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Eagle. One brought in town the last 

 of November. 



4 Asia ivilso7ii (17111 s. Long-eared 

 Owl. Occasionally taken. 



5 Syrnium itebulosiuii. Barred 

 Owl. Comparatively common in win- 

 ter. 



6 Nyctala acadica. Saw-whet 

 Owl. Several seen each winter. 



7 Migascops asio. Screech Owl. 

 The best known, if not the most com- 

 mon, of our owls. 



8 Btibo virginianiis. Great Horn- 

 ed Owl. Not Uncommon. 



9 Xyctea nyctca. Snowy Owl. 

 Occasionally seen. 



10 Dryobatcs inllosjis. Hairy 

 Woodpecker. Not common, but oc- 

 •casionly seen in winter. 



1 1 Dryobatcs pubcsccns. Downy 

 AVoodpecker. Common, 



12 Ccoplilociis pileatus. Pileated 

 Woodpecker. Several killed here 

 each winter. 



1 3 Mclancrpcs crytJiroccp Ji a I n s. 

 Red-headed Woodpecker. A few re- 

 main throughout the year. 



14 Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jay. 

 Some winters this species is very 

 abundant. Other winters few are 

 seen. 



1 5 Cot'viis aiiicricaniis. Crow. 

 A few seen during the winter. 



16 Piiiicola enuclcator. Pine 

 Grosbeak. Abundant some years, 

 then, perhaps for several years few 

 are seen. 



1 7 Loxia Iciicoptcra. White- 

 winged Crossbill. Occasionally seen. 



1 8. Spiiuis tristis American 

 Goldfinch. Occurs in flocks. 



19 Plcctrophcnax nivalis. Snow- 

 flake. Not uncommon. 



.20 Passer domcsticiis. English 

 Sparrow. Remarks superfluous. 



2 1 Lanius borealis. Northern 

 Shrike. Common. 



22 Cert hi a familiaris ainericana. 

 Brown Creeper. Not Uncommon. 



23 Sitta carolincnsis. White- 

 breasted Nuthatch. Abundant. 



24 Sitta canadensis. Red-breast- 

 ed Nuthatch. Not uncommon. 



25. Pants articapillius. Chicka- 

 dee. Abundant. 



W. S. Johnson. 

 January 25, 1895. 



Notes on the Nesting of the 

 Chuck-wilPs-widow. 



These large and interesting goat- 

 suckers arrive in Knox Co. , Tenn. 

 about the middle of April and their 

 notes so nearly resembling those of 

 the Whip-poor-will, may be heard al- 

 most any evening after that time. 



Like the rest of the family these 

 birds are of a very retiring nature and 

 their notes are much more familiar 

 than their form, in that respect re- 

 minding one of the European Cuckoo. 



I. have never seen one outside of 

 dense woods during the breeding seas- 

 on, though later I have noticed one or 

 two specimens on the outskirt of the 

 city, flying invariably low and rising at 

 each fence or other obstruction in 

 search of their favorite insects. 



The best time to closely observe 

 this species is in nesting time when 

 they are very fearless. If I under- 

 stood the art of photography and pos- 

 sessed a camera, I could have present- 

 ed the Museum readers with a picture 

 of male, female, nesting site and young 

 on one occasion as they remain within 

 a few feet of their young at all hazards, 

 displaying a remarkable parental de- 

 votion. 



The Chuck-will's-widow, nests on 



