Color Key to North American Birds with bibliographical appendix
Part 27
327 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 130 328 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 130 329 Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis 130 330 Everglade Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis 130 331 Marsh Hawk Circus hudsonius 130 332 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter velox 131 333 Cooper's Hawk " cooperi 131 334 Goshawk " atricapillus atricapillus 131 334_a_ Western Goshawk " " striatulus 131 335 Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi 132 337 Red-tailed Hawk Buteo borealis borealis 132 337_a_ Krider's Hawk " " krideri 132 337_b_ Western Red-tail " " calurus 132 337_d_ Harlan's Hawk " " harlani 132 337_e_ Alaska Red-tail " " alascensis 296 339 Red-shouldered Hawk " lineatus lineatus 133 339_a_ Florida Red-shouldered Hawk " " alleni 133 339_b_ Red-bellied Hawk " " elegans 133 340 Zone-tailed Hawk " abbreviatus 134 341 Sennett's White-tailed Hawk " albicaudatus sennetti 135 342 Swainson's Hawk " swainsoni 133 343 Broad-winged Hawk " platypterus 133 344 Short-tailed Hawk " brachyurus 135 345 Mexican Black Hawk Urubitinga anthracina 134 346 Mexican Goshawk Asturina plagiata 131 347_a_ Rough-legged Hawk Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis 135 348 Ferruginous Rough-leg " ferrugineus 135 349 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaëtos 136 [351] Gray Sea Eagle Haliæetus albicilla A.V. 352 Bald Eagle " leucocephalus leucocephalus 136 352_a_ Northern Bald Eagle " " alascanus 136
Family FALCONDIDÃ. Falcons, Caracaras, etc.
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353 White Gyrfalcon Falco islandus 136 354 Gray Gyrfalcon " rusticolus rusticolus 136 354_a_ Gyrfalcon " " gyrfalco 136 354_b_ Black Gyrfalcon " " obsoletus 137 355 Prairie Falcon " mexicanus 135 [356] Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus peregrinus A.V. 356_a_ Duck Hawk " " anatum 137 356_b_ Peale's Falcon " " pealei 137 357 Pigeon Hawk Falco columbarius columbarius 137 357_a_ Black Pigeon Hawk " " suckleyi 137 358 Richardson's Pigeon Hawk " " richardsoni 137 [358.1] Merlin " æsalon A.V. 359 Aplomado Falcon " fusco-cærulescens 137 [359.1] Kestrel " tinnunculus A.V. 360 Sparrow Hawk " sparverius sparverius 137 360_a_ Desert Sparrow Hawk " " phalæna 138 360_b_ San Lucas Sparrow Hawk " " peninsularis 138 360_c_ Little Sparrow Hawk " " paulus 296 [361] Cuban Sparrow Hawk " sparveroides A.V. 362 Audubon's Caracara Polyborus cheriway 134 363 Guadalupe Caracara " lutosus 134
Family PANDIONIDÃ. Ospreys.
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364 Osprey Pandion haliaëtus carolinensis 129
Family ALUCONDIDÃ. Barn Owls.
A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page
365 Barn Owl Aluco pratincola 138
Family STRIGIDÃ. Horned Owls, etc.
A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page
366 Long-eared Owl Asio wilsonianus 138 367 Short-eared Owl " flammeus 138 368 Barred Owl Strix varia varia 139 368_a_ Florida Barred Owl " " alleni 139 368_b_ Texas Barred Owl " " albogilva 139 369 Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis occidentalis 139 369_a_ Northern Spotted Owl " " caurina 139 370 Great Gray Owl Scotiaptex nebulosa nebulosa 139 [370_a_] Lapp Owl " " lapponica A.V. 371 Richardson's Owl Cryptoglaux funerea richardsoni 139 372 Saw-whet Owl " " acadica acadica 140 372_a_ Northwestern Saw-whet Owl " " scotæa 140 373 Screech Owl Otus asio asio 141 373_a_ Florida Screech Owl " " floridanus 141 373_b_ Texas Screech Owl " " mccalli 141 373_c_ California Screech Owl " " bendirei 141 373_d_ Kennicott's Screech Owl " " kennicotti 141 373_e_ Rocky Mountain Screech Owl " " maxwelliæ 141 373_f_ Mexican Screech Owl " " cineraceus 142 373_g_ Aiken's Screech Owl " " aikeni 142 373_h_ MacFarlane's Screech Owl " " macfarlanei 142 373_i_ Sahuaro Screech Owl " " gilmani 297 373.1 Spotted Screech Owl " " trichopsis 142 373.2 Xantus's Screech Owl " xantusi 142 374 Flammulated Screech Owl " flammeolus flammeolus 142 374_a_ Dwarf Screech Owl " " idahoensis 142 375 Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus virginianus 143 375_a_ Western Horned Owl " " pallescens 143 375_b_ Arctic Horned Owl " " subarcticus 143 375_c_ Dusky Horned Owl " " saturatus 143 375_d_ Pacific Horned Owl " " pacificus 143 375_e_ Dwarf Horned Owl " " elachistus 143 375_f_ Labrador Horned Owl " " heterocnemis 297 375_g_ Saint Michael Horned Owl " " algistus 297 376 Snowy Owl Nyctea nyctea 143 [377] European Hawk Owl Surnia ulula ulula A.V. 377_a_ Hawk Owl " " caparoch 143 378 Burrowing Owl Speotyto cunicularia hypogæa 138 378_a_ Florida Burrowing Owl " " floridana 138 379 Rocky Mountain Pygmy Owl Glaucidium gnoma pinicola 140 379_a_ California Pygmy Owl " " californicum 140 379.1 Hoskins's Pygmy Owl " hoskinsi 140 380 Ferruginous Pygmy Owl " phalænoides 140 381 Elf Owl Micropallas whitneyi 140
Order PSITTACI. Parrots, Macaws, Paroquets, etc.
Family PSITTACIDÃ. Parrots and Paroquets.
A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page
382 Carolina Paroquet Conuropsis carolinensis 145 382.1 Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha 145
Order COCCYGES. Cuckoos, etc.
Family CUCULIDÃ. Cuckoos, Anis, etc.
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[383] Ani Crotophaga ani 146 384 Groove-billed Ani " sulcirostris 146 385 Road-runner Geococcyx californianus 146 386 Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor minor 146 [386_a_] Maynard's Cuckoo " " maynardi 146 387 Yellow-billed Cuckoo " americanus americanus 146 387_a_ California Cuckoo " " occidentalis 146 388 Black-billed Cuckoo " erythrophthalmus 146 [388.1] Kamchatka Cuckoo Cuculus canorus telephonus A.V.
Family TROGONIDÃ. Trogons.
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389 Coppery-tailed Trogon Trogon ambiguus 147
Family ALCEDINIDÃ. Kingfishers.
A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page
390 Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon alcyon 147 390_a_ Northwestern Belted Kingfisher. " " caurina 297 [390.1] Ringed Kingfisher " torquata A.V. 391 Texas Kingfisher " americana septentrionalis 147
Order PICI. Woodpeckers, Wrynecks, etc.
Family PICIDÃ. Woodpeckers.
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392 Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis 149 393 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus villosus 150 393_a_ Northern Hairy Woodpecker " " leucomelas 150 393_b_ Southern Hairy Woodpecker " " auduboni 150 393_c_ Harris's Woodpecker " " harrisi 150 393_d_ Cabanis's Woodpecker " " hyloscopus 150 393_e_ Rocky Mt. Hairy Woodpecker " " monticola 150 393_f_ Queen Charlotte Woodpecker " " picoideus 150 393_g_ Newfoundland Woodpecker " " terrænovæ 297 393_h_ White-breasted Woodpecker Dryobates villosus leucothorectis 297 394 Southern Downy Woodpecker " pubescens pubescens 150 394_a_ Gairdner's Woodpecker " " gairdneri 150 394_b_ Batchelder's Woodpecker " " homorus 150 394_c_ Downy Woodpecker " " medianus 150 394_d_ Nelson's Downy Woodpecker " " nelsoni 150 394_e_ Willow Woodpecker " " turati 151 395 Red-cockaded Woodpecker " borealis 151 396 Cactus Woodpecker " scalaris cactophilus 151 396_a_ San Lucas Woodpecker " " lucasanus 151 396_b_ San Fernando Woodpecker " " eremicus 297 397 Nuttall's Woodpecker " nuttalli 151 398 Arizona Woodpecker " arizonæ 141 399 White-headed Woodpecker Xenopicus albolarvatus 151 400 Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus 149 401 Amer. Three-toed Woodpecker " americanus americanus 149 401_a_ Alaska Three-toed Woodpecker " " fasciatus 149 401_b_ Alpine Three-toed Woodpecker " " dorsalis 149 402 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius varius 152 402_a_ Red-naped Sapsucker " " nuchalis 152 403 Red-breasted Sapsucker " ruber ruber 152 403_a_ Northern Red-breasted Sapsucker " " notkensis 152 404 Williamson's Sapsucker " thyroideus 152 405 Pileated Woodpecker CeophlÅus pileatus pileatus 149 405_a_ Northern Pileated Woodpecker " " abieticola 149 406 Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus 153 407 Ant-eating Woodpecker " formicivorus formicivorus 153 407_a_ Californian Woodpecker " " bairdi 153 407_b_ Narrow-fronted Woodpecker " " angustifrons 153 408 Lewis's Woodpecker Asyndesmus lewisi 152 409 Red-bellied Woodpecker Centurus carolinus 153 410 Golden-fronted Woodpecker " aurifrons 153 411 Gila Woodpecker " uropygialis 153 412 Southern Flicker Colaptes auratus auratus 154 412_a_ Northern Flicker " " luteus 154 413 Red-shafted Flicker " cafer collaris 154 413_a_ Northwestern Flicker " " saturatior 154 414 Gilded Flicker " chrysoides chrysoides 154 414_a_ San Fernando Flicker " " brunnescens 154 414_b_ Mearns's Gilded Flicker " " mearnsi 298 415 Guadalupe Flicker " rufipileus 154
Order MACROCHIRES. Goatsuckers, Swifts, etc.
Family CAPRIMULGIDÃ. Goatsuckers, etc.
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416 Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis 156 417 Whip-poor-will " vociferus vociferus 156 417_a_ Stephen's Whip-poor-will " " macromystax 156 418 Poor-will Phalænoptilus nuttalli nuttalli 156 418_a_ Frosted Poor-will " " nitidus 156 418_b_ Dusky Poor-will " " californicus 156 419 Merrill's Parauque Nyctidromus albicollis merrilli 157 420 Nighthawk Chordeiles virginianus virginianus 157 420_a_ Western Nighthawk " " henryi 157 420_b_ Florida Nighthawk " " chapmani 157 420_c_ Sennett's Nighthawk " " sennetti 157 421 Texas Nighthawk " acutipennis texensis 157
Family MICROPODIDÃ. Swifts.
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422 Black Swift Cypseloides niger borealis 158 423 Chimney Swift Chætura pelagica 158 424 Vaux's Swift " vauxi 158 425 White-throated Swift Aëronautes melanoleucus 158
Family TROCHILIDÃ. Hummingbirds.
A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page
426 Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens 159 427 Blue-throated Hummingbird Cyanolæmus clemenciæ 160 428 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 160 429 Black-chinned Hummingbird " alexandri 159 430 Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costæ 159 431 Anna's Hummingbird " anna 161 432 Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus 161 433 Rufous Hummingbird " rufus 161 434 Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus alleni 161 435 Morcom's Hummingbird Atthis morcomi 161 436 Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope 161 437 Lucifer Hummingbird Calothorax lucifer 159 438 Rieffer's Hummingbird Amizilis tzacatl 169 439 Buff-bellied Hummingbird " cerviniventris chalconota 160 439. 1 Salvin's Hummingbird Uranomitra salvini 298 440 Xantus's Hummingbird Basilinna xantusi 159 440. 1 White-eared Hummingbird " leucotis 160 441 Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris 160
Order PASSERES. Perching Birds
Family COTINGIDÃ. Cotingas.
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[441.1] Xantus's Becard Platypsaris aglaiæ albiventris A.V.
Family TYRANNIDÃ. Tyrant Flycatchers.
A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page
[442] Fork-tailed Flycatcher Muscivora tyrannus A.V. 443 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher " forficata 177 444 Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 247 445 Gray Kingbird " dominicensis 247 446 Couch's Kingbird " melancholicus couchi 202 447 Arkansas Kingbird " verticalis 202 448 Cassin's Kingbird " vociferans 202 449 Derby Flycatcher Pitangus sulphuratus derbianus 202 451 Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris 203 452 Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus 203 453 Arizona Crested Flycatcher " magister magister 203 453_a_ Mexican Crested Flycatcher " " nelsoni 203 454 Ash-throated Flycatcher " cinerascens cinerascens 203 454_b_ Lower California Flycatcher " " pertinax 203 455_a_ Olivaceous Flycatcher " lawrencei olivascens 203 456 PhÅbe Sayornis phÅbe 208 457 Say's PhÅbe " sayus 205 458 Black PhÅbe " nigricans 251 459 Olive-sided Flycatcher Nuttallornis borealis 208 460 Coues's Flycatcher Myiochanes pertinax pallidiventris 208 461 Wood Pewee " virens 208 462 Western Wood Pewee " richardsoni richardsoni 208 462_a_ Large-billed Wood Pewee " richardsoni peninsulæ 208 463 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris 211 464 Western Flycatcher " difficilis difficilis 210 464.1 San Lucas Flycatcher " " cineritius 210 465 Acadian Flycatcher " virescens 210 466 Traill's Flycatcher " trailli trailli 209 466_a_ Alder Flycatcher " " alnorum 209 467 Least Flycatcher " minimus 209 468 Hammond's Flycatcher " hammondi 209 469 Wright's Flycatcher " wrighti 209 469.1 Gray Flycatcher " griseus 209 470_a_ Buff-breasted Flycatcher " fulvifrons pygmæus 215 471 Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus 177 472 Beardless Flycatcher Camptostoma imberbe 211
Family ALAUDIDÃ. Larks.
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[473] Skylark Alauda arvensis A.V. 474 Horned Lark Octocoris alpestris alpestris 200 474_a_ Pallid Horned Lark " " articola 200 474_b_ Prairie Horned Lark " " praticola 200 474_c_ Desert Horned Lark " " leucolæma 201 474_d_ Texas Horned Lark " " giraudi 200 474_e_ California Horned Lark " " actia 201 474_f_ Ruddy Horned Lark " " rubea 201 474_g_ Streaked Horned Lark " " strigata 201 474_h_ Scorched Horned Lark " " adusta 201 474_i_ Dusky Horned Lark " " merrilli 201 474_j_ Sonora Horned Lark " " pallida 201 474_k_ Hoyt's Horned Lark " " hoyti 200 474_l_ Montezuma Horned Lark " " occidentalis 201 474_m_ Island Horned Lark " " insularis 201
Family CORVIDÃ. Crows, Jays, Magpies, etc.
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475 Magpie Pica pica hudsonia 253 476 Yellow-billed Magpie " nuttalli 253 477 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata cristata 181 477_a_ Florida Blue Jay " " florincola 182 478 Steller's Jay " stelleri stelleri 185 478_a_ Blue-fronted Jay " " frontalis 182 478_b_ Long-crested Jay " " diademata 185 478_c_ Black-headed Jay " " annectens 185 478_d_ Queen Charlotte Jay " " carlottæ 185 478_e_ Coast Jay " " carbonacea 298 479 Florida Jay Aphelocoma cyanea 184 480 Woodhouse's Jay " woodhousei 184 480.1 Blue-eared Jay " cyanotis 184 480.2 Texas Jay " texana 184 481 California Jay " californica californica 184 481_a_ Xantus's Jay " " hypoleuca 184 481_b_ Belding's Jay " " obscura 184 481.1 Santa Cruz Jay " insularis 184 482 Arizona Jay " sieberi arizonæ 183 482_a_ Couch's Jay " " couchi 183 483 Green Jay Xanthoura luxuosa glaucescens 185 484 Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis canadensis 252 484_a_ Rocky Mountain Jay " " capitalis 252 484_b_ Alaska Jay " " fumifrons 252 484_c_ Labrador Jay " " nigricapillus 252 485 Oregon Jay " " obscurus obscurus 252 485_a_ Gray Jay " " griseus 252 486 American Raven Corvus corax sinuatus 255 486_a_ Northern Raven " " principalis 255 487 White-necked Raven " cryptoleucus 255 488 American Crow " brachyrhynchos brachyrhynchos 255 488_a_ Florida Crow " brachyrhnchos pascuus 255 488_b_ Western Crow " " hesperis 304 489 Northwestern Crow " caurinus 255 490 Fish Crow " ossifragus 255 [490.1] Rook " frugilegus A.V. [490.2] Hooded Crow " cornix A.V. 491 Clarke's Crow Nucifraga columbiana 252 492 Piñon Jay Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus 183
Family STURNIDÃ. Starlings.
A.O.U. No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Page
[493] Starling Sturnus vulgaris 253