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tated the present title. Since the difference which exists is 

 purely geographical, the detraction from the value of the paper 

 on this account can scarcely be more than fictitious. 



The enumeration of the localities from which notes were 

 taken, together with those represented in the publications ex- 

 amined, is dispensed with for the simple reason that the li.st 

 would occupy too much space. It is sufficient to .state that 

 no considerable section of the habitat of the Flicker is 

 unrepresented. 



I am greath' indebted to the following gentlemen for valu- 

 able information, ranging from a local name to extended notes: 

 Stephen J. Adams. Jos. H. Armfield, Paxil Bartsch, James 

 Newton Baskett, Jacob Bastion, Jr., Frank A. Bates, A. C. 

 Bent, Allen Brice Blakemore, Lionel F. Bowers, J. H. Bowles, 

 Clement S. Brimley, Verdi Burt.sch, Virginius H. Chase, J. N. 

 Clark, W. W. Colburn, Willard N. Clute, Fred A. Colby, 

 Francis R. Cope, Jr., Rev. W. L. Dawson, E. A. Everett, W. 

 A. Foxhall, Prof. Angus Gaines, Albert O. Garrett, Benj. T. 

 Gault, Otto Grady, Russell Gray, John H. Flanagan, Esq., 

 Fred Hamlin, Henry C. Higgins, Ned Hollister, Walter Hoxie, 

 Erne.st Ingersoll, J. Warren Jacobs, Prof. Lynds Jones, Prof. 

 Ora W. Knight, Gu.stavus Kohn, Frank H. Lattin, J. Eugene 

 Law, Dr. Walter W. Maires, Dr. Willard E. Maris, C. C. Mc- 

 Ginty, E. A. Mcllhenny, C. D. McEouth, H. Harvey McNairn, 

 J. C. Mead, John C. Meisky, Harry P^dward Miller, H. P. 

 Mitchell, Walton I. Mitchell, C. H. Morrell, Arthur H. Nor- 

 ton, W. A. Oldfield, Rev. William Osburn, Rev. P. B. Pea- 

 body, A. L. Pearse, Amos Peifer, Chief Simon Pokagon, W. C. 

 Purdin, James B. Purdy, Calvin L. Rawson, Fritz R. Ray- 

 mond, Dr. Willet E. Rotzell, James Savage, W. G. Savage, R. 

 P. Sharpies, Burk H. Sinclair, Robert Windsor Smith, D. D. 

 Stone, Reuben M. Strong, J. W. Suliot, Arthur T. Wayne, 

 Julius Wendler. To Prof. Jones, Messrs. Jacobs, Smith, 

 Strong, Gault, Baskett, Hollister and Law, especially, I wish 

 to expre.ss my appreciation for valuable material and a.ssist- 

 ance. Frank L. Burns. 



Berwvn, Pa., March 1, U)00. 



