from the Alix and Buffalo Lake Districts. 685 



possess no data. Mr. George Cook presented me with a 

 fine living specimen on December 13^ whicli is still with me. 



Surnia ulula caparoch. Hawk-Owl. 



I received a pair in the flesh on September 17, shot near 

 Alix. I have also a living specimen which had damaged its 

 wing against the telephone-wires and up to the present time 

 (December) has quite recovered in captivity. This species 

 I believe to be common here. Fisher states that the note is 

 a shrill cry^ which is uttered while the bird is on the wing. 

 My specimen gives voice to a melodious " wheup^ oop, oop, 

 oop, oop, oop/' generally at dusk. 



Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. 



I have only seen a single specimen, which was sitting on 

 the telegraph-wires close to Alix on August 5. 



Dryobates villosus leucomelas. Northern Hairy Wood- 

 pecker. 



A fairly common resident throughout the year. 



Sphyrapicus varius varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 



In the early spring this species is a quiet migrant, but 

 towards the nesting-season is the reverse of silent. It 

 is fairly plentiful in this locality, and I found numerous 

 nests, which are usually situated from twenty or more feet 

 up the tree-trunk. I was presented on July 15 with four 

 young birds, which my wife and I reared on house-flies, 

 wasp-grubs, and hard-boiled eggs. We also found, as their 

 name gave us to expect, that they were very partial to 

 syrup and water, which they greedily swallowed. Insecti- 

 vorous food arriving from home enabled our pets to get 

 through a successful moult, and by October 28 we could see 

 a few red feathers on the beads of the two male specimens. 

 Unfortunately we lost three of these birds, due chiefly to the 

 sudden cold weather, but my remaining specimen continues 

 to do well. A female flew into my shack on July 27, which 

 I released later. 



