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*107. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (Wils.) Black-billed Cuckoo. Summer 



resident; not so common as the last named. 

 *108. Ceryle alcyon (Linn.) Belted Kingfisher. Summer resident; common. 

 *109. Dryobates villosus (Linn.) Hairy Woodpecker. Resident; common. 

 *110. Dryobates pubescens (Linn.) Downy Woodpecker. Resident; common. 



111. Sphyrapicus varius Linn. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Migratory; rare. 



A single specimen, captured by Mr. Louis Parker. 



112. Ceophloeus pileatus (Linn.) Pileated Woodpecker. Resident; rare. 



One seen by the writer, and one in the collection of Doctor Blachly. 



*113. Melanerpes erythrocephalus Linn. Red-headed Woodpecker. Summer 

 resident; abundant. 



*114. Melanerpes carolinus (Linn.) Red-bellied Woodpecker. Resident; com- 

 mon. 



*115. Colaptes auratus (Linn.) Flicker. Resident; abundant. 



116. Colaptes cafer (Gmel.) Red-shafted Flicker. Winter sojourner; com- 



mon. 



117. Antrostomus vociferus (Wils.) Whip-poor-will. Summer resident; 



very rare. A single bird heard. 



*118. Phalaenoptilus nuttalli (Aud.) Poor-will. Summer resident; common. 



*119. Phalaenoptilus nuttalli nitidus Brewst. Frosted Poor-will. Summer 

 I'esident; not uncommon. Three sets of the eggs of this new form 

 were taken in this county by Mr. Eben Blachly. The first of these 

 was secured for the collection of Capt. B. F. Goss (deceased), of 

 Pewaukee, Wis., and is now in the public museum in Milwaukee. 

 Another set is in the museum of the Kansas Agricultural College. 



*120. Chordeiles virginianus (Gmel.) Nighthaw^k. Summer resident; common. 



*121. Chaetura pelagica (Linn.) Chimney Swift. Summer resident; abundant. 



*122. Trochilus colubris Linn. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Summer resi- 

 dent; rare. Rather common in migration. 



*123. Tyrannus tyrannus (Linn.) Kingbird. Summer resident; abundant. 



*124. Myiarchus crinitus (Linn.) Crested Flycatcher. Summer resident; 

 common. 



*125. Sayornis phoebe (Lath.) Phoebe. Summer resident; common. 



*126. Contopus virens (Linn.) Wood Pewee. Summer resident; common. 



*127. Empidonax acadicus (Gmel.) Acadian Flycatcher. Summer resident; 

 common except in dry seasons. Nest in colonies of three or four 

 pairs near together. 



128. Empidonax pusillus traillii (Aud.) Traill's Flycatcher. Probably sum- 



mer resident, but have been seen only in spring migration. Nests 

 have been found in Marshall county. 



129. Empidonax minimus (Baird.) Least Flycatcher. Migratory; not com- 



mon. 



130. Otocoris alpestris (Linn.) Horned Lark. Rare winter sojourner. 

 *131. Otocoris alpestris praticola (Hensh.) Prairie Horned Lark. Resident; 



common. 

 132. Pica pica hudsonica (Sab.) American Magpie. Very rare winter visi- 

 tant. 

 *133. Cyanocitta cristata (Linn.) Blue Jay. Resident; abundant in summer. 



Only a few remain during winter. 

 *134. Corvus americanus Aud. American Crow. Resident; abundant. 

 135. Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linn.) Bobolink. Migratory; common. In 

 very wet seasons they linger until about the first of June, and probably 

 occasionally remain to breed. 



