Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. Ee? ere — , wii Ces ley BS LYU4/ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE BUREAU OF SPORT FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE WASHINGTON 25, D.C. BIRDS PROTECTED BY FEDERAL LAW AutHority: Migratory Bird Treaty Act (Act of July 3, 1918, 40 Stat. 755 as amended by Act of June 20, 1936, 49 Stat. 1555—16 U.S.C. 703-711) ; Bald Eagle Act (Act of June 8, 1940, 54 Stat. 250; 16 U.S.C. 668 as amended by Act of June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 143) Compiled May 1961 Branch of Management and Enforcement A.O.U. CoMMON NAME AC OMUE CoMMON NAME A.O.U. ComMMOoN NAME No. No. No. Auks: Ducks—Con. Geese and Swans—Con. 32 IeevOrdo NL a Se 157 Stelleris) Hider 0) 0) 2) 176 Emperor Goose__________ 30 Common Murre (Atlantic || 159 Common Eider (Northern, || 171 White-fronted Goose______ ande@alifornia)p. 2. sluul American, and Pacific) __ 169 Snow, (Goose ayia ey 31 Thick-billed Murre (Brun- || 162 JeGhoys IBC espa 169. 1 Blue (Gooseea sii ase MIC lays) paeeee ee = 165 White-winged Scoter______ 170 RiossyxG oosem aan Geel wee 34 Dovelict a aatee 2.52 See 166 SurhiScotersssle 1) yim Goatsuckers: 27 Black Guillemot_._) 2 112 163 Common Scoter__________ 416 Chuck-will’s-widow_______ 29 Pigeon Guillemot_________ 167 Ruddy. Duck) 223) mir is = 417 Whip-poor-will__-________ 23 Marbled Murrelet________ 168 Masked Ducki9. 1) 502s 418 ROor= yale eee ane eee 21 Ancient Murrelet_________ 131 Hooded Merganser_______ 419 Rauraquesasiacnen leila 16 CassiniseAuklet nn) 2 iat 129 Common Merganser______ 420 Common Nighthawk (East- 1% Parakeet Auklet__________ 130 Red-breasted Merganser __ (5 OY) sie LU aero ey ae 20 Least: Aukle¢ i) 121128 agles: 421 Lesser Nighthawk (Texas) _ 15 Rhinoceros Auklet________ 352 BaldvMagie sinh. cea Grebes: 13 Commony Putin’ Lh) 7 Nae Flycatchers: 2 Red-necked Grebe (Hol- 14 HornedsRufhine.50) 5) Sil 444 Eastern Kingbird_________ boellis)\ we tere te sci e 12 Mutted: Purina. 2) heey 445 Gray Kingbird: =) 124 3 Horned! Grebe: eel la nen Cranes: 446 Tropical Kingbird 4 Hared-Grebes ss) inna 204 Whooping Crane_________ (Couchis) sea he Ty 1 Western Grebe= 28 ig uae 205 Sandhill Crane (Little || 447 Western Kingbird 6 Pied-billed Grebe_________ Brown and Florida) ____ (Arkansas) eee os lee Grosbeaks, Finches, Creepers: 448 Cassin’s Kingbird________ Sparrows, and Bunt- 726 Brown Creeper___________ 442 Fork-tailed Flycatcher____ ings; Cuckoos: 443 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher__ || 593 Cardinale en iden uaneeee 386a Mangrove Cuckoo (May- || 449 Kiskadee Flycatcher 594 Beyrrhuloxiae essen il cia TVET CYS) oyu Sie PIN, @erby eee ae 595 Rose-breasted Grosbeak ___ 387 Yellow-billed Cuckoo_____ 451 Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher_ || 596 Black-headed Grosbeak ___ 388 Black-billed Cuckoo______ 452 Great Crested Flycatcher || 597 BlireyGrosbeakssus aaa 385 oadrunnens oso.) 2 ahy (Northern and Southern) || 598 Indigo Bunting. 08220 Re 333 Smooth-billed Ani________ 453 Wied’s Crested Flycatcher. 599 Lazuli Bunting________ 7 384 Groove-billed Ani________ 454 Ash-throated Flycatcher__ || 600 Varied3 Bunting aes =2lea0 Ducks: 455a Olivaceous Flycatcher_____ 601 Painted, Bunting 925.20 177 Black-bellied Tree Duck__ || 456 Eastern Phoebe__________ 604 Dickcissela aa aula a eel 178 Fulvous Tree Duck_______ || 458 Black Bhoebessis 120 Sie 514 Evening Grosbeak________ 132 Mallar det Peis EN 502 Sates 457 Say siPhoechesen 2. |) aie 517 Purple sHinch =) ene ama 13351 Mexican Duck (New Mexi- || 463 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher__ || 518 Cassinis| Hinche aa il rental CONN ee Ni ee 465 Acadian Flycatcher_______ 519 House Hinch=1e on Waieoe 133 Black] Ducks ll 22 466 Traill’s Flycatcher (Little || 602 White-collared Seedeater__ 134 Mottled Duck (Florida and andvAl der) ae oie 515 Pine’Grosbeak= =o smal aene Houisiara)esie i) wees 467 Least Flycatcher_________ 533 Piney Sickie pancakes eee 135 Gadwalleeniine 00 2 cane 468 ammond’s Flycatcher___ || 529 American Goldfinch______ 143 Pan tail se eee i ee 469 Dusky Flycatcher________ 530 Lesser Goldfinch (Arkan- 138 Common Teal (European). || 469. 1 Gray Flycatcher_________ SAS) MAUR er Lia Bare Nyine ae 139 Green-winged Teal_______ 464 Western Flycatcher_______ 531 Lawrence’s Goldfinch. ____ 140 Blue-winged Teal_____ 470a Buff-breasted Flycatcher __ |] 521 Red Crossbill (Bendire’s 141 Cinnamon Teall a2) hs 460 Coues’s Flycatcher_______ and other subspecies) _ __ 136 European Widgeon_______ 461 Eastern Wood Pewee_____ 586 Olive Sparrow (@exas) meen 137 American Widgeon_______ 462 Western Wood Pewee_____ 592. 1 Green-tailed Towhee______ 142 SHovelers= wueeei in) Tai 459 Olive-sided Flycatcher____ 588 Rufous-sided Towhee_____ 144 Woods Dicks: as ian 471 Vermilion Flycatcher_____ 591 Brown Towhee___________ 146 Redhead eis Wain i. elena 472 Beardless Flycatcher______ 592 Abert’s Towhee_____. = 2) 150 Ring-necked Duck________ Gannets: 605 arkeBunting se. talc ln ne 147 @anvasbacke Suni alias 117 Garnrre (ee aay ORE 8) 542 Savannah Sparrow (Beld- 148 Greater Scaup awa ecers Geese and Swans: ing’s and Large-billed) _ 149 MesserScaup i ain 1s kine 180 Whistling Swan. 2100” 546 Grasshopper Sparrow. ____ 151 Common Goldeneye______ 181 Trumpeter Swan_________ 545 Baird’s Sparrow__________ 152 Barrow’s Goldeneye______ 172 Canada Goose___________ 540 Vesper Sparrowels 0 l2 nee 153 Butleheaden ss took clu eae 173 Brant ence otra eee 552 Lark) Sparrow. 2.) is 154 Oldsquaw ame nls meine 174 Black ran tea aie men Mine 579 Rufous-winged Sparrow___ 155 Harlequin’ Duck__!)_ (7177 | 175 Barnacle Goose__________ 580 Rufous-crowned Sparrow__ 1 A.O.U. No. 433 434 435 436 426 427 CoMMON NAME Grosbeaks, Finches, Sparrows, and Bunt- ings: Con. Botteri’s Sparrow____-_-__ Cassin’s Sparrow---_--__- Black-throated Sparrow___ Sage Sparrow (Bell’s)__-_- Slate-colored Junco_______ Oregon Junco (Shufeldt’s, Pink-sided, and _ other SUbSpecies) Sener Gray-headed Junco_______ Mexican Junco. 22252223" Chipping Sparrow____--_-_ Clay-colored Sparrow_____ Brewer’s Sparrow_-_------ Hreldesparkowse === = Worthen’s Sparrow_-___-___ Black-chinned Sparrow____ White-crowned Sparrow___ Golden-crowned Sparrow __ White-throated Sparrow__- HOXDPalrOWe= = bee Lincoln’s Sparrow-_-----_- Swamp Sparrow________-_- Song Sparrow_-_-----_-=- McCown’s Longspur__--_- Chestnut-collared Longspur_ Gulls: Glaucous:Gulle2 2222. licelandsGulle2s == Glaucous-winged Gull_____ Great Black-backed Gull__ Western=Gulle=-- == 22 = Herning Gil eee eee California Guiles) ==3-_ = Ring-billed Gull_____---__ Miewe Gul tees sas ee : aughine-=Gulls 2202. Pranklinis;Gulle2. 222 == = Bonaparte’s Gull________- Heermann’s Gull________- Ivonys Gulla See ae Black-legged Kittiwake (Atlantic and Pacific) ___ Sabine’siGulle 22 2 ee Herons: Great Blue Heron_-______- Greensileronsss == ==. ee Little Blue Heron_______- Common Egret_-____-_---- Snowy Egret_____-_-_---_- Louisiana Heron________- Black-crowned Night Heron_ Yellow-crowned Night American Bittern____---_- Hummingbirds: Lucifer Hummingbird____-_ Ruby-throated Humming- Costa’s Hummingbird__-___ Anna’s Hummingbird_____ Broad-tailed Humming- binds 2es2 22 cs > ss See Rufous Hummingbird____ Allen’s Hummingbird_____ Heloise’s Hummingbird___ Calliope Hummingbrid___ Rivoli’s Hummingbird___-_ Blue-throated Humming- bird *Refer page 4. 2 CoMMON NAME Hummingbirds—Con. Buff-bellied Hummingbird_ White-eared Hummingbird_ Broad-billed Hummingbird_ Larks: IHomedslark® 2222s eee Loons: Arctic Loon (Pacific) _ _—_-_ Red-throated Loon______- Meadowlarks, Orioles, and Blackbirds: IBXo} ofoN Thay ues IS ae Eastern Meadowlark (Southern and Rio Grande) eee ene *Vellow-headed Blackbird_ *Redwinged Blackbird____ *Tricolored Blackbird_____ Orchard Orioles_ =—-_- 7 2" Black-headed Oriole (Au- adubon/s) === ee Spotted-breasted Oriole___ Hooded Oriole (Sennett’s) - Scotts Orioles. - = ae Bullock’siOriolez-s204n2 28 Rusty ‘Blackbird’! =.= = *Brewer’s Blackbird______ *Brown-headed Cowbird (Eastern, Nevada, Cal- ifornia, and Dwarf) _____ *Bronzed Cowbird (Red- eyed) ass) sees ae ee Mockingbirds and Thrashers: Mocking birdies. sian Catbirdeeesesess2 2.2 Long-billed Thrasher (Sennett/s) 2222s eae Bendire’s Thrasher_-___-___ Curve-billed Thrasher_____ California Thrasher___--__-_ Le Conte’s: Thrasher=— .=- — Crissalethrashers== — =sa= Sage Thrasher 222-2222 = Nuthatches: White-breasted Nuthatch_ Red-breasted Nuthatch ___ Pigmy, Nuthateh= === 35225 Petrels and Shear- waters: Fulmar (Alantic and Pacific)_ Cory’s Shearwater________ Pink-footed Shearwater_ __ Pale-footed Shearwater____ Greater Shearwater_______ New Zealand Shearwater__ Sooty Shearwater________ Slender-billed Shearwater__ Manx Shearwater________ Phainopeplas: Phainopeplas_________-__ Pigeons and Doves: White-crowned Pigeon_-___ Band-tailed Pigeon_______ Red-billed Pigeon________ Zenaidar Doves =—-=2--- == CoMMON NAME Pigeons and Doves—Con. Mourning Dove Ground Dove Inca Dove Ruddy Quail-dove________ Rails and Gallinules: King Rail ees rr Clapper Rails 32a Virginia sai) ee Sora 22. se ee Yellow Rail seeeee Black) Raita see Purple Gallinule__________ Common Gallinule_______ AmericanyCooj==— === Shorebirds: American Oystercatcher___ Black Oystercatcher_-_____ Semipalmated Plover_____ Piping "Plover: 2522 Snow, lover. =a Wilsons) Plover === ==" === Mountain Plover.________ American Golden Plover (Atlantic and Pacific) -__ Black-bellied Plover______ Surfbird eae Ruddy Turnstone_____-_- Black Turnstone_——-=—-2= Common Snipe (Wilson’s) _ Long-billed Curlew___--- Whimbrel (Hudsonian curlew)____- Eskimo Curlew__-----==- Upland=Plover2===—==—-s— Spotted Sandpiper_____-__ Solitary Sandpiper____--_- Wandering Tattler__----_- Willet-: 22>) ee eee Greater Yellowlegs____--_- Lesser Yellowlegs_________ Knot. 22.2 eee Purple Sandpiper__-_------ Rock Sandpiper (Aleutian) _ Sharp-tailed Sandpiper_-_-_ Pectoral Sandpiper -_-__---- White-rumped Sandpiper-- Baird’s Sandpiper-------- Least Sandpiper___------- Curlew Sandpiper- ------- Dunlin (Red-backed Sandpiper) Short-billed Dowitcher___-_ Long-billed Dowitcher- - -- Stilt, Sandpiper=_=3=s.==== Semipalmated Sandpiper__ Western Sandpiper------- Buff-breasted Sandpiper___ Marbled Godwit-_-_------ Hudsonian Godwit- - ----- Sanderling= = =) = =e American Avocet__------- Black-necked Stilt__------ Red Phalaropes2==s2=2a=— Wilson’s Phalarope------- Northern Phalarope- - ---- Shrikes: Northern Shrike___------- Loggerhead Shrike___-_---- Skuas and Jaegers: Pomarine Jaeger_ —_------ Parasitic Jaeger. 2-35 —— == Long-tailed Jaeger___----- CoMMON NAME A.0O.U CoMMON NAME A.O.U. ComMMON NAME No. No. Swallows: Vireos: Warblers—Con. Violet-green Swallow______ 630 Black-capped Vireo_______ 681 Wellowthroate oss ieee Aeeus wal Owe ee ee 631 White-eyed Vireo_________ 682. 1 Grounicd=chiateamma selene Banke swallows eee 632 Jehuanionnrsy Wibeeo ase oe 683 Yellow-breasted Chat_____ Rough-winged Swallow____ || 633 BelltsmViine Ome aae ane an 690 Red-faced Warbler________ IBeyan Sivellony to on Loe 634 GravaVineos Saeak sie aan 684 Hooded Warbler.___._____ Citi? Sweillony, 4 ol B ge 628 Yellow-throated Vireo_____ 685 Wilson’s Warbler_________ Cave Swallow (Cuban || 629 Solitary Vireo (Blue-headed || 686 @anaday Warblers 2-22 = and Coahuila Cliff) _____ and other subspecies)___ || 687 American Redstart________ Rumples artim sie ina pe 624 Red-eye cduviiceomaau ama esa 688 Rainteduinedstanta se 2.55 Gray-breasted Martin_____ 626 Philadelphia Vireo________ Waxwings: Swifts: 627 Wiehdolbinver abaya oe 618 Bohemian Waxwing______- Wlnek Syst oe Wagtails and Pipits: 619 Cedar Wiaxwingesee. 24) Chimney Swift222= 2 222... 697 Water Pipit (American) ___ Willow warblers, Waaiscss Shure so 8 ye i 700 NpLracue smelly yawe a Kinglets, and White-throated Swift_____ Warblers: Gnatcatchers: Tanagers: 636 Black-and-white Warbler_ || 751 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Western Tanager_________ 637 Prothonotary Warbler__-_- (Western and San Lucas) Scarlet Tanager__________ 638 Swainson’s Warbler_______ || 752 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher iepatic lanagens== = = === 639 Worm-eating Warbler_____ (Plumbeous and _ other Summenwbanager 222-222" 642 Golden-winged Warbler___ SUOSPECIES))= eee me panes Terns: 641 Blue-winged Warbler_____- 748 Golden-crowned Kinglet__ Gull-billed Tern__________ 647 Tennessee Warbler________ 749 Ruby-crowned Kinglet___ Noes Weil 646 Orange-crowned Warbler- Woodpeckers: Common Rermensa ss ee 645 Nashville Warbler________ 412 Yellow-shafted Flicker JNIRGUELO TS Heie Oe Sparen seen 644 Virginia’s Warbler________ (Northern and Southern) Rioscatemlern =a neue ae 647. 1 Colima, Warblers s= sss." 413 Red-shafted Flicker_______ Lease Wenn 643 Ibwewy's \WWeyrolieye = 3. See 414 Gildedetiickers 2s. 5. = Sandwich Tern (Cabot’s) __ 648 Rarulanwearblerss sess. == 405 Pileated Woodpecker_____- @as pirate ree epee 649 Olive-backed Warbler |} 409 Red-bellied Woodpecker __ Blok Aonits ls) ele (Senmetitis) 2a ee ATO) Golden-fronted Wood- Thrushes: 651 Olives Wiarbl erase == Decker sete wetl on Meee HERG bo eS ae ae a Ed 652 WellowaWarblert==s2 see 411 Gila Woodpecker________- Warsicel Wowewisie ou 657 Magnolia Warbler_______- 406 Red-headed Woodpecker_-_ Wioodeibristne ieee 650 Cape May Warbler__-__-_-_- 407 Acorn Woodpecker (Cali- Eermuit hrushess 222 Ee 6b4 Black-throated Blue fornia and other sub- Swainson’s Thrush (Rus- Wayne oe ceo essesosss SPECIES) weep es ga set-backed and Olive- 655 MivntlesWarbleres =m ama 408 Lewis’ Woodpecker_______ IS TCC Cl) eae ea ee al 656 Audubon’s Warbler______- 402 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Gray-cheeked Thrush_--_-_ 665 Black-throated Gray (Red-naped and _ Red- WiSer yaa eRe aeN iL Ey a AL ad A Wrayoligrn 3-26.25 te Sees lonrersisnieo) coe 2 Eastern Bluebird_________ 668 Townsend’s Warbler_____- 404 Williamson’s Sapsucker__ Western Bluebird._____-__ || 667 Black-throated Green || 393 Hairy Woodpecker-__-_____ Mountain Bluebird_______ Wildly, 5) Create ee 394 Downy Woodpecker-_--_-___ Wile lai tie ere ins ince 666 Golden-cheeked Warbler__ || 396 Ladder-backed Wood- Townsend’s Solitaire______ 669 Fvermit) Warblersseess 22. pecker (Texas, Cactus, Titmice: 658 Cerulean Warbler________- and other subspecies) -__ Black-capped Chickadee__ || 662 Blackburnian Warbler____ || 397 Nuttall’s Woodpecker_____ Mexican Chickadee__-_____ 663 Yellow-th:oated Warbler_ || 398 Arizona Woodpecker_____~ Mountain Chickadee______ 664 Grace’s Warbler_._______- 399 White-headed Woodpecker Gray-headed Chickadee || 659 Chestnut-sided Warbler___ || 400 Black-backed Three-toed (CAlais|ea)) eto ac 660 Bay-breasted Warbler_____ Wioodpeckersssauss ss aue Boreal Chickadee (Hudson- || 661 Blackpoll Warbler____-_-_-_- 401 Northern Three-toed Wood- EAT) ero ay a LI 671 Rimes Vian] erase ueey se pecker® 25. 32 eyes sae Chestnut-baeckedChickadee || 670 Kirtland’s Warbler.-___.__ Wrens Tufted Titmouse________- 673 Prairie Warbler______--___- A Eiouse=Wrens= aus ae Black-crested Titmouse___ || 672 Ralimeianol erse sees eas Ale MW Brown-throated Wren___-_ aia InmnOuRe Le Se 674 Onveimlonirelss So bee ee 22, Winters Wiremess eee Bridled Titmouse________- 675 Northern Waterthrush || 719 Bewiack! SiiwWireme saa aie ane Wie iliac Sa el (Grahame Is) LAs a es 718 War olimaniwWirenn apes eee Common Bushtit (Coast, || 676 Louisiana Waterthrush__ || 713 Cactusw Wrens aaa California, and other sub- || 677 Kentucky Warbler________ W295 Long-billed Marsh Wren-_ SPECIES) emis MeN oes 678 Connecticut Warbler______ 724 Short-billed Marsh Wren__ Black-eared Bus htit || 679 Mourning Warbler________ Ce CanoneWirenees ieee ae Qijlowel’s) 2 Be se ee 680 MacGillivray’s Warbler_. || 715 IROo< WIN Sa oko cose bene y Ss. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE LIBRAR Y MAY 1 11962 CURRENT SERIAL RECORDS — *CONTROL OF DEPREDATING BIRDS— Authority: §§ 10.61 to 10.65 of Title 50, CFR, issued under sec. 3, 40 Stat. 755, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 704. Interpret or apply E.O. 10250, 16 F.R. 5385, 3 CFR, 1951 Supp. § 10.62 Depredating blackbirds, cowbirds and grackles. Any person without a permit, may kill yellow-headed, red-winged, bi-colored red-winged, tri- colored red-winged, and Brewer’s Blackbirds, cowbirds, and all grackles under the conditions and re- strictions prescribed in this section when found committing or about to commit serious depredations upon any agricultural crop or ornamental or shade trees. (a) No birds killed pursuant to this section nor the plumage of such birds shall be sold or offered for sale. (b) Every person availing himself of the privileges of this section shall permit at all reasonable times, and particularly during any operations thereunder, any Federal or State game or deputy game agent, warden, protector, or other game law enforcement officer free and unrestricted access to the premises on which such operations have been or are being conducted and shall furnish promptly to such officer whatever information regarding said operations the officer may require. (c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to permit the killing of any of the aforesaid birds in violation of any State law or regulation, and if a State permit to kill the birds is required, such permit must be procured before the privileges conferred by this section are exercised. (50 CFR 10.62). Some common birds which are not afforded protection by Federal law: Ibises Crows, ravens, jays Pelicans Starlings Cormorants English sparrows Anhingas Golden eagle, all hawks and owls Wildlife Leaflet 432, May 1961. (Supersedes WL 327, May 1950.) 4 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1961 O—596243 GPO 920950