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Family CXJCULID^. 

 Genus Coccyzus Vieill. 



71. C. americanus Bonap. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Common. 



Family PICID^. 



Genus Picus Linn. 



72. P. villosus Linn. Hairy Woodpecker. Common. 



73. P. pubescens iiun. Downy Woodpecker. Abundant. Found 

 in the woods everywhere with the preceding. 



Genus Hylotomus Bd. 



74. H. pileatus Bd. Pileated Woodpecker, Rare. Said to 

 have been formerly common. 



Genus Centurus Sw. 



75. C. carolinus Bonap. Red-bellied Woodpecker. Very abun- 

 dant everywhere in the bottoms. Much less frequent in the more 

 elevated timber. 



Genus Melanerpes Sw. 



76. M. erythrocephalus Sio. Red-headed Woodpecker. Very 

 abundant about the borders of clearings and in open woods. 



Genus Colaptes Sw. 



77. C. auratus Sw. Golden-winged Woodpecker. Rather com- 

 mon. 



Family STRIGID^. 

 Genus Syrnium Sav. 



78. S. nebulosum Gray. Barred Owl. Common. Although 

 their notes were heard nightly, the species was rarely seen. 



Genus Scops Sav. 



79. S. asio Bon. Screech Owl. A single specimen observed 

 the first of September. (Jencks.) Their notes were occasionally 

 heard in early evening. Fully 90 per cent, of these birds in this local- 

 ity are of the rufous phase. (Ridgway.) 



Genus Bubo Dum. 



80. B. virginianus Bonap. Horned Owl. Not common. 



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