SUM3IER MEETING AT CHILLICOTHE. 53 



BIRDS. 



St. Louis, Mo., May 31, 1892. 

 Mr. L. A. Goodman : 



Deak Sik— Your letter was received Monday. Enclosed find complete list of 

 names of the birds. There are thirty-nine in all. 

 Hoping all is satisfactory, I remain, 



Kespectfully, 



Mrs. Grace Specking. 



The above letter was received from Mrs. Specking with a case of 

 birds put up in fine shape for the use of the Society. This arrange- 

 ment was made with Prof. Specking a year or more ago, and his wife 

 has filled his contract as far as possible. Soon after this meeting of 

 the Society came the sad news of the death of Mrs. Specking, who 

 really put up all the birds herself. 



Following is the list of birds : 



No. ]. Melanerpes aryphro cephalus( Lin.), Red-headed Woodpecker ; male. 



No. 2. Dendroica asstira (Gmel), Summer Yellow-bird ; male. 



No. 3. Passerina Cyanea (Lin.), Indigo Bunting; male. 



No. 4. Teterus Spurius ( Lin.), Orchard Oriole ; male. 



No. 5. Teterus Spurius (Lin.), Orchard Oriole ; female. 



No. 6. Sciurus Aurocapillus (Lin.), Oren-bird. 



No. 7. Sciurus Motacilla (Vieiie), Louisiana Water-thrush ; male. 



No. 8. Merula Migratoria (Lin.), Am. Robin; male. 



No. 9. Teteria Virens (Lin.), rellow-breasted Chat. male. 



No. 10. Piranga Rubra (Lin.), Summer Tanayer; male. 



No. 11. Pipila erythrophthalmus (Lin.), Towhee; male and female. 



No. 12. Piranga erythromelas (Vieiie), Scarlet Tanager ; male. 



No. 13. Cardinalis cardinalis (Lin.), Red-bird : male and female. 



No. 14. Ampelis cedrorum (Vieiie), Cedar bird. 



No. 15. Myiarchus crinitus (Lin.), Crested or Wax-wing ;*'fiy-catcher. 



No. 10. Agelaius Phoeniceus (Lin.), Red-wing black-bird ; male. 



No. 17. Colaptes auratus (Lin.), Flicker; male. 



No. 18. Cyanocilta Cristata (Lin.), Blue Jay. 



No. 19. Quiscalus quiscula (Lin.), Purple Crackle ; Black-bird. 



No. 20. Coecyrus americanus (Lin,), Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



No. 21. Fitta carolinensis (Lath.), White-breasted Nut-hatch. 



No. 22. Sialia Sialis (Lin.), Blue-bird; female. 



No. 23. Harpar Nynchus, rufus (Lin.), Brown Thrush ; male. 



No. 24. Sphyrapicus Varius (Lin.), Yellow-bellied Sap. 



No. 25. Trenco hyemalis (Lin.), Iron bird sucker. 



No. 2G. Ceeple alcyon (Lin.), Belted Kingfisher. 



No. 27. Dryobates Villosus (Lin.), Hairy Woodpecker. 



No. 28. Melanerpes Carolinns (Lin.), Red-bellied Woodpecker. 



No. 29. Chalture felagica (Lin.), Chimney Swift. 



No. 30. Tyrannus Tyrannus (Lin.), King-bird. 



No. 31. Octocoris Alpestris (Lin.), Horned Lark. 



No. 32. Caphloeus piteatus (Lin.), Pileated Woodpecker. 



