Part 13

* Conuropsis carolinensis. Carolina Paroquet. Extinct. Formerly common resident in wooded areas of east; west along stream bottoms. Goss reported nesting of small flock near Neosho Falls, Woodson County, in spring, 1858. No specimen from Kansas preserved.

Subspecies in Kansas: C. c. ludovicianus (Gmelin), on geographical grounds.

* Coccyzus americanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Common transient and summer resident throughout state.

Subspecies in Kansas: C. a. americanus (Linnaeus).

* Coccyzus erythropthalmus (Wilson). Black-billed Cuckoo. Uncommon transient and summer resident. Nesting records: female (KU 15480) and nest containing two Black-billed Cuckoo eggs and one Yellow-billed Cuckoo egg, 7-1/2 miles southwest of Lawrence, Douglas County, June 5, 1926, Charles D. Bunker; nests found in Cloud County in June, 1932 (1), 1933 (1), 1934 (1), 1935 (1), 1938 (2), J. M. Porter.

No subspecies recognized.

* Geococcyx californianus (Lesson). Road-runner. Resident in south-central and southwestern Kansas; abundance and distribution subject to wide fluctuation, current status unknown. Four nests found, April to July, 1934, 4-1/2 miles east of Arkansas City, Cowley County, Walter Colvin.

No subspecies recognized.

Crotophaga sulcirostris. Groove-billed Ani. Accidental. Three records: specimen (KU 31948), McCune, Crawford County, between 1885 and 1910, Alexander J. C. Roese; specimen, Lyon County, November 1, 1904; male (KU 31951), 6-3/4 miles northeast of Blue Rapids, Marshall County, October 28, 1952, Elizabeth G. McCleod.

Subspecies in Kansas: C. s. sulcirostris Swainson.

* Tyto alba. Barn owl. Uncommon resident throughout state.

Subspecies in Kansas: T. a. pratincola (Bonaparte).

* Otus asio. Screech Owl. Common resident throughout state.

Subspecies in Kansas: Following reported: O. a. naevius (Gmelin) in northeast, O. a. hasbroucki Ridgway in south-central, O. a. aikeni (Brewster) and O. a. swenki Oberholser in west. The status of these subspecies is poorly known; additional breeding specimens and revisionary study are needed.

* Bubo virginianus. Horned Owl. Common resident throughout state.

Subspecies in Kansas: B. v. virginianus (Gmelin) in east, B. v. occidentalis Stone in west.

Nyctea scandiaca (Linnaeus). Snowy Owl. Rare and irregular winter visitant throughout state.

No subspecies recognized.

* Speotyto cunicularia. Burrowing Owl. Common summer resident in west; irregular transient in east. Numbers seem to be decreasing.

Subspecies in Kansas: S. c. hypugea (Bonaparte).

* Strix varia. Barred Owl. Resident in east, locally fairly common. Status in west not known.

Subspecies in Kansas: S. v. georgica Latham in southeast; S. v. varia Barton elsewhere in state.

* Asio otus. Long-eared Owl. Uncommon summer resident, locally common transient and winter resident throughout state. Nesting records from Ottawa, Douglas, Doniphan, and Meade counties. Status in summer poorly known.

Subspecies in Kansas: A. o. wilsonianus (Lesson).

* Asio flammeus. Short-eared Owl. Resident, probably throughout state, in suitable habitat. More common in winter. Nesting records from Woodson, Republic, and Marshall counties.

Subspecies in Kansas: A. f. flammeus (Pontoppidan).

* Aegolius acadicus. Saw-whet Owl. Rare winter resident throughout state. One nesting record: a pair found in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, in winter, 1950, remained at least to September, 1951, and were seen with young birds in summer, 1951, John Bishop.

Subspecies in Kansas: A. a. acadicus (Gmelin).