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PROCEEDINGS OF THE DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Davenport, lowa, March, 1907 Vol. XI, Pages 125-417
THE BIRDS OF lOWA.,
By RUDOLPH MARTIN ANDERSON.
A THESIS
Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate College of the State University
of Iowa, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the
Degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
PREFACE.
The continued and increasirg interest in the various branches
of zoological science, and the number of new observers who are
entering the field of ornithology, are sufficient reasons for a work
of this kind. It is well recognized that only by long-continued
observations of the faunae of certain localized areas can the great
problems of distribution, migration, and ecology be satisfactorily
explained. While a few favored localities, counties and states
have had their avi-fauna mapped out with approximate exact-
ness, other equally important districts have been neglected, either
from lack of competent observers or a failure to make public what
has been accomplished.
Within the past few years state lists of the birds of neighboring
commonwealths have been published as follows: Kansas (Goss,
1891, Lantz, 1899); Indiana (Butler, 1892); Minnesota (Hatch,
1892); Michigan (Cook, 1893); Illinois (Ridgway, 1895); Ohio,
(Jones, 1903); Wyoming. (Knight, 1902); Wisconsin (Kumlien
and Hollister, 1903); Nebraska (Bruner, Wolcott; and Swenk,
1904). While the list of ornithological students in Iowa has been
large, and their printed notes are numerous and voluminous, the
publication of the same in scattered books and scientific periodi-
cals has rendered them inaccessible to the majority of ornitholo-
gists in the state. The only published lists which treat of the
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126 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
birds of Iowa as a whole are the nominal unannotated catalogues
of J. A. Allen (1870) and Herbert Osborn (1892), and the prelimi-
nary annotated catalogue by Chas. R. Keyes and H. 5. Williams
in 1889.
Feeling the need for a state catalogue of Iowa birds which
should embody the latest results of field work and conform to the
present accepted code of nomenclature, the writer began to collect
material for the present volume in the fall of 1903, as a graduate
student at the State University of Iowa. ‘The library of the
department of zoology and the Talbot collection of books in the
general library of the University, the latter rich in books of early
North American travel and rare scientific volumes, were quite
well supplied with the necessary bibliographical material, and
through the courtesy of the library authorities a number of rare
books were obtained from the Library of Congress in furtherance
of the work.
The Museum of Natural History of the State University of Iowa
is particularly rich in birds, containing the collections of C. C.
Nutting, Frank Bond, Dr. Horr, D. H. Talbot, and others. The
Talbot collection, donated by Mr. D. Talbot of Sioux City, com-
prises several thousand specimens and many exceptionally large
series, chiefly from the Mississippi Valley, which are invaluable in
determining the status of certain disputed forms. The writer’s
small private collection and field notes, running from the year
1890 to the present time, have also been freely used.
Great indebtedness is acknowledged to Dr. Paul Bartsch of the
Smithsonian Institution, whose unpublished thesis on ‘‘The Lit-
erature of Iowa Birds,’’ giving a quite complete list of the papers
relating to Iowa birds, published annually from 1804 to 1899, fur-
nished me with many bibliographical hints. All references used
in the present work were personally verified from the original
sources by the writer.
In pursuance of the line of work adopted, about one hundred
check lists of North American birds weré sent out to persons inter-
ested in ornithology throughout the state, requesting them to mark
such species as were found in their respective localities, and fur-
nish notes respecting their relative abundance, migrations, nesting,
etc. Preston says (“Notes on Bird Flight,’’ O. & O., xvii, 3,
March, 1892, 42): ‘‘While camping on Little Twin Lakes, north-
ern Iowa, some years since, I noticed a male Hooded Merganser
circling around a grove so often that it seemed certain that he was
feeding his mate, which they do at incubating time. I concealed
myself and watched for a long time, and finally was rewarded by
seeing the fellow fly plump into a hollow in a gigantic oak. It
would seem to be a piece of recklessness; certainly if he had not
aimed well he would have suffered for the error. . . . I timed
one of this species, and it made its mile in less than one minute.”’
Nearly all observers in the state regard the species as a migrant.
A few other records are given:
Blackhawk—‘‘this species formerly bred quite frequently in
Blackhawk county, but no nest has been known there for
many years. Has been known to breed in the same tree with the
Wood Duck’’ (Peck). Des Moines—two specimens in the Uni-
versity museum were taken July 5 and Aug. 13, 1894, at Burling-
ton, by Paul Bartsch. Franklin—‘‘mature birds have been seen
during latter May’’ (Shoemaker). Lee—‘‘common migrant; rare
summer resident’? —Keokuk district’’ (Praeger); ‘‘ abundant
migrant; rare resident’’ (Currier). Winnebago— Hancock—
‘common migrant; rare summer resident. Have frequently seen
young birds along wooded streams in August’’ (Anderson). Win-
neshiek—‘‘common migrant in the spring; seen usually in May.
I have never seen it in the fall. Observed as early as March 30
and as late as June’’ (Smith).
Subfamily ANATINA. River Ducks.
The Ducks of this subfamily are distinguished by the absence
of a lobe on the hind toe. They are broad-billed ducks and feed
by probing the bottoms of sluggish streams, ponds and marshes,
picking up molluscs, crustaceans, insect larvae, and the seeds and
roots of aquatic plants. Many of our commonest ducks belong
to this group.
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166 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
Genus ANAS Linnzeus.
Subgenus ANAS Linneeus.
30. (132). Anas boschas Linn. Mallard.
The Mallard, or typical ‘‘wild duck,’’ from its close resemblance
to its domesticated descendants, is probably the best known of all
the species of ducks. It is a common migrant in all parts of the
state, and at times abundant locally. Indeed, as Mr. Brewer has
once said, during the migration season ducks are liable to alight
wherever there is as much as a wash-basin of water. The Mallard
nested very commonly in Iowa, particularly in the northern part
of the state, until within a few years ago, and broods are still not
infrequent in localities where undrained marshes are found of suf-
ficient size to hide the young during the period of growth. The
nest is almost invariably placed on dry ground, but not far from
water.
TM. lrippe (Procy Bost. Soc:, &v, 1872, 241) states that
few remain all summer and breed. Said to have been in large
numbers formerly’’ (Decatur and Mahaska). C. F. Henning
(West. Orn., v, 3, 1900, 54-5) says that in former years the Mal-
lard bred extensively in Boone county, but now only a few pairs
remain. Most observers give the Mallard the status of only a
migrant in Iowa. A few additional notes are given:
Blackhawk—‘‘ Common summer resident; nesting’’ (Walters);
‘‘abundant summer resident; nests’’ (Salisbury); ‘‘ common
migrant’’ (Peck). Jackson—‘‘common resident’’ (Giddings).
Hancock —‘‘rather rare summer resident. Found a nest with
nine fresh eggs, May 5, 1894, in Ellington township. The
nest was on the ground, on a small knoll near a slough, placed
under a small willow bush in high grass’’ (Anderson). Lee—
“‘resident; breeds’’ (Praeger); ‘‘resident, not common; abundant
migrant’’ (Currier). Pottawattamie—Mills—‘‘abundant migrant;
formerly rare summer resident’ (Trostler). Poweshiek—“‘‘rarely
breeds’? (L,. Jones). Linn—‘‘no recent records of breeding here,
though formerly they bred, according to ‘old settler’ reports’’
(Keyes). Winnebago—'‘‘found one nest in May, 1go1, near Rake’’
(Halvorsen); ‘‘abundant migrant; formerly a common summer
resident, but now rare, although a few still nest in the county’’
(Anderson). Woodbury—‘‘common summer resident’’ (Rich).
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ANDERSON—THE BIRDS OF IOWA. 167
In the spring and fall the Mallards frequently range over stub-
ble-fields and corn-fields, particularly in the evening and early
morning, picking up grain that has fallen on the ground. Some-
times, in early spring, large flocks are delayed by snow and sleet
storms, and fall an easy prey to gunners. "The Mallard appears
early in the season—from early March until May, usually,—and
lingers in the fall until the streams and ponds freeze over, often
until December, in the northern part of the state.
31. (133). Azas obscura Gmel. Black Duck.
This species has recently been divided into two forms (Azas
obscura Gmel. and Anas obscura rubripes Brewst.) and it is prob-
able that some of the records refer to the latter form. I have no
positive proof of vwbvifes having been taken in Iowa.
The Black Duck is principally a bird of the Eastern states, par-
ticularly the Atlantic coast, and Iowa is very near the western
limit of its range. Stragglers, however, have been taken as far
west as Nebraska and Kansas.
J. A. Allen states that it is ‘‘not uncommon in summer along
the rivers and in grassy ponds’’ (Mem. Bost. Soc., i, 1868, 50).
County records: Blackhawk —‘‘rare transient’’ (Salisbury);
‘thas been known to occur two or three times in the county’’
(Peck); ‘‘rare migrant; specimen in Iowa State Normal School
museum’’ (Walters). Cerro Gordo—specimens have been taken
at Clear Lake, according to Richardson and others (Anderson).
Delaware—(Mrs. M. A. Triem). Des Moines—Two specimens in
the University museum; male, March 21, 1892; female, March
22, 1893, taken at Burlington by Paul Bartsch. Jackson—‘‘rare
transient’’ (Giddings). Lee—‘‘migrant; irregular in numbers and
occurrence’’ (Currier); ‘‘rare migrant; Keokuk district’’ (Praeger).
Pottawattamie—Mills—‘‘rare migrant; Manawa Lake, Oct. 20,
1894; Oct. 30, 1895. Missouri River, Iowa side (Mills) Oct. 29,
1896, and Nov. 2, 1896—birds killed by myself and others from
flocks of Azas boschas’’ (Trostler). Poweshiek—‘‘rare transient”?
(Kelsey). Webster—‘‘rare. In the spring of 1893 a few were
reported, and in May, 1897, one was killed here and brought to
me for identification. It was about normal except neck slightly
barred and lining of wing black rather than dusky’’ (Somes).
Winnebago—‘‘rare; took a young male in my collection at Rice
168 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
Lake, Oct. 8, 1888. It was with a flock of Mallards’’ (Richard-
son); ‘Julius George shot one at Thompson in 1903, and I traded
a Mallard for it’? (Halvorsen).
Genus CHAULELASMUS Bonaparte.
32. (135). Chaulelasmus streperus (Linn.). Gadwall.
The Gadwall or Gray Duck is reported by most observers in the
state as a tolerably common migrant, though a few report it as
rare. Keyes and Williams (Birds of Iowa, Proc. Davenport Acad.
Sci., 1889, 116) gives the Gadwall as a ‘‘spring and fall migrant,
rather common. Doubtless breeds in northern Iowa, inasmuch
as the young have been taken at ‘the Lakes’ in August.’’
No records of the species nesting in Iowa came to my notice
until W. H. Bingaman sent me a check list on which was marked
“rare: two nests taken’’ (Kossuth county). Ina recent letter he
says: ‘‘I secured a set of ten eggs of the Gadwall at Anderson’s
Slough, five miles northwest of Algona, on May 29, 1901. Have
found the young almost every year since at that place. It is also
reported breeding at Union Slough in this county.
Genus MARECA Stephens.
33. (137). Mareca americana (Gmel.) Baldpate.
The Baldpate or American Widgeon is a tolerably common
migrant in most parts of the state, only a few observers reporting
it rare. It appears to be more uniformly common along the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri rivers than in the interior of the state. C.
F. Henning states that ‘‘this handsome species arrives a little
later than some of the other ducks, and prefers the Des Moines
River to the small ponds. It is rarely met with in Boone county.”’
According to Kumlien and Hollister (Bds. of Wis., 1903, 18), ‘‘this
species is to a certain extent a parasite of the Canvasback, allow-
ing the latter to dive and bring to the surface a bill full of Naiad-
aceze, and gobbling up the nutlets before the rightful owner can
get at them.’’ ‘The Baldpate is not known to nest in Iowa. In
North Dakota, where I found many nests of the species in 1899,
the eggs were deposited later in the season than those of most
other ducks, very few sets being completed before June 20.
ANDERSON—THE BIRDS OF IOWA. 169
Genus NETTION Kaup.
34. (139). Nettion carolinensis (Gmel.) -Green-winged Teal.
This little Teal is reported by all observers who furnished lists
as either a common or abundant migrant. It is not known to
nest in the state, breeding in general north of the United States
boundary.
‘Like the Mallard, this isa hardy species, and remains to winter
just as far north as open water extends. . . . In the fall of 1884
the bulk arrived at Des Moines October 25, and the last left there
November 17. In the spring of 1885 the record of its northern
migration was too irregular to be of much value. It was recorded
from Des Moines March 18; Heron Lake, Minn., March 26. In
the fall of 1885 the first was seen at Des Moines Sept. ro. None
was seen at Des Moines after Nov. 4’’ (Cooke, Bird Migr. in Miss.
Val.). On Feb. 29, 1896, I shot a male specimen which was sit-
ting with two others on the ice in Lime Creek just south of Forest
City, in Hancock county—my earliest record for that locality.
The habits of the Green-winged Teal are very similar to those
of the other river ducks.
Genus QUERQUEDULA Stephens.
35. (140). Ouerguedula discors (Linn.). Blue-winged Teal.
The Blue-winged Teal is probably the commonest of the species
of ducks which are found in Iowa. Both sexes may be recog-
nized by the patch of clear grayish blue on the wing coverts. It
occurs abundantly as a migrant in all parts of the state, arriving
somewhat later in the spring than the bulk of the ducks, seldom
appearing in northern Iowa before April 1, and passing to the
south before the great flights arrive from the north, usually before
the last of September. It nests rather commonly in various local-
ities in the state, wherever sloughs or the marshy borders of ponds
render them reasonably free from molestation.
The young of this species are hatched about the middle of June
and the downy little ducks leave the nest as soon as the shell is
off their backs. Fresh eggs may be found from the middle to the
last of May, although an accident to the first set may cause a
second set to be deposited later in the season. On June 12, 1894,
I procured a set of ten fresh eggs which were taken the day
170 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
before in Hancock county, evidently a delayed set. The nest, so
far as my observation goes, 1s invariably built on dry ground, gen-
erally not far from a marsh or other body of water, being simply
a slight hollow in the ground, lined with fine dry grass and soft
gray down from the duck’s breast. The tiny pellets of down are
dark gray-colored, with paler center, which gives the down of the
nest a mottled appearance. The female duck frequently leaves
the nest for the greater part of the day, pulling a compactly-
adhering cushion of down together so as to completely cover the
eggs, keeping them warm and at the same time concealing them
admirably. On more than one occasion I have visited a Teal’s
nest, where almost the exact location was known, and been
obliged to search carefully for some time before finding the nest
again. A nest found June 3, 1894, contained ten eggs, advanced
in incubation; shape elongated oval and pale buffy or creamy in
color. ‘The nest was placed a few rods from a slough, on dry
ground, where the meadow grass was about eight inches high
(Winnebago). May 15, 1897, founda nest with seven fresh eggs,
ona hummock in a dry slough, surrounded by long, wiry, slough
grass; female on nest; May 25, 1897, seven fresh eggs (Hancock).
County records (other than in migration): Boone—‘‘a few
remain to breed’’ (Henning). Kossuth—‘‘common; breeds near
Union Slough’’ (Bingaman). Lee—‘‘summier resident; breeds—
Keokuk district’? (Praeger). Winnebago—‘‘summer resident ;
nests’? (Halvorsen). Winneshiek—‘‘ probably breeds’’ (Smith).
36. (141). Querquedula cyanoptera (Vieill.). Cinnamon Teal.
This beautiful Western species occasionally appears in Iowa as
a straggler. The male has the under parts deep cinnamon; the
female closely resembles the same sex of Querquedula discors. ‘The
species has been taken in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and
Nebraska. ‘‘ Reported from Omaha, April ro, 1896, and April
12, 1897 (Rev. Bds. INebe; 27):
County records: Blackhawk—‘‘ migrant; specimen mounted
by myself in museum I.S.N.S.’’ (Walters). Jackson—‘‘Sabula
rare; have had hunters tell me they had shot it a few times ”’
(Giddings). Pottawattamie—-Mills—‘‘I saw two that were killed
by sportsmen April 8, 1894, at Big Lake (Pottawattamie), and sev-
eral more that were killed in Mills county March 26, 1897, (south
ANDERSON—THE BIRDS OF IOWA. 171
of Manawa Lake)’’ (Trostler). Woodbury—‘‘ There have been
three or four birds shot in the neigborhood of Sioux City, but
whether in the state I can’t say. I have only one measurement,
from a Nebraska bird shot in April, 1897’’ (Rich).
Genus SPATULA Boie.
37. (142). Spatula dypeata (Linn.). Shoveller.
The Shoveller or Spoonbill Duck is a common migrant in all
parts of the state; reported by nearly all observers. I have been
unable to find any authentic records of its nesting in the state of
Iowa, though small numbers are present during the summer
among the lakes and marshes of the northern counties. W. W.
Cooke (Bird Migr. in Miss. Val., 69) says: ‘‘Breeds in great num-
bers at Heron Lake, Minn. Its time of migration is two or three
days behind that of the Gadwall. In the fall of 1884 the first
Shoveller was reported from Des Moines, Oct. 28. In the spring
of 1885 an early migrant was seen at Sioux City, March 27. The
regular advance was reported from Des Moines and LaPorte City,
March 21 and April1. Inthe fall of 1885 the last at Heron Lake,
Minn., was seen Nov. 12.’’
County records (summer): Boone—‘‘ used to breed in Boone
county . .. now rarely seen during the summer months; may
breed during favorable seasons’’ (Henning). Dickinson—“‘‘occa-
sional summer resident at Spirit Lake’’ (Berry). Hancock—
“common both in spring and fall migrations. In early spring
they appear in small flocks, but later are seen only in pairs or
singly. May 25, 1895, saw large numbers at Goose Lake; one
male shot May 26, 1895, at Lake Edwards; May 28 and 29, 1897,
numbers seen; June 12, 1896, one male seen in a pond by the road-
side; very tame’’ (Anderson). Winnebago—common migrant;
one seen on Rice Lake June 1, 1895 (Anderson).
Genus DAFILA Boie.
38. (143). Dafila acuta (Linn.). Pintail.
The Pintail is one of the commonest migrant ducks which are
found in Iowa. It is one of the hardiest ducks and migrates
early, frequently appearing in northern Iowa early in March. A
few individuals and pairs remain in northern Iowa during the
summer, and very rarely breed. ‘‘ They breed principally in
LG /P- DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
British America, but also at Spirit Lake, Iowa, Heron Lake,
Minn., and sparingly in northern Illinois’’ (Cooke, Bird Migr.
in Miss. Val., 68). N.S. Goss (Birds of Kansas, 71) says: ‘‘“Their
nests are placed on low but dry, grassy land, and not far from
the water, usually under the shelter of a bush; a mere depres-
sion in the ground, lined with grass and down. Eggs usually
seven to ten. )
Genus CALIDRIS Cuvier.
105. (248). Calidris arvedaria (Linn.). Sanderling.
The Sanderling, a typical beach bird, is instantly recognized by
its having no hind toe. ‘The species is irregularly distributed in
Iowa, being reported by only a few observers. Keyes and Will-
iams stated that it was ‘‘not common. Occurs during migrations
about the lakes of northern Iowa’’ (Bds. of Iowa, 1889, 122). In
an irregular migrant, sometimes numerous; re-
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Nebraska it is
ported from Omaha by Trostler and Skow’’ (Rev. Bds. Neb., 41).
County records: Des Moines—a female specimen, juv., taken
at Burlington October 15, 1895, by Paul Bartsch; Mus. Nat. Hist.
No. 16339. Lee——‘‘flocks are not rare about the middle of Sep-
tember. Earliest dates August 24; latest September ro. I have
no spring records; Keokuk district’’ (Praeger). Linn—‘‘rare
migrant’’ (Berry). Mulls-Pottawattamie—‘‘ common migrant ’’
(Trostler).
Genus Limosa Brisson.
106. (249). Limosa fedoa (Linn.). Marbled Godwit.
The Marbled Godwit, the largest of the Bay Birds excepting
the Long-billed Curlew, breeds chiefly in the interior of North
America. It was formerly a tolerably common migrant in Iowa
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agid nested in various localities in the state. Of late years it has
become very rare. Keyes and Williams give it as ‘‘ migratory,
not very common. Frequents prairie ponds during migratory
periods’’ (Bds. of Iowa, 1889, 123). ‘‘ Very common at Lake
Malls; lowa’°9( Krider, Forest and. Stream, i,-15, 1873, 235)
‘“Seen occasionally in spring only’’ ( Decatur and Mahaska
Sounties Iiippe, Proc. Bost. Soc., xv, 1872, 241). ‘‘ A set of
four eggs taken April 29, 1878, from a nest on a marsh at Oak-
land Valley, lowa’’ (Goss, Birds of Kan., 187). J. W. Preston
found the species breeding in Kossuth county in the early ’80’s
(O. & O., xviii, 1893, 82), and it was also reported by Mr. Preston
as ‘‘ breeding at Clear Lake, Iowa’’ (Cooke, Bird Migr. in Miss.
Val., 1884-85, 94).
County records: Boone —‘‘ migrant, quite rare’’ (Henning).
Lee—‘‘ scarce migrant; Keokuk district’’ (Praeger). Mills—Pot-
tawattamie —‘‘rare migrant’’ ( Trostler). Sioux —‘‘ tolerably
common summer resident at Hawarden in 1890”’ (Berry). Web-
ster—‘‘occasional’’ (Somes). Winnebago—formerly summer res-
dent, now very rare migrant. J. EK. Law saw two flocks of seven
each over the state line at Bear Lake, Minn., May 27, 1896, and
shot three for identification (Anderson).
The species is conspicuous among the waders on account of its
size and reddish color. When alighting, the bird has the habit
of raising the wings over the back as it touches the ground.
107. (251). Limosa hemastica (Linn.). Hudsonian Godwit.
This species is even rarer in Iowa than the preceding and there
are only a few records.
County records: Blackhawk—‘‘a rare spring migrant in Black-
hawk county, where several specimens have been taken’’ (Peck).
Linn—“‘ rare migrant’’ (Berry). Monona—Mus. No. 17094, shot
by D. H. Talbot at Blue Lake, May 7, 1884. Webster—“‘ rare;
three killed from a small flock by Earl Black in spring of 1897’
(Somes). Woodbury—‘‘ rare transient ’’ (Rich); Mus. No. 17093,
in Talbot collection, taken at Sioux City by J. F. Baker (no date).
Genus Toranus Bechstein.
108. (254). Totanus melanoleucus (Gmel.). Greater Yellow-legs.
The Greater Yellow-legs is a fairly common migrant in nearly
all parts of the state, and abundant in some localities. It is found
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in spring chiefly during the month of April, but it has been
noted as early as March 28 and as late as May 14 in Winneshiek
county (Smith), and in the fall in September and October. The
species has been reported as breeding in Iowa (Goss, Bds. of Kan.,
189; Ridgway, Manual N. A. Birds, 165), but I have been able
to find no definite records. The habit which many Sandpipers
have of dallying about favorite feeding grounds until late in the
spring and returning 1n midsummer has led many observers to
consider them as breeding residents. The presence of straggling
or unmated birds throughout the whole season is not necessarily
proof of their nesting, however. The Yellow-legs are birds of
restless habits, and their melodious whistle calls immediate atten-
tion to their presence in the vicinity. Cooke reported the Greater
Yellow-legs as a comimon summer resident at Heron Lake, Minn.
(Bird Migr. in Miss. Val., 1884-85, 95).
109. (255). Zotanus flavipes (Gmel.). Yellow-legs.
The Yellow-legs, or Lesser Tell-tale, is a common migrant in
Iowa, perhaps even more common than the Greater Yellow-legs.
The two species are almost identical in form and coloration, but
are readily distinguished by the size. It has been noted by prac-
tically all observers in the state. Cooke (Bird Migr. in Miss. Val.,
1884-85, 95) states that ‘‘it is a common summer resident at Heron
Lake, Minn., and has been found breeding in northern I[llinois.’’
I have seen numbers of the birds lingering on the marshes of
the Iowa River flats in Hancock county in the latter part of May,
acting as if they were nesting, in company with Wilson Phala-
ropes, but have never found a nest. The Yellow-legs return
early; shot one specimen July 27, 1893 (Winnebago), and they
are usually numerous during the first half of August, in northern
Iowa.
Genus HELODROMAS Kaup.
110. (256). Ffelodromas solitarius (Wils.). Solitary Sandpiper.
The Solitary Sandpiper, or Solitary Tattler, is a common
migrant in most parts of the state and occasionally a summer
resident. It usually arrives in the latter part of April and
remains during the early part of May, returning in midsummer
and remaining along the shores of ponds and banks of wooded
streams until October. I have shot specimens July 15, 22 and
ANDERSON—THE BIRDS OF IOWA. 223
29, 1893, July 14, 24 and 27, 1894; May 18, 1895,a female in
which the ovaries were undeveloped (all in Winnebago county).
Dr. C. C. Smith states that it isa ‘‘ common migrant and possibly
a summer resident in Winneshiek county. I have seen it in
spring between April 25 and May 22, and in summer and fall
between July 6 and October 2.’’ Wm. E. Praeger gives it asa
common summer resident in the Keokuk district.
The Solitary Sandpiper is such an adept at concealing its nest
that only one or two nests of eggs have ever been reported in
print. It usually utters a low whistle when flushed from its
haunts along a shaded stream, and, after alighting, generally
raises the wings, displaying the beautifully barred axillaries.
Genus SYMPHEMIA Rafinesque.
I1rt. (258). Syaphemia semipalmata (Gmel.). Willet.
The Willet is a rather rare migrant in Iowa. It was listed by
Allen (White’s Geol. of Iowa, 1870, ii, 425). Thomas Say
recorded its arrival at Engineers’ Cantonment, May 6, 1820
(Long’s Exp., 1, 266-270). Hatch (Bds. of Minn., 1892, 140)
says: ‘‘ The Willet must breed, in occasional instances, in the
most southern counties, for individuals are seen there during the
summer months. . . . The nests have been found quite remote
from water of any kind on the dry prairie south of the Minne-
sota River, and in the bottoms of that river.’?’ Kumlien and
Hollister (Bds. of Wis., 1903, 50) state that: ‘‘ Some numbers
pass up the Mississippi and remain, or at least did, during June
in the marshy tracts in the western part of the state, possibly a
few nesting.’’ Keyes and Williams (Bds. of Iowa, 1889, 123) give
the Willet as ‘‘ migratory; not uncommon about the sloughs.’’
County records: Jee—‘‘rare migrant, Keokuk district’’ (Prae-
ger). Winneshiek —‘‘rare; reported by Mr. Hall Thomas”’
(Smith). Woodbury—‘‘ uncommon transient; probably 258a’’
(Rich).
112. (258a). Symphemia semipalmata inornata Brewster. West-
ern Willet.
This subspecies is slightly larger and paler than the eastern
form. While nominally a western variety, it has also been found
along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
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County records: Jasper—‘‘ Mr. Preston reported it as a rare
breeder near Newton, Iowa’’ (Cooke, Bird Migr. in Miss. Val.,
1884-85, 96). Jee—'‘‘a very rare visitant’’ (Currier). Poweshiek
—‘‘tolerably common transient’’ (Kelsey). Sioux—'‘‘I took a set
of four eggs and shot the female of the Western Willet, June 2,
1900, near Hawarden, about a half mile from where I found the
American Avocet. I still have the eggs in my possession’’ (Berry).
The University museum has two typical Iowa specimens: No.
1014, April 27, 1887, Johnson county, collected by G. Clark, meas-
uring—wing 8.50; tail 3.91; bill 2.55; tarsus 2.72. A specimen
taken August 15, 1893, at Burlington by Paul Bartsch, has the bill
2.63 inches long; body rufescent or salmon-tinted below, back
and head much paler; no black except on tips of primaries.
Genus BARTRAMIA Lesson.
113. (261). Lartramia longicauda (Bechst.). Bartramian Sand-
piper.
The Bartramian or Upland Sandpiper is the species most com-
in Iowa. It is a tolerably common
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monly known as ‘‘Plover’
summer resident in most parts of the state, more frequent during
migrations. In the earlier days it was generally found in the
short grass of the upland prairies, but at the present time it is a
resident of pastures, seldom appearing on low ground. The ear-
lier observers: (Irippe, Prec. Bost) Soc,, xv, 1872, 240; eodlen
Mem. Bost. Soc., i, 1868, 501) speak of the species as very tame
and unsuspicious, but persecution has made the bird more wary
of recent years.
The Bartramian Sandpiper has a mellow, flute-like whistle, very
melodious, and often given from the top of a post by the roadside.
When alighting, the birds raise the wings to their fullest extent,
holding them poised a moment before folding them. The nest is
placed on the ground, usually on a hillside. I took a set of three
slightly incubated eggs June 17, 1892, shooting the male bird
from the nest (Winnebago); also four eggs, advanced in incuba-
tion, May 25, 1895, near Crystal Lake (Hancock). The eggs are
excessively large for the size of the bird,—about as large as those
of the Guinea-fowl. This gentle, confiding bird is one of the
most attractive and pleasing features of the prairie country, and
should be strictly protected.
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Genus TRYNGITES Cabanis.
II4. (262). Trvngites subruficollis (Vieill.). Buff-breasted Sand-
piper.
This species appears to be very rare or irregular in Iowa. It
was listed by Allen (White’s Geol. of Iowa, ii, 1870, 425). Kum-
lien and Hollister give it as a rare migrant in Wisconsin; and it
has been reported from Omaha (Rev. Birds Neb., 42).
The University museum has three specimens, in the Talbot col-
lection, killed at Sioux City, August 2, 1884. G.H. Berry reports
it asa ‘‘rare migrant; examined two birds shot at Norway, Iowa,
in April, 1903, on Mud Creek.”’
Genus ACTITIS Boie.
115. (263).
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tion in all characters between the best marked extremes.’’ In
the American Naturalist (xxii, 1888, p. 1122-24) a review of Prof.
W. J. McGee’s paper before the A. O. U. states: ‘‘ The two
species or geograpical varieties, whichever they may be, are dis-
tinguished by certain peculiarities in their song. The eastern
species, Sturnclla magna, extends about two-thirds way across
the state of Iowa, while the western form, S. xeglecta, is found
nearly as far east as the Mississippi River. At the extremes of
distribution both of the forms are easily recognized and are typi-
cal examples. But in the intervening region, where the two
overlap, as it were, the birds were not to be positively separated
by note alone, a sight of the bird being generally necessary for
positive identification. Whether the variation in song was due to
imitation of one by the other or to an actual intermingling of the
two, he did not attempt to decide.’’ :
T. M. Trippe noted the occurrence of the two forms together
in Decatur and Mahaska counties, S. magna predominating (Proc.
Bost. Soc., xv, 1872, p. 239), saying: ‘‘ The former (zeglecta) is
never heard after the first of September, although it arrives as
soon, or a little before the other, viz., early in March, while the
latter remains till November. I have never heard a bird whose
notes were intermediate between the two.’’
A series of fifty-six skins in the Talbot collection, University
museum, collected at Sioux City, Iowa, mostly in June, July and
August, are all typical zeglecta, showing no intergradation, aver-
aging as pale as a series from Nebraska and Indian Territory,
and paler than a specimen from Provo, Utah. One specimen,
No. 18004, male, Sioux City, June 15, 1884, is darker than the
others, with anterior bars confluent, but with yellow encroaching
on cheeks; a very similarly marked specimen, No. 17786, was
taken in Johnson county, April 12, 1890. No. 17786, taken at
Elm Creek, Nebraska, November 6, 1884, has the bill curved in
an are like that of the California Thrasher, but the bill is more
slender. Some county records of interest are given:
‘‘One was killed at Iowa City this year. The species is gradu-’
ally moving eastward; quite common in Fayette’’ (Paul Bartsch);
a specimen taken in spring of 1892 by H. J. Giddings, in Jackson
county (Iowa Orn., i, 2, 895, p. 41). ‘‘In Blackhawk and Har-
din counties this form seems to be gradually crowding out the
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type of the species. Twenty years ago the western Lark was con-
sidered uncommon; at present they are largely in the majority’’
(M.E. Peck). ‘‘Do not know the proportion it bears to the pre-
ceding. They appeared last fall (1903) to be more common in
migration than as breeders in Linn county’’ (Charles R. Keyes).
‘Rare about Decorah, but becoming more common. Mcre com-
mon in western portion of Winneshiek county’’ (Dr.C.C. Smith).
Found in Winnebago and Hancock counties in about the same
numbers as .S. magna (Anderson).
Subfamily ICTERINA. American Orioles.
Genus IcTERUS Brisson.
Subgenus PENDULINUS Vieillot.
219. (506). /cferus spurius (Linn.). Orchard Oriole.
The Orchard Oriole is a common summer resident in all parts
of Iowa, arriving about the first of May and departing in Septem-
ber. B.H. Wilson reports the earliest date of arrival as April 26,
in Scott county. The eggs are laid from the latter part of May
until the middle of June; three to four in number. The nest isa
very beautiful structure, not exactly pensile, but generally sus-
pended between slender twigs of upright branches, composed of
fine green grass blades, which cure like hay, retaining some
greenness for a long time, and is lined with cottony substances.
The nests are not generally placed so high as the Baltimore Ori-
ole’s, from ten to thirty feet from the ground, usually in artificial
groves, Lombardy poplars or willows, near houses or in orchards.
The song of the Orchard Oriole is loud, clear, and richly modu-
lated. ;
Subgenus YPHANTES Vieillot.
220. (507). /cterus galbula (Linn.). Baltimore Oriole.
The beautiful Baltimore Oriole is an abundant summer resident
in all parts of the state, arriving about the first of May and re-
maining until the middle of September. It is one of our most
familiar birds, known by its clear, whistling notes and by the won-
derfully woven nest, which is suspended like a pouch from the
top of some swaying branch. The favorite nesting site appears
to be elm trees and maples, in dooryards, and sometimes in pop-
lars, willgws, cottonwoods, etc. The bird is equally at home
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around country farmhouses or in villages and towns, constructing
its nest of strings, thread, hairs, bits of cloth, or anything fibrous
that can be woven into a compact fabric. The eggs are four to
six in number, dull white, commonly blotched, clouded and
scrawled with black, brown and purplish markings. The eggs
are generally laid by the first of June.
Subfamily QUISCALIN 4. American Grackles.
Genus KUPHAGUS Cassin.
221. (509). Luphagus carolinus (Muller). Rusty Blackbird.
The Rusty Blackbird is a common migrant in all parts of the
state, appearing in small flocks, often in company with Red-
winged Blackbirds, from the middle of March until the latter part
of April and from the middle of September until the early part of
December. B.H. Wilson reports a pair wintering at Rock Island
Arsenal in 1899-1900, becoming very tame and coming to the
guard-house every day for crumbs. Fall specimens are much
more rusty-plumaged. They feed on the ground in fields or in
open swampy woods on and along the borders of streams. Fre-
quently, in spring, a flock will be seen densely massed in a tree,
all singing at once, in a confusing medley. The uniform color
of plumage and pale eyes distinguish the species from other
Blackbirds at this season.
222. (510). Luphagus cyanocephalus (Wagl.). Brewer Blackbird.
The Brewer Blackbird is a western species, distinguished from
£:. carvolinus by its violet-purple head and comparative absence. of
rusty tips to the feathers. It is a rather rare straggler in Iowa
during the migrations, occasionally reaching even to Illinois and
Wisconsin. It is recorded from the whole of Nebraska, ‘‘Omaha,
etc.,—migratory, passing in October and latter part of March and
April’ (Rev. Bds. Neb., 1904, p. 75). Cooke (Bird Migr. in Miss.
Val., 1884-85, pp. 173-74) records their appearance at La Porte
City, Iowa, March 26, 1885. W.H. Bingaman writes that ‘‘the -
Brewer Blackbird is a rare migrant in Kossuth county; not un-
usual during the fall migration. Iam well acquinted with the
species and secured many sets in Canada.’’ Ridgway, Coues,
Bendire, and other authorities also give the species as occurring
in Iowa.
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Genus QUISCALUS Vieillot.
223. (511b). Oudtscalus guiscalus eneus (Ridgway). Bronzed
Grackle.
The Bronzed Grackle is an abundant summer resident in all
parts of the state from the early part of March until November,
and a few occasionally remaining during the winter. They nest in
colonies in groves about farmhouses and sometimes in shade trees
in cities, when they are often seen walking slowly upon the lawns,
apparently not noticing passers-by. Sometimes several nests are
placed in one tree. J. W. Preston describes a vast colony which
nested in the tops of wild plum trees near Cairo Lake, Hamilton
county, in 1881 (Bendire, Life Histories, ii, p. 503). About the
first of August they begin to gather in flocks and in September
and October enormous quantities are sometimes seen, frequently
doing considerable damage to the corn crops.
Charles R. Keyes (The Auk, v, 1888, p. 207) describes immense
flocks composed of about equal numbers of Red-winged Black-
birds, Rusty Blackbirds, and Bronzed Grackles, which congre-
gated in the swamps and woodlands opposite Burlington, Iowa,
during September and October, flocks of several thousands pass-
ing the day in the cornfields of Iowa, returning to the Illinois
side at night. ‘‘These flocks are often a quarter of a mile in
width and more than an hour in passing. . . . Making liberal
deductions for any possibility of overestimating, the numerical
minimum of individuals in a single flock cannot be far from
twenty millions.’’ Paul Bartsch, in 1895, states that ‘‘the species
has decreased in numbers . . . seven or eight years ago, enorm-
ous flocks at Burlington’’ (Iowa Orn., i, 2, 1895, pp. 43-44).
Family FRINGILLID#. Finches, Sparrows, etc.
This is the largest family of birds, both in number of species
and of individuals. In North America about one-seventh of all
the birds are /rvingillide. Dr. Coues says: ‘‘Any one United
States locality of average attractiveness to birds has a bird fauna
of over two hundred species, and if it be away from the seacoast,
and consequently uninhabited by marine birds, about one-fourth
of the species are W/nioltiltide and /ringillide together, the latter
somewhat in excess of the former.’’ All are distinguished by a
308 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF SCIENCKS.
conical bill, adapted for seed-crushing, and feed largely on seeds,
but also eat berries and insects.
Genus HESPERIPHONA Bonaparte.
224. (514). Hesperiphona vespertina (W. Cooper). Evening Gros-
beak.
The Evening Grosbeak is an erratic wanderer, and while large
flocks may occur in any part of Iowa from September to April, or
even May, its appearance is very irregular and the bird may be
absent from the same locality for several years before appearing
again. Charles R. Keyes (Auk, v, 1888, p. 114) notes their ap- |
pearance in the vicinity of Iowa City in February, 1884, and in
the winter of 1886-87 from December to April 30. From Febru-
ary 23 to April 30 a flock of about one hundred visited the Uni-
versity campus daily, feeding principally upon the samare or
key-fruits of the box-elder trees, also the seeds of sugar-maples,
and leaf buds. ‘They were very tame. It was also reported from
Charles City in March, Grinnell in December, April and May,
and at Burlington. C.C. Nutting reports two secured in Decem-
ber near Iowa City by J. T. Paintin (Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci., 1892,
joy 8)
Recent records: Dickinson—‘‘ observed it on or about Sept.
20, 1895, at Lake Park’’ (Salisbury). Johnson—saw one male
on University campus Feb. 14, 1902 (Anderson). Winnebago
—‘‘killed two at Forest City in 1902’’ (Halvorsen). Winne-
shiek—‘‘ on March 7, 1896, Mr. Hall Thomas took two specimens,
and on April 18, two more; very large flocks’’ (Smith). Linn—
‘*T saw a flock of ten in Blairstown, Dec. 2, 1894. Two shot at
Mt. Vernon in spring of 1895’’ (Keyes); ‘‘ flocks remained in
Cedar Rapids for some time during February, 1904; several spec-
imens shot’’ (Bailey).
Genus PINICOLA Vieillot.
225. (515). Pinicola enuclealor canadensis (Cab.). . American
Pine Grosbeak.
The Pine Grosbeak is an inhabitant of the northern coniferous
forests, and consequently is not to be expected regularly in Iowa,
although it occasionally appears as a straggler in winter.
County records: Floyd—‘‘a few small flocks appeared in the
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vicinity of Charles City in winter of 1878-79’’ (Keyes and Wil-
liams, Bds. of Iowa, p. 43). Hardin—‘‘a rare autumn and
spring visitor’’ (Peck). Jackson—'‘‘ Dec. 1, 1903, two males were
shot near the mouth of the Maquoketa River and sent to me—
my only record’’ (Giddings). Linn—‘‘rare winter visitant’’
(Berry). Mitchell—‘‘ three during winter 1883-84’’ (J. W. Lind-
ley, O. & O., 1883, p. 33); (Cooke, Bird Migr. in Miss. Valley,
1884-85, pp. 178-79). Story—‘‘one specimen taken at Ames
Dee, 23, 1889 (Osborn, Cat. Coll. Ia. Agr. Coll., p. 8): Web-
ster—‘‘ few; winter’’ (Somes).
Genus CARPODACUS Kaup.
226. (517). Carpodacus purpureus (Gmel.). Purple Finch.
The Purple Finch is acommon migrant in the northern and
central portion of the state, and a winter resident in the southern
portions of the state. Praeger reports it as a ‘‘common winter
resident ’’ and Currier as an ‘‘ abundant winter resident’’ in Lee;
Trostler as an ‘‘irregular winter visitant’’ in Pottawattamie and
Mills; Berry as a ‘‘common winter visitant’’? in Linn; William
Savage as ‘“‘rare in winter’’ in Van Buren (Iowa Orn., i, 1, 1894,
pp. 1-2); W. G. Savage as a ‘‘common winter resident’’ in Van
Buren; Giddings as an ‘‘occasional resident in winter’’ in Jack-
son. The Purple Finches usually appear in central Iowa in
March and April and leave northern Iowa early in May; reap-
pear in fall from September to December.
The only nesting record for Iowa is that of David L. Savage,
who found a nest near Salem, Henry county, June 2, 1892, in an
apple tree, eighteen feet from the ground. The Purple Finch is
a sweet songster in the spring. In migrating flocks usually not
more than one-fourth to one-eighth of the birds show the rosy or
so-called purple plumage of the adult males, the remainder being
dusky streaked females or young males.
Genus Loxia Linneeus.
227. (521). Loxia curvirostra minor (Brehm.). American Cross-
bill.
The American Crossbill or Common Crossbill is a rather com-
mon winter visitant in Iowa but is somewhat erratic in its wan-
derings and may be entirely absent from a locality for a number
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310 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF SCIENCHS.
of years and then reappear in large flocks. Keyes and Williams
state that ‘‘at Charles City, during the spring of 1878, it appeared
in large numbers, remaining until the first week in May. In July
of the same year a flock was also noted in Floyd county’’ (Birds
of Iowa, p. 141). W. W. Cooke (Bird Migr. in Miss. Val. in
1884-85, p. 141) says that ‘‘not a single record was made during
the winter of 1883-84 . . . The winter of 1884-85 was marked
ornithologically, in the upper Mississippi Valley, by the great
abundance of Crossbills of both species. In Iowa they stayed all
winter at Coralville and were seen April 18 at Knoxville (fifty
birds), and May 1 in Grinnell. The latest records are Coralville,
Marya2i5 2 etc:
While the mandibles of the Crossbill are so constructed as to
be most useful in shelling the seeds from pine cones, the birds are
not confined to evergreen groves in Iowa, but feed commonly on
sunflower and hemp seeds and the seeds of various weeds. While
the species has been recorded from nearly all portions of the state
it occurs more regularly in the northern parts of Iowa and is rare
in the southern counties. The majority of the records are in the
months from October to February.
228. (552) Loxia leucoptera (Gmel.). White-winged Crossbill.
This species usually appears with flocks of American Cross-
bills, but is much rarer. Keyes and Williams state that it is usu-
ally only noticed in midwinter.
County records: Blackhawk—‘‘one shot by myself early in
fall, four or five years ago—only one ever observed here’’ (Salis-
bury). Hardin—‘‘fall of 1900 at Iowa Falls’’ (Halvorsen). John-
son—‘‘a flock summered near Iowa City in 1885’’ (J. T. Paintin),
(Nutting, Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci., 1892, p. 41). Linn—‘‘shot one
in town in winter of 1893, the only one I ever saw here (Cedar
Rapids). It was with about twenty Common Crossbills’’ (Berry).
Pottawattamie- Mills—‘‘ irregular winter visitant’’ (Trostler).
Poweshiek— ‘‘rare winter visitant’’ (Iyynds Jones). Story—‘‘rare
at Amies’’ (Osborn, Cat. Col. lowa Agri. Coll., 1891, p. 8). Van
Buren—‘‘ten years ago one was shot and brought to me for iden-
tification’ (W. G. Savage); ‘‘one specimen with flock of Ameri-
can Crossbills in 1881’’ (Wm. Savage, Iowa Orn., i, I, 1894, p. 2).
Woodbury—‘‘uncommon winter resident’’ (Rich).
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Genus LEUCOSTICTE Swainson.
229. (524). Leucosticte tephrocotis Swainson. Gray-crowned Leu-
costicte.
‘“Breeding on higher mountains from Rocky Mts. of British
America to Mt. Whitney, Calif.; migrating in winter through
Rocky Mt. district of U. S. to Colorado; east, occasionally to
western Iowa’’ (Ridgway). ‘‘Once recorded from Omaha by L.
Skow, who knew it in the western part of the state’’ (Rev. Birds
Neb., p. 84). The only definite Iowa record I have found is that
of D. H. Talbot, at Sioux City, who states that in February, 1883,
(an extremely cold month) several specimens were captured by
boys in the western part of the city. A specimen kept alive had
lost all rosy color after moulting—August 22 (‘‘The Gray-crowned
Finch in Confinement,’’ Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, viii, 4, 1883, pp.
240-42).
Genus ACANTHIS Bechstein.
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Chickadee, Carolina. ............
WOT SECAVEG) Ne, ce scticlaate eee
Chiekent’ Pinta. 5240. aes sce
VEN fi hhe (vay ae, Seana Mee Meneame SS»
Chondestes grammacus..........
grammacus strigatus
Chordeiles v IG SMAMIS: «6...
virginianus henryi
virginianus sennetti
Ciconidee
Cireus idsommSeaae- ese vee
@istothorus stellaniss. v3 o5 44.2.
Clamatores
Clangula clangula americana.....
Slain dices vases scicu asc ase
Clivicola (Riparia) riparia
Coccyges
Coccyzusamencanus......:.. 202-4
erythrophthalmus. ....
Colaptes auratus luteus....... ..
Cater collanisece. . «.eeaec ace
Colinusvirsinianus:......5-....
Colermbae ik Seeeeie,. 1s Se atsinysy< cies
holboelli....
nigricollis californicus. .. -
Compsothlypis americana rama-
line
VAT ELIS: Meio en. yore cere ates
Contributors........
Conurus carolinensis
Coot
Corvidee ..
Corvus brachyrhynchos.
corax principalis
CORA SIMMALUS aie ee
Coturnicops.....
Coturniculus savannarum bimacu-
latus
savannarum passerinus......
Cowbird
Crane, Little Brown
Sandhya. scree cs see rae
Whooping
Creciscus
Creeper, Brown
Crossbill, American
Wihite= winced ea eneeean ace
Crow, American........ ;
Crymophilus fulicarius ..
Cry ptoglaix acadicay nyse ees er =
tengmalmi richardsoni.......
Cuckoo, Black-billed ......
410
Cunlewarls kim Osment eine
Fiudsonitanly nephew se ees
Wongabilledaeeerereeieecieeee
Cyanocitta cristata
Cyanospiza cyanea
Cygninz
@ypseli. smitten: Sem:
stele) ele)'sco!) wie te/io dele
DECRG ML OMOCECECH CHO YEO ECCI CHC
ORUTIIE, Gi 64 spon pheeoode wane
Dendrolcasestivac estate ere
blackburniz .
czerulescens.
castanea
cerulea
COronatal es. ase
discolor, s..
dominica
dominicaalbilota. Ssa..45 40.
ieintlandigaee eee
maculosa
pensylvanica
palmarum
striata
iDeinbNn. ococs
vigorsi. ...
virens
IDtekKcrssely. Men eeea ceva ee
Dolichonyx oryzivorus.
Dons, MOhbbnebbale nooo bees ose J5°
Doves
Dowitcher 4
Long-billed. : oe
Dryobates pubescens medianus. oye
VALOSULS Pere aie
villosus jeneomelase
Duck, American Eider.
American Golden-eye.
Baldpate.
Barrow Golden-eye
Blackie
Blackhead
Bluebill.
Buthleheadee sce cr ieee
(Canvasbackem a ener corn cei
Fish.
Gray .
Greater Scaup.
Harlequin
NGhaker IONS oad edad Goon obaee
Lesser Scaup
Mallard
Old=sqiaw*t< ese-o ier
Pintail
Redhead {ncieeet scien eee
ster a! (6 ase) vi vefa je)
see ee
eee cere es
a ee
DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
Duck, Ring-pilledy. oe cmece ene eee 176
Runge ec xedaaae eieeet eer 176
Ruddy vce sista eek cheer 181
SCAUP sicisey sree on Sie wisels este ey ney
Shovelleni.ce sence ereereee 171
Spoonbill... 6 eka ones eer w7it
SUMINEL ase crs Seles ee ere 172
WOOdt secre ce eerie io eeu
E
Bagle wBaldpaxssonenecs soe reeee 253
Golden: ht .ce ageecrce err 254
HH CONOMmIG Waltiekes cre eee Mey dieyAl
Ectopistes migratorius........... 239
Benet Wooler 555550 o000d0000¢ 197
Egretta candidissima ......:...6 197
Ialoleig, MISMO Gogn05. cdosoace 178
Kain 9:5. ac ee eegaie in eiee eee ere 179
Mlanoidées forhicatusy pei eee 242
Empidonax flaviventris.......... 287
{MAN IITINISS eovesste le crovesesyetnereciorene 290
tramllisc. ade otis etc cies cere 289
trailliralmotneer cei eee 290
VITESCENS 2 tienes ane 288
Ereunetes occidentalis........... 220
pusillus..... PE Ie etorT ooo c 219
Erismatura jamaicensis (rubida). 181
Hritonetta te acome nee cecceerenen 179
FOnratals nee es cee . 407
Euphagus carolinus | «aisle -o sevehtoslans 306
Cyanoceplalusmerers.ieceteee 306
1eyp- HOME G NAST sanconagoudoo- 269 392
F
HallcorcolimbarntttSseesesee sees 256
{VERT CATIUS Senne ce ae eee 254
peresrinus anatum ee eee 255
TAKOOvnMOIOIO! sor ascascooeoouse 251
SOAKOANIS S56 copa npocdo ONS 257
Hallcon Rete sri eseae- nines 255
Prairie sans coerce nie 254
alcones:cjacdkniesieu ok chee ee 242
Falconidzen teitoeee ete 242
Hal coiminice seme eens bse
JenbnGawiGrsicG, sono douucd boas CSD 315
Putplessciadcen ceo one 309
Flicker, North’n (Yellow-shafted) 278
Redeshartedya4 nee ere 279
Florida extulea 24.2) aoe 198
Hiyeatcher, Acadian) 2: ee-en.cee 288
ATOEr Ace ieee Cee eeee 290
Crested!) °..5 7 ak sceuee eee 285
Green-crested .........-.6+. 288
WG CASUm, Site ait oye renter tale 290
Olive-sided = 252.006 Aerie 287
Trails. Mies. sctet ne eee 289
Wellow-beliiiedReeareeeeeeiee 287
BOO hoe sacs acs, acioevetniee newer 133
ANDERSON—THE
prevata aquila ./..5:0. 16+... ee 163
ame e MEIC eisia wale i= Wills ces ae’ n o's 163
PPA eB iris Geis «sss 2a. 163
(Eg T@aU0 GG 2 ee ae 307 388
SM Cay AMeTICAN A... .o0.000.5- 210
EMME LINES Met sVefere.v ie. cls vis/e'ss¥%. 8-00 « 210
POMBE ZS eee sa ck weak wets 173
A MATA. kets ss 175
G
Cach vail Sanne snr ae meee 168
Galeoscoptes carolinensis........ 215
(atkinago delicata............-- 215
Galkinnlavealeatas jos. ss. 00 «6 210
Galinule Florida... 0. ...s..s 210
UIT LS pereteiens. ies etal. eysisiepaie-eieis 209
(GolSts bbe Se ee cr 209
(CariqillinGe ye poanes hoOeneee OCC cae 294
(Canaan Chi Cama tens cea erces< <5: I51
UTA Glee tire crel oer cPesorevevonevsi cla. a.3 I51
lnarrastrl Che tpaetes erates est faves o.5.cis, 5 152
(GAWitG Eon sn een Bo CO Oona eemoe 151
Gelochelidon nilotica............ 386
Geothilypis-agilis . 2 s.ls ess ces 360
HOTT OS Aes ary ereyentciay sis) <.«iatcel arn 0° 359
Eeplitladel pia 2 52.55.2266... 360
EMC WAS Seg cysieoa gc) eases 361
trichas brachidactyla........ 361
tniehas, occidentalis... ..,.. . 361
Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray.......... 207,
(Goatsuckensisce) --s4.<5 ‘eae Ate 279
CGodwit, Eudsonian../....-...... 221
IVa LEG iors ctire a aeisle wie was + - 220
Golden-eye, American........... 176
Barrow (Rocky Mountain)... 177
Goldfinch, American ............ 12
(Goose wOlUetee ns oes cies. aisava odie 184
(CHO Ibias Ae 188
CHTAG ERS CNBC OI OSE eee 185
Es PHPELO Leese ee teie< We sexe 0 3:5, 300
(Gideminere Silo choad sooeoodoe ac 183
Ait GMa remiarety caste Ais.ce ve rave 187
NGESSETOMOWey-cieieleras «cre «1 /- 181
Wihitte-fronted. oss. no0-o2-. +. 184
Goshawk, American............. 246
INES (0 ea ae eee or 251
Grackle, Bronzed. . eee 307,
Grebe, American Eared.......... 149
Holbcell 3.008 CORES TO SOIL Cran 148
HTOTM eC eyes ca. aeela Mies cass, LAO
125166 STS) N26 (Aa en 150
IWIES Le talent ere ein levercisl es: cienevs 2/6 148
Grosbeak, Black-headed......... 389
ISGISS soon Dono Cen OC CnEEe 390
Bay CAIN Ogee giac cis « < 2i-is's 7 /0\si<'s « 308
NCHS CATINIE ITO. 2). cl. - [sie 308
INOSE-DLGASEE Geren cies epee « 328
WIEStGGMINDINIG Is -s).0 sche @ 390
BIRDS OF IOWA. Art
Grouse, Pinnated cic ace o. <0 ousck 233
Prairie Sharp-tailed......... 236
Grouse, Ruffled. / jc. .....-.... 232
GENE Siem aye toa matt peie sters a Ce 201
Cridae ere eer dec tas 201
Gris AMERICAN a) aie sey ta 201
CALaGenSiSaas asses, aoe coo 204
Texel CATIC MME! Win ea ate). SE tos 205
Guar aral bauer sites oct os: 386
Guiraca czrulea lazula.......... 390
Gull} Bonaparte..2.4.5..0... 204. 156
1 Grech allel hbo Bee i en Re eA 155
Great Black-backed......... 385
UG tere OF. Sue erates Pee ates oycioichent 154
Keita er, ccna ge ap ues 2h 385
Waitt Shit Ge erator ee, ee 155
Ronse lec te aie eee ete ee 154
Sa DINes tee ene ae sor 156
TOLOUST CNM yaa oe asterer 159
H
Halhietus leucocephalus ........ 253
Harelda iyemalisn.=. i5..-. ue. 177
Hawk, American Rough-legged.. 251
Blackatie ene ea ee 248
Broad-winged............... 251
Coopernne mens eek see 245
DOW CRAIYS ci eater es eek. - 255
Ferruginous Rough legged . 252
HIS faidyetarsce tae 8 apse els eae | 258
Elana eee eee 248
ELantiSie sacar seen eae 246
Cte Een ebro fis Suey Chaka 247
Mats lines aor ne ter eins oes water one 244
BIG CON: Aa enc ou oe ebay eae 256
Red-shouldered............. 249
Red=tarl edie anan eas 4 sce ae 246
Sharp-shinnedi is. ccnssiran as 244
SPBLLO Were sictarcoisici sie 1s spe/ekehns 257
SHMUTISONS wo cok ooo Facc Ge de~ 250
Western Red-tailed.......... 248
Helmintheros vermivorus........ 347
Helminthophila celata........... 349
Chingy SOptetasratac cir ieee 348
Pere sriNaey veer sete 349
PINUS Hh = ee ceceeee nea ies 347
PUDEICADU Ay farcry rane seers 349
Helodromas solitarius........... 222
Fen, Mlanshlerr. a). ayer -feve nc iere gintets is 206
ARAAGICHS, ue. cv aterere yersts sires eo 233
HMerodiasteprettay: or. <1cq aea.en vais 197
Hlerodityn. ceric asst ses oer oolanete 194
HlerodioneSmanee sateen eer 192
Heron, Black-crowned Night..... 199
(Coxeriy ABIROKES Sc Gham Moe Aa aOe eS - 196
(igs ipleconcn ape cancers. - 199
Itt ISIBISGS so obeboce soc As dc 198
SHOWA, HOEGconOCe coct 6 oomore 197
412
Heron, Yellow-crowned Night ... 200
Hesperiphona vespertina ........ 308
Eierofaleo. 7). jee 2.2 al 254
Hamantopus miexiCanuSan... 1/1 214
JsbbesbaGbwaboS 5o6ococpaoncoecooee 332
Hirundo erythrogastra.........- 334
Historical Work, Iowa........... 128
Histrionicus histrionicus ....... 178
Horticulture, Relation to........ 133
Hummingbird, Ruby-throated ... 253
Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis 159
iylocichilaralicice errr mes. seer 379
aonalaschke pallasi......... 350
HUSCESCEMS Se oem ines cere 378
fuscescens salicicolus........ 391
MIU Stel ita eee eee 378
MStullatatalmlcese eerie ere 391
WStulataSwaltlSOni 40 eee 379
Ely pothetical Meister eerie eee 384
iL
EDIG CSI cesses tne meee 192
Tio lice Mky.c, eects, . ocem aa 224
Py SOpodes: cc seuss ssc one sel oles 148 Western Semi-palmated ..... 220
O Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied........ 275
Sarcorhamphi.: ca... 2.15 eae 241
Oral pels seco econerbecal oie phen eessaan ete 227) *Sawibill.i. Sos Saacssass sae eeareeeree 163
Querquedula cyanoptera......... 170 Gayornis phoebe.-2.= 2.4 samesmee 200
CISCOLS asses siae ocean 169 SAY Ata every as, arcrereie chroot ene 286
ANDERSON—THE
Scaup, Greater...
Lesser .
Scolopacidee
Scolopacinze
BCUteie AUNCMICAN, ceases caensie
Siete EA a: S poroid Cotes
White- winged... 534 OC eT OLROL aae
Scotiaptex nebulosa
Selucus aurocapillus...2-........
motacilla
novoboracensis notabilis.... .
Setophaga ruticilla
Shoveller ..
SiimlkenINonthertinescs.s2s 2-206
Migrant
Northern Loggerhead
White-rumped
Sialia arctica. ...
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