-throated Bunting. Abun-
dant summer resident.
Genus Calamospiza, Bonaparte.
* 128. C. 6zco^r ( Towns.) Bonap. Lark Bunting. Common sum-
mer resident in western Kansas.
Family ICTERID^.— American Starlings.
Genus Dolichonyx, Swainson.
* 129. D. oryzivorus (Linn.) Sw. Bobolink. Rare summer resi-
dent in eastern Kansas; during migration common.
Genus Molothrus, Swainson.
* 130. if. ater ( Bodd.) Gray. Cow Blackbird. Abundant summer
resident.
Genus Xanthocephalus, Bonaparte.
*131. X. ieterocephalus (Bp.) Baird. Yellow-headed Blackbird.
Summer resident rare; in migration common.
Genus Angel.eus, Vieillot.
*132. A. phosniceus (Li'mu.) yie'iU. Red-winged Blackbird. Red-
and-buff-shouldered Blackbird. Abundant summer resident.
Genus Sturnella, Vieillot.
* 133. S. magna (Linn.) Sw. Meadow Lark. Abundant resident
in eastern, rare in western Kansas.
* 134. S. neglecta, Aud. Western Meadow Lark. Common resident
in western, rare in eastern Kansas.
Genus Icterus, Brisson.
*135. J. spwriws (Linn.) Bp. Orchard Oriole. Abundant summer
resident.
* 136. /. galbula (Linn.) Coues. Baltimore Oriole. Common sum-
mer resident.
* 137. J. 6w^Zoc^i (Swains.) Bp. Bullock's Oriole. Included on the
authority of Prof. F. H. Snow, who enters the same in his catalogue of
the birds of Kansas, "Summer resident; occurs throughout the State."
16 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS.
Genus Scolecophagus, Swainson.
138. 8. fetrugineus (Gmel.) Sw. Rusty Blackbird. Winter so-
journer, common in eastern Kansas.
* 139. S. cyanocephalus ( Wagler) Caban. Brewer's Blackbird. Com-
mon summer resident in western, rare in eastern Kansas.
Genus Quiscalus, Vieillot.
* 140, Q. purpureus ceneus, Ridgw. Purple Grackle — Crow Black-
bird. Abundant summer resident.
Family CORYID^.— Crows and Jays.
Genus CoRVUS, Linnaeus.
* 141. C. corax carmivorus (Batr.) Ridgw. American Raven. Rare
resident in western Kansas ; occasional visitant throughout the State.
*,142. C. cry ptoleucus, Couch. White-necked Raven. Rare resident
in western Kansas. Prof. E. A. Popenoe writes that he shot in a clump
of trees, in Rooks county, July 27, 1875, a young bird out of a flock of
five.
* 143. C. frugivorus, Bartr. Common Crow. Resident ; abundant.
Genus Gymnoitta, Maximilian.
• - 144. G. cyanocephala, Max. Maximilian Nutcracker — Pinon Jay.
A rare visitant. Three specimens taken October 23, 1875, near Law-
rence, and reported by Prof. F. H. Snow in his catalogue of the birds
of Kansas.
Genus Pica, Cuvier.
145. P. rustica hudsonica (Sabine) Baird. Black-billed American
Magpie. Rare visitant.
Genus Cyanocitta, Strickland.
* 146. C. crislata ( Linn.) Strickl. Blue Jay. Resident ; abundant
in eastern Kansas.
Family ALAUDID^.— Larks.
Genus Eremophila, Boie.
* 147. E. alpestris {YovBier) Boie. Horned Lark. Abundant resi-
dent.
* 148. E. alpestris leucokvma, Coues. Western Horned Lark. An
occasional or rare resident in western Kansas.
CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS. 17
( Oligomyodce.)
Family TYRANNID.^.— Tyrant Flycatchers.
Genus Milvulus, Swainson.
* 149. 3/". /or/ca^ws (Gm.) Swains. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher — Swal-
low-tailed Flycatcher. Summer resident ; quite common in southern
Kansas.
Genus Tyrannus, Cuvier.
* 150. T. carolinensis ( Linn.) Baird. King Bird. Abundant sum-
mer resident.
* 151. T. verticalis Say. Western Kingbird. Common summer res-
ident in western Kansas.
Genus Myiarchus, Cabanis.
* 152. if. cn'm^Ms (Linn.) Caban. Great Crested Flycatcher. Sum-
mer resident; abundant in eastern Kansas.
Genus Sayornis, Bonaparte.
*153. /S./wscws (Gmel.) Baird. Pewee. Summer resident; common
in eastern Kansas.
*154. 8. sayi (Bp.) Baird. Say's Pewee. Rare summer resident in
western Kansas.
Genus Contopus, Cabanis.
*155. C. borealis {&w.) Baird. Olive-sided Flycatcher. Rare sum-
mer resident.
*156. C. virens (Linn.) Caban. Wood Pewee. Common summer
resident in eastern, rare in middle Kansas.
* 157. C. richardsoni (Sw.) Baird. Western Wood Pewee. Summer
resident in western Kansas; rare.
Genus Empidonax, Cabania.
*158. E. acadicus (Gmel.) Baird. Acadian Flycatcher. Rare sum-
mer resident in eastern Kansas. »
159. E. pusillus trailla (Aud.) Baird. Traill's Flycatcher. Migra-
tory; common; possibly breed in the State.
160. E. minimus Baird. Least Flycatcher. Migratory; rare.
Order TROCHILI.
Family TROCHILID.E.— Humming-birds.
Genus Trochilus, Linnseus.
*161. T. colubris, Linn. Ruby-throated Humming-bird. Common
summer resident.
18 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS.
Order CYPSELI.
Family CYPSELID^.— Swifts.
Genus CHaETURA, Stephens.
*162. C. pelasgica (Linn.) Baird. Chimney Swift. Summer resi-
dent; common in eastern Kansas.
Order CAPRIMULGI.
Family CAPRI MULGID^.— Goatsuckers.
Genus Caprimulgus, Linnseus.
*163. C. vociferus, Wils. Whippoorwill. Rare summer resident;
common in migration.
Genus PHALyENOPTiLUS, Ridgway.
* 164. P. nuttali (Aud.) Rdgw. Poor-will. Common summer resi-
dent.
Genus Chordeiles, Swainson.
*165. (7. |)ope^Me (Vieill.) Baird. Night-hawk. Summer resident ;
common.
* 166. C. popetue henryi ( Cass.) Allen. Western Night-hawk. Com-
mon summer resident in middle aud western Kansas.
Order PICI.
Family PICID^.— Woodpeckers.
Genus PiCUS, Linnseus.
*167. P. villosus, Linn. Hairy Woodpecker. Resident; common.
*168. P. pubesoens,Jjinn. Downy Woodpecker. Common resident.
Genus Sphyrapicus, Baird.
169. 8. uanMS (Linn.) Baird. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. Migra-
tory; rare.
Genus Hylotomus, Baird. <^t«>^<a*^ Lc*^^
*170. H. pileatus (Ijiun.) Baird. Pileated Woodpecker. Common
resident along the streams in heavily-wooded lands.
CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS. 19
Genus Centurus, Swainson.
*171. C. carolinus (Linn.) Bp. Red-bellied Woodpecker. Abun-
dant resident.
Genus Melanerpes, Swainson.
*172. M. erythocephalus (Linn.) Sw. Red-headed Woodpecker.
Abundant summer resident; occasionally lingers through the winter.
"- 173. if. torquatus ( Wils.) Bonap. Lewis's Woodpecker. Reported
by Prof. Snow to the Academy of Science, 1877, as "Additions to his
catalogue of Kansas birds. Taken at Ellis by Dr. Watson, May 6,
1878. One specimen was obtained from a flock of six or eight."
Genus Colaptes, Swainson.
* 174. C. auratus (Linn.) Sw. Yellow-shafted Flicker; Golden-
winged Woodpecker. Common resident.
175. C. awa^ws %6ncZw.s (Baird) Ridgw. "Hybrid" Flicker. Res-
ident; rare.
*176. C. auratus mexioanus (Sw.) Ridgw. Red-shafted Flicker.
Resident; rare in eastern Kansas.
Order ANISODACTYL.^.
Family ALCEDINID^.— Kingfishers.
Genus Ceryle, Boie.
*177. C. alcyon (Linn.) Boie. Belted Kingfisher. Common sum-
mer resident; occasional winter sojourners in southern Kansas.
Order COCCYGES.
' Family CUCULID^.— Cuckoos.
Genus CoccYZUS, Yieillot.
*178. C. ammcawMs (Linn.) Bp. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Common
summer resident.
*179. C. erythrophthalmus (Wils.) Baird. Black-billed Cuckoo.
Rare summer resident, and not common in migration. Nest found near
Paola in 1863, by Capt. B. F. Goss, and one taken at Manhattan in
1883, by Prof. D. E. Lantz.
20 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDSOF KANSAS.
Order PSITTACI.
Family PSITTACID^E.— Parrots.
Genus Conurus, Kuhl.
*180. C. car olinensis {L\uu.) K.uh\. Carolina Parokeet. Formerly
a common resident in eastern Kansas, but as the settlements increased
along the streams, rapidly diminished, and have not, I think, been met
with in the State for several years.
Order STRIGES.
Family STRIGID^li;.— Owls.
Genus Aluco, Fleming.
*181. A. Jlammeus americanus (And.) Ridgw. Barn Owl. Resident
in southern Kansas; rare.
Genus Asio, Brisson.
*182. A. americanus {Steph.) Siharpe. Long-eared Owl. Resident;
quite common.
*183. ^. accipi7nnws (Pall.) Newton. Short-eared Owl. Common
resident.
Genus Strix, Linnaeus.
* 184. 8. nebulosa, Forst. Barred Owl. Common resident.
Genus Nyctale Brehm.
185. N. acadica (Gmel.) Bp. Saw- whet Owl. Rare winter sojourner.
Genus Scops, Savingy.
*186. S. asio. (Linn.) Bp. Little Screech Owl, or Mottled Owl.
Resident ; abundant.
Genus Bubo, Dum^ril.
* 187. B. virginianus (Gmel.) Bp. Great Horned Owl. Common
resident.
Genus Nyctea, Stephens.
188. N. scandiaca {Li'nin.) Newton. Snowy Owl. Rare winter vis-
itant.
Genus Speotyto, Gloger.
* 189. 8. cunicularia hypogcea ( Bonap.) Ridgw. Burrowing Owl.
Resident ; abundant in middle and western Kansas.
CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS. 21
Order ACCIPITRES.
Family FALCONID^. — Hawks, Falcons, Kites, and Eagles.
Genus Hierofalco, Cuvier.
190. H. gyrfalco islandus {Gm.) ^\3gw. Iceland Gyrfalcon. Acci-
dental winter visitant; captured near Manhattan, December 1, 1880, by
A. L. Runyan, and reported to me by Dr. C. P. Blachly, who has the
bird (a fine specimen) in his collection.
* Idl. H.mexicanuspolyagrus (Cass.) Ridgw. Prairie Falcon. Res-
ident; rare.
Genus Falco, Moehring.
* 192. F, peregrinus nwvius {Gm.)'Rk]g\Y. Duck Hawk. Resident;
not uncommon.
Genus JEsalon, Kaup.
193. JE. eolumbarius (Linn.) Kaup. Pigeon Hawk. Migratory;
rare.
194. jE. richardsoni, Ridgw. Richardson's Merlin, or Richardson's
Pigeon Hawk. Rare visitant in eastern, common in western Kansas.
Genus Tinnunculus, Vieillot.
*195. T. sparverius (Linn.) Vieill. Sparrow Hawk. Resident;
abundant.
Genus Pandion, Savingy.
*196. P. haliaetus earolinensis (Gm.) Ridgw. American Osprey.
Rare summer resident.
Genus Elanoides, Gray.
* 197. jE'./br/ica^Ms( Linn.) Ridgw. Swallow-tailed Kite. Irregular
summer resident in eastern Kansas. Some seasons common, others rare.
Genus Ictinia, Vieillot.
* 198. I. subccerulea (Bartr.) Coues. Mississippi Kite. Rare sum-
mer resident in eastern Kansas.
Genus Circus, Lac^pede.
*199. C. AMdsonms( Linn.) Vieill. Marsh Hawk. Abundant; res-
ident.
Genus Accipiter, Brisson.
* 200. A. cooperi, Bp. Cooper's Hawk. Common resident.
*201. A. fuscus {Gme\.) Bp. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Rare winter
sojourner; in migration common.
22 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS.
Genus AsTUR, Lac^pede.
202. A. atricapallus ( Wils.) Bp. American Goshawk. Rare winter
visitant.
Genus BuTEO, Cuvier.
* 203. B. borealis (Gmel.) Vieill. Red-tailed Hawk. Common res-
ident.
204. J5. borealis oalurus (Cass.) Ridgw. Western Red-tailed Hawk.
Not an uncommon winter sojourner.
205. B. harlani, Aud. Harlan's Hawk — Black Warrior. Rare vis-
itant.
*206. -S. ^mea^Ms (Gmel.) Jar d. Red-shouldered Hawk. Resident;
common in eastern Kansas.
*207. B.swainsoni,Bp. Swaiuson's Hawk. Resident; rare in east-
ern, common in middle and western Kansas.
208. B. pennsylvanicus ( Wils.) Bp. Broad-winged Hawk. Very-
rare visitant in eastern Kansas; probably breeds there.
Genus Arohibuteo, Brehm.
209. A. lagopus sanoti-johannis{Gm,)^\digvf. Rough-legged Hawk.
Common winter sojourner.
*210. -4. /errw^'ineMs (Licht.) Gray. Ferrugineus Rough-leg. Resi-
dent; rare in middle, common in western Kansas.
Genus Aquila, Brisson.
211. A. chrysateus canadensis (Linn.) Ridgw. Golden Eagle. Rare
winter visitant.
Genus Halljj;etus, Savigny.
*212. H. leucocephalus {lAnn.) Savig. Bald Eagle — White-headed
Eagle. Formerly resident ; now an occasional visitant, not uncommon
in winter. The birds in first plumage are dark brown ; lighter in color
the second year, and generally erroneously known as " Black " and
"Gray" Eagles. Third year in perfect plumage, that is, with head and
tail white. Only two species in the United States, distinguished in any
plumage by the legs. Tarsi, or Shank, naked in this species, feathered
to the toes in aquila chryscetus.
Order SARCORHAMPHI.
Family CATHARTID^.— American Vultures.
Genus Cathartes, Illiger.
*213. C. aura (Linn.) Illig. Turkey Buzzard — Turkey Vulture.
Abundant summer resident; occasionally seen in winter.
CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS. 23
Genus Catharista, Vieillot.
*214. C a^rato (Wils.) Less. Black Vulture. Rare summer resi-
dent. Dr. George Lisle, of Chetopa, (a close observer,) writes that the
birds were quite common, breeding there fifteen or twenty years ago, but
now quite scarce; that he saw three of the birds in the fall of 1882, at
a "slaughter pen " with " Turkey Buzzards ; " that in 1858 he found a
nest with two eggs in an old hollow broken stump.
Order COLUMB7E.
Family COLUMBID^.— Pigeons or Doves.
Genus Ectopistes, Swainson.
*215. E. migratoria (Linn.) Sw. Passenger Pigeon — Wild Pigeon.
Irregular summer resident ; rare.
Genus Zenaidura, Bonaparte.
*216. Z. carolinensis (Linn.) Bp, Mourning Dove. Summer resi-
dent; abundant; occasional winter sojourner in southern Kansas.
Order GALLIN/E.
{GallirKv. alectoropodes.)
Family MELEAGRID^.— Turkeys.
Genus Meleagris, Linnseus.
*217. M. gallopavo americana (Bartr.) Cones. Wild Turkey. An
abundant resident in the early settlement of the State, but rapidly di-
minishing, and will soon be exterminated.
Family TETRAONIDiE.— Grouse.
Genus Bonasa, Stephens.
*218. B. umbellus (Linn.) Steph. Ruifed Grouse. In the early
settlement of the State a resident in eastern Kansas. Erroneously, but
generally known as "Partridges" in the Northern States, and as "Pheas-
ants" in the Southern States. (The timber along the streams, where
protected from fire, and the undergrowth from browsing and tramping
of cattle, offers a natural home for the birds, and they should be placed
there and protected.)
Genus CupiDONiA, Reichenbach.
*219. C. Gupido (Linn.) Baird. Pinnated Grouse — Prairie Hen.
Common resident in middle and eastern Kansas.
24 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS.
^- *220. C. Gupido paUidicincta, Ridgw. Lesser Prairie Hen. Rare;
resident in southern Kansas.
Genus Pedkecetes, Baird.
* 221. P. phasianellus columbianus (Ord.) Coues. Sharp-tailed Grouse.
Resident in middle and western Kansas ; becoming rare.
Genus Centrocercus, Swainson.
* 222. C. urophasianus ( Bp.) Swains. Sage Cock — Sage Grouse.
Occasional resident in western Kansas. Mr. Will T. Cavanaugh in-
forms me that while hunting buffalo during 1871-2-3-4 he frequently
met with and shot the birds in the sage brush, near the southwest corner
of the State.
Family PERDICID^.— Partridges and Quails.
Genus Ortyx, Stephens.
* 223. O. virginiana ( Linn.) Bp. Virginia Quail, or Bob White.
Resident; abundant.
Order HERODIONES.
Family ARDEID^E.— Herons.
Genus Ardea, Linnieus.
*224. A. herodias, Linn. Great Blue Heron. Rare summer resi-
dent; common in migration.
Genus Herodias, Boie.
225. H. alba egretta (Gmel.) Ridgw. American Egret — White
Heron. Rare summer visitant.
Genus Garzetta, Kaup.
226. G. candidissima (Gm.) Bp. Snowy Heron. Rare summer
visitant.
Genus Florida, Baird.
227. F. ccerulea (Linn.) Baird. Little Blue Heron. Rare summer
visitant.
Genus Butorides, Blyth.
*228. 5. wVescens ( Linn.) Bp. Green Heron. Abundant summer
resident.
Genus Nyctiardea, Swainson.
* 229. N. grisea ncevia ( Bodd.) Allen. Black-crowned Night Heron.
Rare summer resident.
CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS. 25
Genus Nyctherodius, Reichenbach.
* 230. N. violaceus ( Linn.) Reich. White-crowned Night Heron.
Rare summer resident.
Genus Botaurus, Stephens.
*231. B. lentiginosus (Montag.) Steph. American Bittern. Com-
mon summer resident.
Genus Ardetta, Gray.
*232. A. excilis (Gmel.) Gray. Least Bittern. Rare summer resi-
dent; quite common in migration.
Family CICONIID^.— Storks and Wood Ibises.
Genus Tantalus, Linnaeus.
233. T. loculator, Linn. Wood Ibis. Rare; irregular summer vis-
itant. Dr. George Lisle writes me that he has noticed the birds a few
times on the flats east of Chetopa, and that Albert Garrett killed a very
fine specimen there about six years ago.
Family IBID IDiE.— Ibises.
Genus Plegadis, Kaup.
234. P. guarauna (Linn.) Ridgw. White-faced Glossy Ibis. A
rare visitant. Shot at a lake near Lawrence by W. L. Bullene, in the
fall of 1879, and reported to me by Prof. F. H. Snow, who has the speci-
men in the State University.
Order LIMICOL/E.
Family CHARADRIID^.— Plovers.
Genus Squatarola, Cuvier.
235. S. helvetica (Linn.) Cuv. Black-bellied Plover. Migratory;
rare.
Genus Charadrius, Linnteus.
236. C. dominicus, Miiller. Golden Plover. Migratory ; abundant.
Genus OxYECHUS, Richenbach.
*237. 0. voeiferus (Linn.) Reich. Killdeer. Abundant summer
resident.
Genus ^Egialites, Boie.
238. JE. semipalmatus, Bp. Semipalmated Plover. Included on the
authority of Prof. Snow, who enters the same in his catalogue of the
birds of Kansas as "Migratory; common."
26 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS.
Genus Podasocys, Coues.
* 239. P. montanus ( Towns.) Cous. Mountain Plover. Summer
resident in western Kansas.
Family SCOLOPACID^.— Snipes, Sandpipes, &c.
Genus Ppilohela, Gray.
*240. P. minor (Gmel.) Gray. American Woodcock. Occasional
summer resident; not common in migration.
Genus Gallinago, Leach.
241. G. media, wilsoni {Temm.) Ridgw. Common Snipe — Wilson's
Snipe. Migratory; common.
Genus Macrorhamphus, Leach.
242. M. griseus scolopaceus ( Say) Coues. Red- breasted Snipe. Mi-
gratory; common.
Genus Micropalama, Baird.
243. Jf. /liman^opws ( Bp.) Baird. Stilt Sandpiper. Migratory; rare.
Genus Tringa, Linnaeus.
244. T. canutus, Linn. Red-breasted Sandpiper — ^Robin Snipe. Mi-
gratory; rare. Two specimens shot in the spring of the year, at Neosho
Falls, by Col. W. L. Parsons, and are the only ones seen by me in the
State.
Genus Actodromas, Kaup.
245. A. maculata (Vieill.) Coues. Pectoral Sandpiper. Migratory ;
abundant.
246. A. fuscicoUis (Vieill.) Ridgw. Bonaparte's Sandpiper. Migra-
tory; common.
247. A. bairdi, Coues. Baird's Sandpiper. Migratory; quite com-
mon.
248. A. minutilla {'VieiW.) Bp. Least Sandpiper. Migratory; abun-
dant.
Genus Belinda, Cuvier.
249. P. alpinus americana, Cassin. Red-backed Sandpiper. Migra-
tory; very rare.
Genus Ereunetes, Illiger.
250. E. pusillus (Linn.) Cass. Semipalmated Sandpiper. Migra-
tory; common.
Genus Calidris, Cuvier.
251. C arenaria (Linn.) Illig. Sanderling. Reported by Prof. F.
H. Snow in his catalogue of the birds of Kansas, "Migratory; rare;
taken at Lawrence by W. E. Stevens, October 7, 1874."
CATALOGUE OP THE BIRDS OF KANSAS. " 27
Genus Limosa, Brisson.
252. i. /cedo (Linn.) Ord. Marbled Godwit. Migratory; not un-
common.
253. Z. ^cemas^ica (Linn.) Coues. Hudsonian Godwit. Migratory;
rare.
Genus Totanus, Beehstein.
254. T. melanoleuGus (Gmel.) Vieill. Greater Yellowlegs. Migra-
tory; common.
255. T. flavipes (Gmel.) Vieill. Lesser Yellowlegs. Migratory;
abundant.
Genus RhyacophiluSj Kaup.
256. R. solitarius (Wils.) Cass. Solitary Sandpiper. Migratory;
common ; probably breed in the State.
Genus Symphyemia, Eafinesque.
257. R. semipalmata (Gmel.) Hartl. Willet's Tattler. Migratory;
rare.
Genus Barteamia, Lesson.
* 258. B. longicauda (Bechst.) Bp. Bartram's Tattler — Field Plover.
Abundant summer resident.
Genus Tryngites, Cabanis.
259. T. 7'ufescens (Vieill.) Caban. Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Migra-
tory; rare.
Genus Tringoides, Bonaparte.
*260. T. maularius (Linn.) Gray. Spotted Sandpiper — Peet-weet.
Summer resident rare; in migration common.
Genus Numenius, Linnaeus.
*26L N. longirostris, Wilson. Long-billed Curlew. Rare summer
resident in northern Kansas; in migration common.
262. N. hudsonicus, lua.th. Hudsonian Curlew. Migratory; rare.
263. i\r. 6orea^is (Foster) Lath. Eskimo Curlew. Migratory; abun-
dant.
Family PH AL AROPODID^.— Phalaropes.
Genus Lobipes, Cuvier.
264. L. hyperboreus (Linn.) Cuv. Northern Phalarope. Migratory;
rare.
Genus Steganopus, Vieillot.
265. 8. wilsoni {Sah.) Coues. Wilson's Phalarope. Migratory; com-
mon.
28 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS.
Family RECURVIKOSTRID^.— Avocets and Stilts.
Genus Recuevirostra, Linnseus.
*266. R. americana, Gmel. American Avocet. Rare summer resi-
dent in western Kansas; during migration quite common throughout
the State.
Order GERANOMORPH>^.
{Geranomorphce fulicarice.)
Family RALLIDJE. — Rails, Gallinules, and Coots.
Genus Rallus, Bechstein.
*267. R. elegans, Aud. Red-breasted Rail — King Rail. Common
summer resident in eastern Kansas.
268. R. virginianus, Linn. Virginia Rail. Migratory; quite com-
mon.
Genus PoRZANA, Vieillot.
*269. P. caro/zna (Linn.) Baird. Carolina Rail — Sora Rail. Rare
summer resident; in migration abundant.
*270. P. jamaicensis (Gmel.) Baird. Little Black Rail. Very rare
summer resident.
Genus Fulica, Linnaeus.
*27l. F. americana, Gme\. American Coot. Rare summer resident;
in migration abundant.
( Geranomorphce aleetorides.)
Family GRUID^.— Cranes.
Genus Grus, Linnaeus.
272. G. americana {Limu.) Temm. Whooping Crane. Migratory;
rare.
273. G. canadensis (Linn.) Temm. Sandhill Crane. Migratory;
common.
Order ANSERES.
Family ANATID^. — Swans, Geese, and Ducks.
Genus Olor, Wagler.
274. O. americanus (Sharpless) Bp. Whistling Swan. Migratory;
rare.
CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS. 29
275. 0. buccinator (Richardson) Wagl. Trumpeter Swan. Migra-
tory ; rare.
Genus Chen, Boie.
276. C. ccerulescens {hinn.) 'R'ldgw. Blue Goose. Migratory; rare.
277. C. hyperboreus (Pallas) Boie. Snow Goose. Abundant in mi-
gration; a few occasionally lingering into winter.
Genus Anser, Goose.
278. A. albifrons gambeli (Hartl.) Coues. White-fronted Goose.
Migratory; common.
Genus Bernicla, Stephens.
279. jB. canadensis (Linn.) Boie. Canada Goose. Common migrants,
a few remaining during the winter, retiring only when the extreme cold
weather closes their watery resorts.
280. B. canadensis hutchinsi (Sw. & Rich.) Ridgw. Hutchins' Goose.
Abundant migrants, a few remaining until winter.
281. B. brenta (Pall.) Steph. Brant Goose. Rare, accidental mi-
grants.
Genus Anas, Linnaeus.
*282. A. boscas Ij'mn. Mallard. Resident rare; in migration abun-
dant,
-' 283. -4. o6scwra, Gmel. Dusky Duck — Black Mallard. Migratory;
rare.
Genus Chaulelasmus, Gray.
*284. C. streperus [Jjinn.) Gray. Gadwall. Very rare summer resi-
dent; common during migration.
Genus Dafila, Leach.
285. D. acuta (Linn.) Bp. Pintail Duck. Migratory; common.
Genus Mareca, Stephens.
*286. Ji". ammcana (Gmel.) Steph. American Widgeon. Very rare
summer resident; in migration common.
Genus Spatula.
287. S. clypeaia (Linn.) Boie. Shoveller — Spoonbill Duck. Migra-
tory; common; may occasionally breed in the state.
Genus Querquedula, Stephens.
*288. §. discors (Linn.) Steph. Blue-winged Teal. Rare summer
resident; in migration abundant.
289. Q. cyanoptera (Vieill.) Cass. Red-breasted Teal. Rare mi-
grant in middle and western Kansas.
30 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS.
Genus Nettion, Kaup.
290. N. carolinensis (Gmel.) Baird. Green-winged Teal. Winter
sojourner rare; in migration abundant.
Genus Aix, Boie.
* 291. ^. sponsa (Linn.) Boie. Summer Duck — Wood Duck. Sum-
mer resident; common.
Genus FuLix, Sundevall.
292. F. marila (Linn.) Baird. Scaup Duck — Blackhead — Biuebill.
Migratory; rare.
293. F. affinis (Eyt.) Baird. Lesser Scaup Duck — Little Blackhead
— Little Biuebill. Migratory; quite common.
294. F. collaris ( Donov.) Baird. Ring-necked Duck. Migratory;
common.
Genus Mtuya, Boie.
295. jE. vallisneria ( Wils.) Boie. Canvass-back Duck. Migratory ;
rare.
296. jE. americana (Eyt.) Bp. Redhead. Migratory; common.
Genus Clangula, Fleming.
297. C. glaucium americana (Bp.) Ridgw. American Goldeneye.
Migratory; rare.
298. C. alheola (Linn.) Steph. Bufflehead — Butterball. Migra-
tory; quite common.
Genus Erismatura, Bonaparte.
299. £". nt6icZa (Wilson) Bp. Ruddy Duck. Migratory; quite com-
mon.
Genus Mergus, Linnaeus.
300. M. merganser americanus (Cass.) Ridgw. Buff-breasted Mergan-
ser — American Sheldrake. Winter sojourner; common.
301. M. serrator,ljmn. Red -breasted Merganser. Migratory; rare.
Genus Lophodytes, Reichenbach.
*302. L. cucullatus (Linn.) Reich. Hooded Merganser — Hooded
Sheldrake. Resident very rare; common in winter.
Order STEGANOPODES.
Family PELECANID^.— Pelicans.
Genus Pelecanus.
303. P. erythrorhynchus, Gmel. American White Pelican. Migra-
tory; common.
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Family PHALACROCORAOID^.— Cormorants.
Genus Phalacrocorax, Brisson.
304. P. dilophus (Sw. & Rich.) Nutt. Double-crested Cormorant.
Migratory; not uncommon.
305. P. mexicanus (Brandt) Scl. & Salv. Mexican Cormorant. Prof.
Snow in his catalogue of the birds of Kansas says : "Migratory; rare; a
single specimen taken four miles south of Lawrence, April 2, 1872, by
Geo. D. Allen."
Family PLOTEID^.— Anhingas or Darters.
Genus Plotus, Linnseus.
306. P. anhinga, Linn. Snake Bird. Rare summer visitant. In
August, 1881, a specimen was captured in the Solomon valley, western
Kansas, by C. W. Smith, Esq., of Stockton; skin forwarded by Prof.
Snow to Dr. Coues who reported same in Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, vii.
No. 1, January, 1882, p. 61.
Order GAVIvC.
Family LARID^E.— Gulls and Terns.
Genus Laeus, Linnseus.
307. L. argentatus smithsonianus, Coues. American Herring Gull.
Migratory; rare.
308. L, californicus, Lawr. Californian Gull. Rare visitant; one
specimen taken on the Arkansas river, in Reno county, Oct. 20, 1880.
309. L, delawarensis, Ord. Ring- billed Gull. Migratory; quite
common.
310. i. /ran^^im, Sw. & Rich. Franklin's Gull. Migratory; com-
mon.
311. L. philadelphice (Ord.) Gray. Bonaparte's Gull. Migratory;
rare.
Genus Xema, Ijeach.
312. X sa6inei (J. Sabine) Leach. Fork-tailed Gull. Rare acciden-
tal visitant; one specimen taken by Peter Long at Humboldt, Septem-
ber 21, 1876.
Genus Sterna, Linnseus.
313. 8. forsteri,!^ utt. Forster's Tern. Migratory; not uncommon.
314. S. fluviatillis, 'Na.nm. Common Tern. Migratory; very rare.
315. S. antillarum (Less.) Coues. Least Tern. Migratory; rare.
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Genus Hydrochelidon, Boie.
316. H. lariformis surinamensis (Gmel.) Ridgw. Black Tern. Mi-
gratory ; quite common ; may occasionally breed in northern Kansas.
Order PYGOPODES.
Family PODICIPEDIDJE.
Genus Dytes, Kaup.
317. D. auritus (Linn.) Ridgw. Horned Grebe. Migratory; very
rare.
318. D. nigricollis californicus (Heern.) Ridgw. American Eared
Grebe. Migratory; rare in eastern, common and may occasionally breed
in western Kansas.
Genus Podilymbus, Lesson.
319. P. podiceps (Jjinn.) Lawr. Thick-billed Grebe. Migratory;
common; may occasionally breed in northern Kansas.
Family COLYMBID^.— Loons.
Genus Colymbus, Linnaeus.
320. C. torquatus, Briinn. Great Northern Diver — Loon. Migra-
tory, rare.
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BIRDS TO BE LOOKED FOR IN KANSAS.
[Note. — Nos. 4, 6, and 25, were included in Prof. Snow's catalogue of the birds of Kansas, on the au-
thority of Prof. Balrd; No. 15, on the authority of Dr. Brewer, as birds to be found in Kansas.]
List of species not accidental, but within their supposed geographical
range, which probably occur in the State, but that have not been* taken
within its limits.
1. California Bluebird. Sialia mexicana, Swains.
2. Carolina Chickadee. Parus carolinensis, Aud.
3. Slender-billed Nuthatch. Sitta carolinensis aculeata {Cslss.) AWen.
4. Golden- winged Warbler. Helminthophaga chrysoptera (Linn.)
Baird.
5. Virginia's Warbler. Helminthophaga virginioe, Baird.
6. Black-throated Blue Warbler. Dendrceca ccerulescens (Linn.)
Baird.
7. Bay-breasted Warbler. Dendrceca castanea (Wils.) Baird.
8. Macgillivray's Warbler. Geothlypis macgillivrayi (Aud.) Baird.
9. Long-tailed Chat. Icteria virens longicauda (Lawr.) Coues.
10. Green-backed Goldfinch. Astragalinus psallria (Say) Coues.
11. Baird's Bunting. Centronyx Bairdi (Aud.) Baird.
12. Black-throated Sparrow. Amphispiza bilineata (Cass.) Coues.
13. Long-crested Jay. Cy anocitta stelleri macrolopha {BaLird) Widgw,
14. Cassin's Kingbird. Tyrannus vociferans, Swains.
15. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Empidonax fiaviventris, Baird.
16. Little Flycatcher. Empidonax pusillus [^vfQ.mB.) Bd.
17. Harris's Woodpecker. Picus Villosus Harrisi (Aud.) Allen.
18. Gairdner's Woodpecker. Picus pubescens gairdneri (Am].) Coues.
1 9. Louisiana Heron. Hydranassa tricolor ludoviciana (Wils.) Ridgw.
20. Roadrunner — Chapparal Cock. Geococcyx californicus (Less.)
Baird.
21. Belted Piping Plover. jEgialites melodus circumcinctus, Ridgw.
22. Red Phalarope. Phalaropus fulicarius {L'mY).)Bp.
23. Black-necked Stilt. Himantopus mexicanus (Miill.) Ord.
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34 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS.
24. Little Yellow Rail. Porzana noveb or acensis {Gme\.) Baird.
25. Florida Gallinule. Gallinula galeata (Licht.) Bp.
26. White-cheeked Goose, Bernicla canadensis leucoparia (Brandt.)
Cass.
27. Laughing Gull. Larus atricilla, Linn.
28. Caspian Tern. Sterna caspia, Pall.
29. Red-Throated Diver. Colymbus septentrionalis, Linn.
ENGLISH SPARROW.
European House Sparrow. Passer domesticus (Linn.) Leach.
The introduction of these hardy, aggressive little foreigners, with a
view to their naturalization, has proved a decided success, and is therefore
no longer a question of survival, but rather one as to whether the good
they may do will overbalance the harm. In this discussion the birds
will have their friends, but as a whole, those that know them best can
but look forward with alarm at their rapid increase and spread. They
cannot properly be classed with our native birds, but as they have come
to stay, are entitled to a place or mention in our catalogues.
