24 Bulleiin A^o. rg. 



Great Blue Heron. — "Crane," " Blue Crane," " Big Blue Crane," 

 "Big Crane," "Big Blue Shitepoke," "Great Big Fly-up-the-creek," 

 "Big Kingfisher," "Fish Crane," "Frog Eater." 



Cooper's Hawk. — " Chicken Hawk," "Pigeon Hawk," "Bird Hawk," 

 " Long-tailedHawk," "Privateer." The latter a relic of the time when 

 privateering was so popular along our coast. This Hawk, b}' its dash, 

 quickness, and boldness well earning the title. The term is in quite 

 common use. 



Yellow-billed Cuckoo. — "Great American Cuckoo," " Indian Hen," 

 "Rainbird," "Rain Crow," "Cowbird," "Conk." The last from its 

 cry. 



Whip-poor-will. — " Whipper-will," " Whipper-ca-loo." 



Cardinal. — "Rainbird," "Cowbird," " Virginia Nightingale," "Red- 

 bird," "Red Jay," " Corn Cracker," " English Cockatoo." The last two 

 probably so called from its powerful looking beak. 



Chipping Sparrow. — "Chippy," "Chiprie," " Hairbird ' (from its 

 nest), " Chip Sparrow," " House Sparrow," " Bush Sparrow," "Honey 

 Sucklebird." The latter from its frequent use of the woodbine — here 

 called "honey suckle" — as a safe and convenient nesting place. "Tit" 

 and "Tomtit." 



Maryland Yellow-throat. — "Muff Wren." The black hood about 

 its head suggests the first, and its harsh wren-like cry the other part. A 

 half wild and partly crazed dweller of a nearly swampy thicket took the 

 trouble to hunt up and point out to me the above named Warbler as the 

 original of the name. 



Frank L. Burns, /-Vvti'A';/, Poiiia. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



Notes from Wisconsin. — Bald Ea(;lk;. — Saw an adult flying along 

 the creek in Albion, Dane Co., November ig, 1897. Saw three young 

 eagles by Lake Koshkonong, November 21, 1897. These birds come to 

 the lake every winter to pick up what fish they can from the fishermen 

 on the ice. They sometimes get so bold as to take the fish from close 

 beside the fishermen. 



Rough-legged Hawk.— This hawk is with us all winter. Every 

 slaughter house around here is headquarters for one of these hawks. 

 January 26, 1898, I saw one which was in the black phase, being black 

 except a very little on the underside of wing. 



