Birds op Fort Leavenworth Keservation 85 



64. Hylocichla alicixe alicice — Grey-cheeked Thrush. 



65. Myiarclius crinitus — Crested Flycatcher. 



May 22. 1919 



66. Hylocichla ustulata swainsoni — Olive-backed Thrush. 



67. Wilsonia canadensis — Canada Warbler. 



One specimen observed well at close range and in good light. 



May 26, 1919 



68. Butoridcs virescens virescfns — Green Heron. 



69. Coccyzus americamis amcricamis — Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



70. Thryothoms ludovicianus ludovicianus — Carolina Wren. 



71. Oporornis formostcs — Kentucky Warbler. 

 Common resident. 



72. Dendroica chrysoparia — Golden-cheeked Warbler. 

 One resident pair observed closely from, time to time. 



June 1, 1919 



73. Tyrannus tyrannus — Kingbird. 



74. Empidonax vvinimiCs — Least Flycatcher. 



75. Chondestes gravimucus graviviacus — Lark Sparrow. 



June 4, 1919 



76. Piranga ludoviciana — Louisiana Tanager. 



One summer-resident pair observed at close range and in good 

 light off 'and on many times in a hillside woods. 



77. Vermivora pinus — Blue-winged Warbler. 



78. Spizclla. pusilla pusilla — -Field Sparrow. 

 Numerous resident locally, in high, dry pastures. 



June 7, 1919 



79. Helmithcros vermivorus — Worm-eating Warbler. 



Now on this hot, sultry afternoon, when bird life is silent and 

 in seclusion, a change of fortune befalls an otherwise unprofitable 

 journey. While I am negotiating the brush-wood of a steep hill- 

 side, I discover an unusual little bird — rather, it discovers me. It 

 flies about from twig to twig, now far, now near, nervously, and 

 calling with a commonplace "chip." I stand fast for at least fif- 

 teen minutes noting its unfamiliar markings and making a sketch. 

 At times it alights fou-r or five feet from me an instant, then away 

 again, always calling. Close scrutiny for a nest is profitless. Its 

 approaches are to my right. As I am about to advance, glancing 

 downward, a little huffy, fuzzy object on a stem not six inches from 

 my right hand is caught in the margin of vision. It suggests the 

 appearance of a fluffy pussy willow-bud or a little discolored silk 



