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16. Sphyrapicus varius varius (Linne). 

 Yellow-bellied Sapsueker. 



Seven adults of both sexes, Deer Lake and Nicholsville, July 1st 

 to 10th. 



Sapsuckers were observed on many different occasions. Two 

 broods of recently hatched young were found on July 5th and 6th 

 respectively. Two breeding birds taken July 5th held a number of 

 large red ants in their bills. Other parent birds observed returning 

 to their young also had their bills stuffed with insects, probably ants. 



17. COLAPTES AURATUS LUTEUS Bangs. 

 Northern Flicker. 



A pair of adults and an immature female from Nicholsville, July 16th 

 and 20th. 



Several others were observed along the Upper Humber, but none 

 in the other regions visited. 



18. NUTTALLORNIS BOREALIS (SwaiuSOu). 



Olive-sided Flycatcher. 



Two adult males and one adult female from Nicholsville, July 29th 

 to August 6th. 



Other birds of this species were observed at Port au Port and Spruce 

 Brook during the last week of August and the first week of September. 

 A mated pair was observed at Nicholsville, July 29th, but the nest 

 could not be found. 



19. Empidonax flaviventris (W. M. and S. F. Baird). 



Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. 



Eight adults of both sexes from Deer Lake, Nicholsville, and Ro- 

 main's Brook, June 30th to August 27th. 



This Flycatcher is very common in all wooded regions, especially 



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