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Summertime these frolicsome birds frequent the spire of a church 

 in the center of the town, and amuse themselves by tapping on the 

 tin globes of the weather vane. 



16. Melanerpes carolinus (Linn.). (Red-bellied Wood- 

 pecker). Common, though seldom breeding far within the town. 



17. CoLAPTES auratus (Linn.). (Flicker). Common. One 

 nest found in an orchard not far from the court house. 



18. Antrostomus carolinensis (Gmel.). (Chuck-wilVs- 

 widow). Very rare in woods just within the town limits. 



19. Antrostomus vociferus (Wils.), (Whip-poor-ivill). 

 The same remarks apply to this as to the preceding. Both are com- 

 mon further from the town. 



20. Chordeiles virginianus (Gmel.). (Nightkazuk). Rare 

 within the town limits. 



21. Ch^tura pelagica (Linn.). [Chimney S-wift). Per- 

 haps the most numerous of all the birds of the neighborhood. 



22. Trochilus colubris Linn. [Riiby-throated Humming- 

 bird). Common. 



33. Tyrannus tyrannus (Linn.). {Kingbird). Common 

 in orchards, but partial to isolated cottonwood or sycamore trees. 



34. Myiarchus crinitus (Linn.). [Crested Flycatcher). 

 Rather rare in the town, but several pairs nest in hollow apjjle trees 

 or in Martin boxes. One pair nested for one or more seasons in a 

 window of the jail, the nest being placed behind the iron bars of 

 the window. 



25. Sayornis phcebe (Lath.). [Phcebe). Common. 



26. CoNTOPUS virens (Linn.). ( Wood Pewee). Common. 

 Nesting occasionally in orchards, but usually in large shade trees. 



27. Empidonax acadicus (Gmel.). [Acadian Flycatcher). 

 Rather common in suitable localities (thickets or underwoods along 

 the water courses). 



28. Empidonax pusiLLUs traillii (Aud.). [TrailPs Fly- 

 catcher). More rare than the preceding, but found in much the 

 same localities. 



29. Otocoris alpestris praticola Hensh. [Prairie 

 Horned Lark). Common, chiefly confined to open pasture ground. 



30. Cyanocitta cristata (Linn.). [Blue Jay). Abun- 

 dant. Nesting in shade trees along the principal street and in 

 orchai-ds throughout the town. 



31. MoLOTHRUS ater (Bodd.). [Coivbird). Common. 



