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NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. LAND BIRDS. VOL. III.
CONTENTS.
RAPTORES.1—The Birds of Prey.
Family STRIGIDÆ.—The Owls.
Genera and Subgenera.
Genus STRIX, Savigny.
Synopsis of the Races of S. flammea.
Strix flammea, var. pratincola, Bonap. AMERICAN BARN OWL.
Genus OTUS, Cuvier.
Species and Varieties.
Otus vulgaris, var. wilsonianus, Less. LONG-EARED OWL; LESSER-HORNED OWL.
Otus (Brachyotus) brachyotus, Steph. SHORT-EARED OWL; MARSH OWL.
Genus SYRNIUM, Savigny.
Subgenera.
Species and Varieties.
Syrnium (Scotiaptex) cinereum, Audubon. GREAT GRAY OWL.
Syrnium nebulosum, Gray. BARRED OWL; “HOOT OWL.”
Syrnium occidentale, Xantus. WESTERN BARRED OWL; SPOTTED OWL.
Genus NYCTALE, Brehm.
Species and Races.
Nyctale tengmalmi, var. richardsoni, Bonap. AMERICAN SPARROW OWL; RICHARDSON’S OWL.
Nyctale acadica, Bonap. SAW-WHET OWL; WHITE-FRONTED OWL; KIRTLAND’S OWL.
Genus SCOPS, Savigny.
Species and Races.
Scops asio, Bonap. LITTLE RED OWL; MOTTLED OWL; “SCREECH-OWL.”
Scops asio, var. floridana, Ridgway.
Scops asio, var. maccalli, Cass. WESTERN MOTTLED OWL.
Scops asio, var. kennicotti, Elliot. KENNICOTT’S OWL.
Scops flammeola, Licht. FEILNER’S OWL.
Genus BUBO, Dum.
Subgenera.
Subgenus BUBO, Dum.
Subgenus NYCTEA, Stephens.
Bubo virginianus, var. virginianus, Bonap. GREAT HORNED OWL.
Bubo virginianus, var. arcticus, Swains. WESTERN GREAT HORNED OWL.
Bubo virginianus, var. pacificus, Cass.
Nyctea scandiaca, var. arctica, Gray. AMERICAN SNOWY OWL.
Genus SURNIA, Duméril.
Species and Races.
Surnia ulula, var. hudsonia (Gmelin). AMERICAN HAWK OWL.
Genus GLAUCIDIUM, Boie.
Species and Races.
Glaucidium passerinum, var. californicum (Sclater). THE CALIFORNIA PIGMY OWL.
Glaucidium ferrugineum, Kaup. THE RED-TAILED OWL.
Genus MICRATHENE, Coues.
Species.
Micrathene whitneyi, Coues. WHITNEY’S OWL.
Genus SPEOTYTO, Gloger.
Species and Races.
Spheotyto cunicularia, var. hypogæa, Bonap. BURROWING OWL.
NOTE.
Family FALCONIDÆ.—The Falcons.
Genera.
Subfamily FALCONINÆ.
Genus FALCO, Auct.
Subgenera.
Subgenus HIEROFALCO, Cuvier.
Subgenus FALCO, Mœhring.
Subgenus ÆSALON, Kaup.
Subgenus RHYNCHOFALCO, Ridgway.
Subgenus TINNUNCULUS, Vieillot.
Genus POLYBORUS, Vieillot.
Species and Races.
Polyborus tharus, var. auduboni, Cassin. CARACARA EAGLE; “KING BUZZARD” OF FLORIDA.
Genus PANDION, Savigny.
Species and Races.
Pandion haliætus, var. carolinensis (Gmel.). FISH-HAWK; AMERICAN OSPREY.
Genus NAUCLERUS, Vigors.
Species.
Nauclerus forficatus, (Linn.) Ridgway. SWALLOW-TAILED HAWK; FORK-TAILED KITE.
Genus ELANUS, Savigny.
Species and Races.
Elanus leucurus (Vieillot). BLACK-SHOULDERED KITE; WHITE-TAILED KITE.
Genus ICTINIA, Vieillot.
Species.
Ictinia mississippiensis (Wilson). MISSISSIPPI KITE; BLUE KITE.
Genus ROSTRHAMUS, Lesson.
Species and Races.
Rostrhamus sociabilis, var. plumbeus, Ridgway. HOOK-BILL KITE; EVERGLADE KITE.
Genus CIRCUS, Lacepede.
Species and Races.
Circus cyaneus, var. hudsonius (Linn.). MARSH HAWK; AMERICAN HARRIER.
Genus NISUS, Cuvier.
Subgenera.
Subgenus NISUS, Cuvier.
Subgenus ASTUR, Lacepede.
Genus ASTURINA, Vieillot.
Species and Races.
Asturina nitida, var. plagiata (Schleg.). MEXICAN HAWK.
Genus ANTENOR, Ridgway.
Species and Races.
Parabuteo unicinctus, var. harrisi (Ridgway). HARRIS’S BUZZARD.
Genus ONYCHOTES, Ridgway.
Species.
Onychotes gruberi, Ridgway. GRUBER’S HAWK.
Genus BUTEO, Cuvier.
Species and Races.
Buteo pennsylvanicus (Wils.). BROAD-WINGED HAWK.
Buteo swainsoni, Bonap. Var. swainsoni, Bonap. SWAINSON’S HAWK; BAIRD’S HAWK.
Var. oxypterus, Cassin. SHARP-WINGED HAWK.
Buteo zonocercus, Sclater. BAND-TAIL HAWK.
Buteo lineatus, Gmelin. Var. lineatus, Gmelin. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK.
Var. elegans, Cassin. RED-BELLIED HAWK.
Buteo borealis (Gmel.). RED-TAILED HAWK.
Var. borealis, Gmelin. EASTERN RED-TAIL.
Var. krideri, Hoopes. WHITE-BELLIED RED-TAIL.
Var. lucasanus, Ridgway. ST. LUCAS RED-TAIL.
Var. calurus, Cassin. WESTERN RED-TAIL; BLACK RED-TAIL.
Buteo harlani (Audubon). HARLAN’S HAWK; “BLACK WARRIOR.”
Buteo cooperi, Cassin. COOPER’S RED-TAILED HAWK.
Genus ARCHIBUTEO, Brehm.
Species and Races.
Archibuteo ferrugineus (Licht). CALIFORNIA SQUIRREL HAWK.
Archibuteo lagopus, var. sancti-johannis (Penn.). ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK; BLACK HAWK.
Genus AQUILA, Auctorum.
Species and Races.
Aquila chrysaëtus, var. canadensis (Linn.). GOLDEN EAGLE; RING-TAILED EAGLE.
Genus HALIAËTUS, Savigny.
Species and Races.
Haliaetus albicilla (Linn.). GRAY SEA-EAGLE.
Haliaëtus leucocephalus (Linn.). BALD EAGLE; AMERICAN EAGLE.
Family CATHARTIDÆ.—The American Vultures.
Genera and Subgenera.
Genus PSEUDOGRYPHUS, Ridgway.
Pseudogryphus californianus (Shaw). CALIFORNIA CONDOR, OR VULTURE.
Genus RHINOGRYPHUS, Ridgway.
Species.
Rhinogryphus aura (Linn.). TURKEY-BUZZARD; RED-HEADED VULTURE.
Genus CATHARISTA, Vieillot.
Catharista atrata (Bartram). CARRION CROW; BLACK VULTURE.
NOTE.
Family COLUMBIDÆ.—The Pigeons.
Subfamily COLUMBINÆ.
Genus COLUMBA, Linnæus.
Species and Varieties.
Columba fasciata, Say. BAND-TAILED PIGEON.
Columba leucocephala, Linn. WHITE-HEADED PIGEON.
Columba flavirostris, Wagler. RED-BILLED DOVE.
Genus ECTOPISTES, Swainson.
Ectopistes migratoria, Swainson. WILD PIGEON; PASSENGER-PIGEON.
Subfamily ZENAIDINÆ.
Genus MELOPELIA, Bonap.
Melopelia leucoptera, (Linn.) Bonap. WHITE-WINGED DOVE.
Genus ZENAIDA, Bonap.
Zenaida amabilis, Bonap. ZENAIDA DOVE.
Genus ZENAIDURA, Bonap.
Zenaidura carolinensis, Bonap. CAROLINA OR COMMON DOVE.
Genus SCARDAFELLA, Bonap.
Species and Varieties.
Scardafella inca, Bonap. SCALY DOVE.
Genus CHAMÆPELIA, Swainson.
Chamæpelia passerina, Swainson. GROUND DOVE.
Genus OREOPELEIA, Reichenbach.
Oreopeleia martinica, Reich. KEY WEST PIGEON.
Genus STARNŒNAS, Bonaparte.
Starnœnas cyanocephala, Bon. BLUE-HEADED PIGEON.
Family CRACIDÆ.—The Curassows.
Subfamily PENELOPINÆ.
Genus ORTALIDA, Merrem.
Ortalida vetula, var. maccalli, Baird. THE TEXAS CHACALACCA.
Family MELEAGRIDÆ.—The Turkeys.
Genus MELEAGRIS, Linnæus.
Species and Varieties.
Meleagris gallopavo, var. gallopavo, Linn. WILD TURKEY.
Meleagris gallopavo, var. mexicana, Gould. MEXICAN TURKEY.
Family TETRAONIDÆ.—The Grouse.
Genera.
Genus CANACE, Reichenbach.
Subgenera.
Subgenus CANACE, Reichenbach.
Subgenus DENDRAGAPUS, Elliot.
Genus CENTROCERCUS, Swainson.
Centrocercus urophasianus, (Bon.) Sw. SAGE-COCK; COCK OF THE PLAINS.
Genus PEDIŒCETES, Baird.
Species and Varieties.
Pediœcetes phasianellus, var. phasianellus, Elliot. SHARP-TAILED GROUSE.
Pediœcetes phasianellus, var. columbianus, Baird. COLUMBIA SHARP-TAIL.
Genus CUPIDONIA, Reichenbach.
Species and Varieties.
Cupidonia cupido, var. cupido, Baird. PRAIRIE HEN; PRAIRIE CHICKEN; PINNATED GROUSE.
Cupidonia cupido, var. pallidicinctus, Ridgway. THE TEXAS PRAIRIE HEN.
Genus BONASA, Stephens.
Species and Varieties.
Bonasa umbellus, var. umbellus, Stephens. RUFFED GROUSE; PARTRIDGE; PHEASANT.
Bonasa umbellus, var. umbelloides, Douglas. THE MOUNTAIN PARTRIDGE.
Bonasa umbellus, var. sabini, Douglas. THE OREGON GROUSE.
Genus LAGOPUS, Vieillot.
Species and Varieties.
Lagopus albus, Aud. WILLOW GROUSE; WHITE PTARMIGAN.
Lagopus mutus, var. rupestris, Leach. ROCK PTARMIGAN.
Lagopus leucurus, Swainson & Richardson. WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN.
Family PERDICIDÆ.—The Partridges.
Subfamily ORTYGINÆ.
Synopsis of Genera found in the United States.
a. Head without crest.
b. Head with a crest of a few long narrow, keel-shaped feathers.
c. Crest soft, full, and tufted; composed of short, broad, depressed feathers.
Genus ORTYX, Stephens.
Species and Varieties.
Ortyx virginianus, var. virginianus, Bonap. QUAIL; PARTRIDGE; BOB-WHITE.
Ortyx virginianus, var. texanus, Lawrence.
Genus OREORTYX, Baird.
Oreortyx pictus, Baird. PLUMED PARTRIDGE; MOUNTAIN QUAIL.
Genus LOPHORTYX, Bonaparte.
Lophortyx californicus, Bonap. CALIFORNIA QUAIL.
Lophortyx gambeli, Gambel. GAMBEL’S QUAIL.
Genus CALLIPEPLA, Wagler.
Callipepla squamata, Gray. SCALED OR BLUE PARTRIDGE.
Genus CYRTONYX, Gould.
Species.
Cyrtonyx massena, Gould. MASSENA PARTRIDGE.
APPENDIX.
I. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.
II. EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN DESCRIBING THE EXTERNAL FORM OF BIRDS.
REFERENCES TO THE FIGURE.
B. Head.
C. Neck.
D. Trunk or Body.
E. Tail.
F. Wings.
G. Legs.
A. Body in General (Corpus).
B. The Head (Caput).
C. The Neck (Collum).
D. The Trunk (Truncus).
E. The Tail (Cauda).
F. The Wings (Alæ).
G. The Legs (Pedes).
H. The Outer Covering (Indumentum).
GLOSSARY.
GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS USED IN DESCRIPTIVE ORNITHOLOGY.
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INDEXES.
INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES.
INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES.
INDEX TO PLATES OF LAND BIRDS.
Footnotes
Transcriber’s Notes
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