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83. Chordeiles porETUE henryi. Western Nighthawk. 

 Extremely abundant. 



84. Picus viLLOSUS. Hairy Woodpecker. Common. 



85. Picus pubescens. Downy Woodpecker. Very 

 abundant. 



86. SphyrapicUvS varius. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. 

 The most abundant of all the woodpeckers. Found every 

 where in the w^oods. 



87. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Wood- 

 pecker. Common. 



88. CoLAPTES auratus. Yellow-shaftcd Flicker. Not 

 very common. 



89. Ceryle alcyon^ Belted Kingfisher. Common on 

 all the streams and lakes. 



90. Bubo virgin^ian^us. Great Horned Owl. Heard 

 several hooting in the woods. 



91. yEsALON^ coLUMBARius. Pigeon Hawk. Common. 



92. TiNNUN^cuLUS sPARVERius. Sparrow Hawk. Com- 

 mon. Breeding. 



93. Paxdiox haliaetus carolixen^sis. Fish Hawk. 

 Common. 



94. Elanoides forficatus. Swallow-tailed Kite. Com- 

 mon. A female which I dissected on May 25 contained an 

 egg the size of a Robin's and several others of a smaller 

 size, and as the male was with her at the time she was shot, 

 they would projjably have bred in the vicinity. 



95. IcTiNiA suBCyERULEA. Mississippi Kite. Saw a 

 single specimen flying across a lake. My brother Mr. C. 

 G. Bracket t has occasionally seen them there in previous 

 years. 



96. AcciPiTER COOPER!. Coopcrs Hawk. Common. 

 Found several nests, one of which contained five fresh eggs 

 on May 21. 



97. AcciPTER Fuscu^^. Sharp-shiuued Hawk. 



