Feb. 1889.] 



AXD OOLOGIST. 



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Sphyrapicus varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 

 Resident; common amongst the heavy timber. 

 Breeds in April. 



t'eopldwufi pileatus. Pileated Woodpecker. 

 Common in the mountains. Very wild and 

 waiy. Breeds in April, but the collector soon 

 finds out that finding a nest and obtaining the 

 eggs are two very different things, at least 

 such has been my experience, and I have only 

 discovered one nest from which I could get the 

 eggs, and I might add that I nearly broke my 

 neck over them. 



Melnnerpf-ii prythrorepltnliis. Red- lieaded 

 Woodpecker. Resident; common. Breeds in 

 May. 



Mel'UK'rpf'x ciiroUnnf<. Red - bellied Wood- 

 l^ecker. Resident; common. Breeds o\\ Craggy 

 Mountain; nesting in May. I found them in 

 the valleys in winter. 



ColnpteH aurnlnx. Flicker. Resident; com- 

 mon. Breeds from tlie end of May until the 

 end of .Tune. From one nest I took twelve 

 eggs during the past season. 



Aiitrosf (Hints I'ocifei-us. Whip- poor- Will. 

 >Su7nmer visitor: common in suitable localities. 

 It seems to prefer a growth of mixed timber. 

 It arrives here about the first of April. Have 

 taken their eggs as early as tlie twenty-third 

 of that month, but that is an exception, as 

 about the fifteenth of May is their usual time 

 to breed. Their eggs are generally placed in a 

 clear place in the woods. Two eggs, sometimes 

 only one. 



(Jhordciloi ririjlnUnnifi. Xight Hawk. Summer 

 resident. Common, but not as numerous as 

 the Whip-poor-will. Very abundant in .July 

 and August. Breeds at the same time as the 

 former. 



Chfefiirn pelaxiicn. Chimney Swift. Summer 

 visitor; common. Breeds in the chimney, but 

 I think it also breeds in hollow trees, as I have 

 frequently observed them passing in and out 

 of lioles in the trees, although I never could 

 find their eggs in such places. They arrive 

 early in April and stay until the middle of 

 October. 



Trnchilns rolubrix. Ruby-throated Hummer. 

 Summer visitor; very common. Arrives 

 usually about the twentieth of April, and 

 begins to breed about May loth. Nests are 

 very easily found by watching the bird. I 

 think the males depart for the south in July, 

 as they are rarely seen after that date, 

 although the females and young fairly swarm 

 from then until the middle of September. 

 Ranges over the tops of the liighest moun- 

 tains. 



Tyrannus tyrannus. King Bird. Summer 

 resident; common. It has always been a mys- 

 tery to me why this bird was called King 

 Bird, for I have seen the little Ruby-throated 

 Hummer in full chase of him often. Somehow 

 I never thought much of this bird, and they 

 always seem to me to be trying to show oft" all 

 the time, and to put on airs. 



Myiarchufi crinitus. Crested Flycatcher. 

 Summer visitor; common. Arrives generally 

 the fourth or fifth of April. Breeds rather 

 later than the King Bird. This species has 

 always been a favorite of mine, and his jolly 

 whistle does not seem to have anything stuck 

 up about it, like the predecessor. 



Sayornls p/iwhf. Phoebe or Pewee. Resi- 

 dent; common. Returns each year to its for- 

 mer nesting place, no matter what the diffi- 

 culties ai'e. No matter where you go, you will 

 always find this little bird there, waiting to 

 give you a welcome. I have found them at the 

 highest point of the Black Mountains. 



Contopus horealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. 

 Rare in summer. Have seen but a few speci- 

 mens; one on Craggy Mountain, and one was 

 shot about half way up the Black Mountain. 



ContopuH virpuft. Wood Pewee. Summer 

 visitor; very common. Arrives very late in the 

 season. Breeds in June. 



Eiupidonax acadicus. Acadian Flycatcher. 

 Summer visitor; abundant. Breeds in May and 

 June. Have never found over three eggs in a 

 ne.st. 



Eiupidonax mhuimis. Least Flycatcher. 

 Summer visitor; rare. I have seen but one 

 pair, and found their nest. It was placed in 

 the fork of a Persimmon tree, twenty feet 

 from the ground, and was composed of fibres, 

 etc., neatly put together. It contained four 

 fresh eggs. 



Cyanociffa n'isfitta. Blue Jay. Resident: 

 common. A noisy, restless fellow. Breeds in 

 April. 



Corvus corax sinnatui^. American Raven. 

 A few pairs are seen each season on the movin- 

 tains. Have never found their nests, but I 

 think they must bi-eed during the latter pai't 

 of March, as the young are on the wing early 

 in May. I once thought I was fortunate, for a 

 mountaineer living in the Black Mountains in- 

 formed me that eagles, hawks, owls and 

 ravens nested abundantly in the cliffs near 

 where he lived. Of course I engaged his ser- 

 vices at once for the coming season, and when 

 the time came around I was loaded down with 

 cartridges and empty boxes to hold the eggs I 

 was to get. I started, but not an e^g did I 



