THE 00L0GI8T. 



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ail <'arly arrival, and a winter bird in 

 tliis artic'k'. 



48. Cifrvusfrivgirorou.s. ("mw. Us- 

 ually remain throughout winter, ii" not, 

 apjjcar latter part of February-. 



4!). Erenutphila nbpestm. Sliore Lark. 

 Common some winters but more often 

 seen in Deeember and February than in 

 January. 



50. Centurns caroh'iuix. Itcd-hellied 



Woodpeeker. Usually I'eiiKiiii duriii<;- 

 (HU' winter, but not nlways. 



.-)1. Melanerpes erythrocephabu. Ked- 

 lu-aded Woodpecker. A rai'c winter 

 resident, oeeurs one j'ear in ten. 



52. Colapten nuratus. (Tolden-winged 

 Woodpecker. Have been rej)oited ev- 

 er}' month of the twelve, but rari-ly ap- 

 pear before Feln-uary 20th. 



53. Ceryle aleyon. Kingtisliei-. Occa- 

 sionally seen by Feliruary 20th in early 

 season. Not rarely seen in early De- 

 cember. 



54. Aulo aca'pitrinv!s. Short-e.-ircd Owl. 

 Taken January 16, 188T, the lirst winter 

 riH-ord to mj' knowledge. 



55. Circus hiidsoni us. Marsh Hawk. 

 Occasi(mall3' seen in Decemder. Some- 

 times appear from South in February. 



56. Ace. Ipiter Cooper L Cooper's Hawk. 

 Observed once in January. 



57. Accipiler fuscits. Sharp-shinned 

 Hawk. Shot Dec. 3, 1886 in the city of 

 Kalamazoo. 



58. Buteo bor talis. Kcd-lailid n:i\\k. 

 Occasionallj' arrives b^' February 2(Hh. 

 Sometimes observed in Decem!)er. 



5!). Buteo liniiitus Red-shouldered 

 Hrwk. Rarely o])served in winter. 



60. Ecpypistes migratorin Passenger 

 Pigeon. Occasionally arri\eil in late 

 February. No more immense tlocks, 

 and only a few scattered pairs are ever 

 seen now. 



61. Zenaiduvii airolinerizis. Mourning 

 Dove. Rarely taken in wint«.'r. Acci- 

 dental straggler. 



62. OxyccJnts iyirit\rn<(. Kilhleer. ();■- 

 I asioualli' arri\es Ijy Februai'y 20lli in 

 o{)en winters. 



63. Philohehn minor. Woctlcock. A 

 rare species in winter. Has l)een oIj- 

 .served during eacli t)f tlu' winter 

 months. 



64. GaUliiago med.'a Wilsoni. Wilson 

 Snipe. This species is not rarely taken 

 in late Fel)i'uary. It has been oljserved 

 in January. 



65. Aiuuthos-.h.ts. Midlnrd. Occa- 

 sionall}' remain until Christmas. 



iS^. Ai.r spoiiHii. Wood Duck. in 

 open seasons arri\'e in late Fcl^ruar^'. 



(57. Podilymbus pod'reps. Common 

 Grebe. An oc-casional arrixal as early 

 as late February. 



68. Culymhns tor<iuntns. Common 



Loon. Occasionally arrive in February. 



Kalamazoo, Mich. 



Golden Crcwned Thrush. 



Ihis little biid is al niulant in my Ic. 

 cality, during all the summer months. 

 They generally ai'rive in May, and de- 

 part in the latter part of September. 

 They seem to jjrefer the dry, leafy 

 woods, and hi-re they can be found in 

 abundance. Alioiit the last week in 

 May, or tirst in June, the nest is com- 

 menced. It is situated on the ground 

 sometimes near a bunch of weeds or 

 other iinderlirush, and is covered over 

 like all oxen, with an opening on the 

 side. The material \\sv{\ is dry leaves, 

 grasses, etc, lined with nio.s.s, hair, and 

 grass stems. The eggs, usually four in 

 number, ar(- of a creamy white color, 

 spotted and blotched with reddish 

 Ijrown. and measure from 80.\60 to UOx 

 70. Beside the eggs of the owner, 

 tlio.se of tlie Cowiiird can usually lie 

 found. A nest I found on June 17 '8!J 

 contained two eggs of the Thrush, and 

 four of the Cowbird. The Golden 

 Crowned Thrush seems to have no song, 

 except a iioic:' lesembling /y^'cAf, jDecAf, 

 uttered live or six times in succession. 

 B. U. S., 1220 Woodward Ave., 

 I)etroit, Mich. 



