OCT., 1900.] BIRDS OF THE YUKON REGION. 77 



On Fifty-Mile River, near Lake Mar.sh July 8, we heard the hoot- 

 ing- of a horned owl; and at our camp at Lower Lebargeone flew over, 

 about midnight July 16, and lit in the top of a .spruce just out of gun- 

 shot. 1 hurried after it but merely succeeded in seeing the bird 

 swoop into the surrounding gloom. 



At our camp near the Tatchun River Jidy 22 one flew by and set- 

 tled for an instant not far off; and the next day Osgood saw three 

 extremely light-colored horned owls near by. We also heard the hoot- 

 ing of this species near the Yukon at the following places: Near 

 Little Salmon River Jul}^ 21, 20 miles below Fort Selkirk July 27, 

 20 miles below the Selwyn River July 2!>, near the Tatondu River 

 August <], about 15 miles above Circle August 12, and opposite Circle 

 August 14. In the last case the identiflcation is not without doubt, 

 but the notes of the others were unmistakable. 



{Surnia ulvla capcvrocli. American Hawk Owl. At Bennett, June 

 18-22, a bird with a pecidiarl}' weird cr}' flew aljout the cliff's above 

 our camp ever}' night. By a process of elimination ] have attributed 

 the serenade to this species.] 



92. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. 



This bird occurs about the Yukon lakes, but in small iuunl)ers. 

 Osgood saw one at Bennett June 20; I heard one at Caribou Crossing 

 June 2!>, and saw another on Lake Lebargc July 13. 



We found kingfishers fairly common on Fifty -Mile River, and still 

 more common on Thirty -Mile River. As the cliffs replaced the high 

 banks below Fort Selkii'k kingfishers became fewer, and none were 

 seen after August ■!, when we were about 40 miles Ijelow Dawson. 

 Young able to fly were seen near Five-Finger Rapids July 22. 



93. Dryobates villosiis leucomelas. Northern Hairy Woodpecker. 

 Osgood took a single hairy woodpecker on Fifty-Mile River a few 



miles above Miles Canyon July 10. 



94. ? Dryobates villosus hyloscopus. Cabanis Woodpecker. 



Near the Little Salmon River July 21 1 took a young female that 

 corresponded in size and plumage with some young of this subspecies. 

 It was seated in the entrance to a cavity in a burnt spruce. This is 

 the first record of the occurrence of this Ijird in the Yukon Basin. 



95. Picoides arcticus. Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker. 



On July 1 I was attracted by the loud cries of a young bird, and 

 traced the sound about 100 yards through a spruce grove on the bank 

 of Six-Mile River. The noise proceeded from a full-fledged young 

 woodpecker of this species that had thrust its head out of the opening 

 to its house and kept up a continual screaming. With Osgood's assist- 

 ance, the nest was opened Imt only this young bird was found. The 



