52 BIRDS OF NELSON COUNTY. 



It will be at once observed that, as regards the Birds of Prey 

 and Water Birds, the list is very incomJ)lete. Not being suffi- 

 ciently acquainted with the former to infallibly identify them 

 at a distance, or expert enough, as a collector, to shoot them, I 

 have to leave out many species that undoubtedly occur here ; 

 and on account of the almost total absence of marshes, sloughs 

 and ponds, very few water birds ever halt here during the migra- 

 tions. The Passerine portion of the list is very much better ; the 

 only additional species that can reasonably be expected to occur 

 here being Parus atricapillus, Troglodytes cedon, Telviatodytes 

 palustris, Protonotaria citrea, Helmitheriis vermimrus, Hi- 

 rundo Mcolor, Lanius ludomcianus^ Plectrophenax nivalis, 

 Ouiraca ccerulea, and Em2)idonax pusillus trailU. 



Audubon speaks of Protonotaria citrea as being common 

 near Louisville, and there are many other birds he alludes 

 to as being found in Kentucky, which on account of the local 

 character of this list are not included. 



The following tables of seasonal distribution of the differ- 

 ent species will doubtless prove interesting : 



Winter Residents. 



Birds that go north la Summer but spend the Winter 



here. 



1. Regulus satrapa. 



2. Certhia familiaris rufa. 



3. Anorthura hiemalis. 



4. Dendroeca coronata. 



5. Dendroeca palmarum. 



6. Carpodacus purpureus. 



7. Zonotrichia albicollis. 



8. Spizella monticola. 



9. Junco hyemalis. 



10. Passerella iliaca. 



11. Otocorys alpestris praticola. 



12. Sphyrapicus varius. 



