80 The Wilson Bulletin.— No. 44. 



about the cliffs rising from the Notch. Young well grown, second week 

 in July. Mr. William Brewster thinks these must have been Duck 

 Hawks. (Tails were long.) 



5. Coccyzus americana. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. — Occasionally 

 about approaches to the Notch road. 



6. Ceryle alcyon. Kingfisher. — Frequently met along the 

 Branch brooks. 



7. Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — Well up the mount- 

 ain road on the underbill side. Not numerous. 



8. Dryobates pubescens medianus. Downy Woodpecker. — Fre- 

 quent on mountain slopes and lower valleys.* 



9. Sphyrapicus varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. — Up the moun- 

 tain road as far as the spring. In the maple woods at the base. 



10. Colaptes auratus luteus. Northern Flicker. — Common about 

 slopes and in the valleys. About the farm above Mr. Harlow's. 



11. Ch33tura pelagica. Chimney Swift. — Common m the valley. 

 Often seen flying over the Summit. 



12. Trochilus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — Frequent 

 about base of mountain. 



13. Tyrannus tyrannus. .Kingbird. — Occasional in valley to base 

 of mountain. 



14. Myiarchus crinitus. Crested Flycatcher. — Common about 

 Mr. Harlow's, especially at lower end of North Branch. Could be 

 also seen at the mountain foot proper. 



15. Sayornis phoebe. Phoebe. — About all farm buildings. Nest- 

 ing at Mr. Harlow's. 



16. Contopus virens. Wood Pewee. — Rare. Heard first at Mr. 

 Harlow's; June 8, on the North Branch; July 17, at Half-way 

 House; June 19, on Underbill trail. 



17. Empidonax flaviventris. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. — Two 

 pairs located near the summit in swampy woods, June 17. Under 

 observation at intervals till July 28. Also on Underbill trail, June 

 19. 



18. Empidonax traillii ainorum. Alder Flycatcher. — Occasional- 

 ly noted all the way to mountain's foot along the small brooks flow- 

 ing through the bushy pastures. 



19. Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. — Common in the 

 valley. Well up the mountain side on the Underbill trail, June 19. 



20. Otocoris aipestris praticola. Prairie Horned Lark. — Mrs. Her- 

 bert E. Straw first reported these birds in the Stowe valley in 1898. 

 Mr. Howell found them at the same point and reported some twen- 

 ty-five or more in 1901. In 1902 these birds were observed about the 

 same fields and hill, and on June 30 several were seen and heard 



*A woodpecker not surely identified but resembling the Arctic 

 forms in general apperance, working between two tree trunks, and 

 seen in profile only outlined against sky. Notes unfamiliar. At 

 Bingham's Falls, and once at base of mountain. 



