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r)iedianus, which appears to be the resident breeding form throughout 

 the State. A single male from South Carrollton taken on October 18 

 with the wing 90.5 mm. comes within the maximum size limit of the 

 southern fuhescens but is considered only as a tendency toward an in- 

 termediate condition and is therefore placed with inedimius. A 

 female taken at the same time has the wing 91.5 mm. 



Dr. Lawrence E. Hicks ^ speaks of specimens from the lowlands of 

 eastern and southeastern Kentucky as similar to two birds taken along 

 the Ohio River near Proctorville and South Point in extreme southern 

 Ohio, which have been identified by Oberholser as D. p. pubescens^ 

 though not wholly typical. As noted above, specimens I have seen 

 irom southwestern Kentucky while intermediate seem nearer niedianus 

 and are so identified. The male listed from South Carrollton, Ky., 

 comes nearest to pubescens^ as it has a dark breast, but until further in- 

 formation that may cause a change in opinion is available it seems 

 necessary to list all the Kentucky material that I have seen as 

 medianus. 



DRYOBATES PUBESCENS NELSONI Oberholser: Nelson's Downy Woodpecker 



In the series of downy woodpeckers there is one female, taken 2 

 miles north of Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, October 3, that 

 stands out from the others in the pure white color of the under sur- 

 face and so attracts immediate attention. This bird measures as 

 follows : Wing 99.0, tail 63.2, culmen from base 17.6, and tarsus 17.3. 

 From its large size and light color it seems without question to be a 

 migrant of the far northern Nelson's woodpecker, being apparently 

 the most southern point at which this form has yet been taken. 



Family TYRANNIDAE 



TYRANNUS TYBANNUS TYRANNUS (Linnaeus) : Eastern Kingbird 



•Specimens were obtained as follows: Waverly, May 6 and 11; 

 Brandenburg, April 27 ; near Coopersville, Wayne County, June 8. 



MYIARCHUS CRINITUS BOREUS Bangs: Northern Crested Flycatcher 



The crested flycatcher was common in a dense cypress swamp near 

 the northern arm of Reelfoot Lake southwest of Hickman, where 

 specimens were taken on May 27. Others were obtained at Waverly 

 on May 6 and 9, while the first one of the season was secured at 

 Brandenburg on April 30. An adult male in rather worn plumage 

 was shot near Monticello on June 15, and at Rockybranch an adult 

 female was taken on June 14 and a yomig bird just from the nest on 

 June 15. 



3 Auk, 1939, p. 84. 



