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LIST OF BIRDS OBSERVED IN THE NAVAL HOSPITAL 

 GROUNDS, IN BROOKLYN CITY.* 



BY GEORGE HUGHES COUES. 



The Hospital enclosure contains about twenty acres, occupied by 

 several public buildings and private residences; the land is divided 

 into ornamental grounds with large shade-trees, a ' cemetery, a 

 kitchen-garden, and a cultivated field. Contiguous to the enclosure 

 is a tract of marshy land containing five or six acres, overflowed at 

 times by tide-water. The neighborhood is a populous one, and full 

 of manufacturing establishments, the gaseous emanations from 

 which are very noticeable. 



1. Falco columbarius. Pigeon Ha wk. — Very common. 



2. Falco sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. — I have seen three indi- 

 viduals. 



3. Buteo lineatus. Red-shouldered Hawk. — Quite common. 



4. Syrnium nebulosum. Barred Owl. — One seen in the imme- 

 diate vicinity. 



5. Picus villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — Common ; but no in- 

 stance of its breeding observed. 



6. Picus pubescens. Downy Woodpecker. — Common; breeds. 



7. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. — 

 Common during summer. 



8. Colaptes auratus. Golden-winged Woodpecker. — Common ; 

 breeds. 



9. Trochilus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummixg-Bird. — Com- 

 mon. 



10. Chaetura pelagica. Chimney Swallow. — Common; breeds. 



11. Chordiles popetue. Night-Hawk. — Common. 



12. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kixgfishkr. — Common. 



13. Tyrannus carolinensis. Kingbird. — Common ; breeds. 



14. Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. — Common ; 

 breeds. 



15. Turdus fuscescens. Tawny Thrush.- — Very common. 



16. Turdus migratorius. Robin. — Very common ; breeds. 



* This list, prepared at my request by my nephew, who has proved himself 

 a close observer, is of interest as showing how many birds may be found in the 

 very heart of a great city. Others than those here given doubtless occur, the 

 present list being restricted to those actually observed, and identified beyond 

 question. — E. C. 



