CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF P. E. ISLAND. MACSWAIX. 581 



112 (-tOO). Picoides arcticiis (Swains). Arctic Three- 

 toed Woodpecker. — A rare winter visitor. 



113 (401). Picoides americanus Brehni. American 

 Three-toed Woodpecker. — Rarer even than tlie precedincr. 



114 (402). SpJii/nipicus varius (Linn.). Yellow-bellied 

 Sapsucker. — Rare ; but several were collected in May, 1904. 



115 (405«). CeopJdueus pileatiis abieticola Bangs. North- 

 ern Pileated Woodpecker. — Becoming rarer as the forests 

 disappear. A mounted specimen is in the Provincial Building. 



116 (412a). Colapfes aibratus liiteits Bangs. Northern 

 Flicker; Yellow-hammer.— A common summer resident. Breeds. 



Order MACKOCHIRES. 

 Family CAPRIMULGID-E. 



117 (420). Chordeiles virgiaianas (Gmel.). Nighthawk. 

 — Commonly known as the " Mosquito Hawk." A common 

 summer resident. Breeds. Bird on two eggs found on the 

 gravelled roof of Prince Street School, June 15th, 1905. 



Family MICROPODID.E. 



118 (423). Cht{::tara pelafiicri (JAnn.). Chimney Swift. — 

 Apparently not so common as they were some years ago. Breeds. 



Family TPvOCHILID.E. 



119 (428). Trochilits coldbris (Linn.). Ruby-throated 

 Hummingbird. — ^A not uncommon summer resident. Breeds. 



Order PASSERES. 

 Family TYRANNID.E. 



120 (444). Tyrannus tyranniis (Linn.). Kingbird. — 

 Common summer resident. Breeds. 



121 (456). Sayoj^nis phcebe (L-A,th.). Phoebe. — Rare. Breeds. 



122 (459). Contopus horealis (Swains.). Olive-sided 

 Flycatcher. — Common. Breeds. 



