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Genus Empidonax Ccib. 



46. E. pusillus var. trailli Bd. Traill's Flycatcher, A few 

 observed ijear Mouucl City. 



47. E. acadicus Bd. Small Green-crested Flycatcher. More 

 plentiful than the preceding. Found in the bottoms. 



Family ALCEDINID^. 

 Genus Ceryle Boie. 



48. C. alcyon Boie. Ivingfisher. Common along the rivers. 



Family CYPSELID^. 



Genus ChsetTH'a Steph. 



49. C. pelagica Bd. Chimney Swift. Very abundant. I ob- 

 tained a nest of this species from an immense hollow sycamore stub 

 in the Missouri bottoms opposite Cairo. It was about ten feet from 

 the ground and attached to the interior of the cavity in the usual 

 manner. 



Family TKOCHILIDJE. 

 Genus Troehilus Linn. 



50. T. colubris Linn. Euby-throated Hummixg Bird. A few 

 observed near Mound City. 



Family CUCTJLID^. 

 Genus Coccyzus Vieill. 



51. C. americanus Bonap. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. A single 

 specimen observed on a timbered island in the Ohio. 



Family PICIDJE. 

 Genus Pious Linn. 



52. P. villosus Linn. Hairy Woodpecker. Not common. 



53. P. piibeseens Linn. Downy Woodpecker. More numer- 

 ous than the precediug. Found throughout the woods. 



Genus Hylotomus Bd. 



54. H. pileatus Bd. Pileated Woodpecker. Not uncommon in 

 the bottoms. Frequently observed flying across the Ohio and Missis- 

 sippi. 



