Long: Kansas Birds 179. Bubo virginianus occidentalis Stone. Montana Horned Owl. Common resident in the west. Exact limits of range not worked out. 180. Nyctea nyctea (Linnaeus). Snowy Owl. Rare and irregular winter visitant. There are many mounted specimens of this large owl in the state. 181. Speotyto cunicularia hypugaea (Bonaparte). Western Burrowing Owl. Common summer resident in the western half of the state. The distribution of this owl is dependent to a great extent upon the prairie dog, and as that rodent becomes less common, the owl does also. 182. Strix varia varia Barton. Northern Barred Owl. Common resident, except in the extreme west and the southeast. 183. Strix varia alleni Ridgway. Florida Barred Owl. Common resident in southeastern Kansas. Based on a specimen taken nine miles south of Columbus, on June 21, 1915. 184. Asio wilsonianus (Lesson). Long-eared Owl. Occasional resident, common locally, throughout the state. 185. Asio flammeus flammeus (Pontoppidan). Short-eared Owl. Uncommon resident, breeding locally; common in winter. 186. Cryptoglaux acadica acadica (Gmelin). Saw-whet Owl. Rare winter visitant throughout the state. 187. Antrostomus carolinensis (Gmelin). Chuck-will's-widow. Fairly common summer resident in southeastern Kansas. 188. Antrostomus vociferus vociferus (Wilson). Eastern Whipoorwill. Common summer resident in eastern Kansas, in suitable localities. 189. Phalaenoptilus nuttalli nuttalli (Audubon). Nuttall's Poorwill. Occasional summer resident throughout the state. 190. Chordeiles minor minor (Forster). Eastern Nighthawk. Common summer resident in northeastern Kansas. 191. Chordeiles minor chapmani Coues. Florida Nighthawk. Common summer resident in southeastern Kansas, as far north and west as Greenwood county, at least. 192. Chordeiles minor howelli Oberholser. Howell's Nighthawk. Common summer resident in western Kansas, probably as far east as the Flint Hills. 193. Chordeiles minor sennetti Coues. Sennett's Nighthawk. Common migrant throughout the state. Taken in Douglas, Cherokee, Morton, Barber and Lane counties. 194. Chordeiles minor henryi Cassin. Western Nighthawk. Probably an occasional migrant. Three specimens in the collection of Dr. Louis Bishop were taken at Hamilton, Greenwood county. 195. Chordeiles minor hesperis Grinnell. Pacific Nighthawk. Probably a rare migrant throughout the state. Oberholser lists a single specimen taken at Hamilton, Greenwood county, on September 10, 1913. 196. Chaetura pelagica (Linnaeus). Chimney Swift. Common summer resident throughout the state. 197. Archilochus colubris (Linnaeus). Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Fairly common summer resident in eastern Kansas; occasional in the west. 198. Megaceryle alcyon alcyon (Linnaeus). Eastern Belted Kingfisher. Common summer resident throughout the state. 199. Colaptes auratus luteus Bangs. Northern Flicker. Common resident in the east; occasional in the west.