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ed feeding- her young'. A mother Grouse with her brood was 

 seen in the wooded hill-side, opposite Blacksville, and another 

 in a woods a half mile west of the village. 



A buggv trip to Morgantown, the seat of Monongalia Coun- 

 ty, on August 21, 1897, resulted in some observations of value in 

 connection with those already mentioned. The public road I 

 followed crossed the State line about five miles east of where 

 the Blacksville records were taken, and extended in a southerly 

 direction half way across the County. 



A greater part of the road is over a very hilly country and 

 through many tracts of woodland. Woodpeckers were met 

 with in all these places, several individuals being in sight or 

 hearing at all times. 



After I entered Monongalia County the following birds were 

 observed to be common: 



Zenaidura macroura MOURNING DOVE. 



Drycbates villosus HAIRY WOODPECKER. 



Dryobates pubescens medianus DOWNY WOODPECKER. 

 Centurius carolinus RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER. 



Melanerpes erythrocephalus RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. 



Colaptes auratus luteus NORTHERN FLICKER. 



Molothrus ater COWBIRD. 



Agelaius phoeniceus RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. 



Quiscalus c.uiscula BRONZED GRACKLE. 



Spizella socialis CHIPPING SPARROW. 



Spizella pusilla FIELD SPARROW. 



Melospiza cinerea rrtelodia SONG SPARROW. 



Progne subis PURPLE MARTIN. 



Galeoscoptes carolinensis CATBIRD. 



Thryothorus ludovicianus CAROLINA WREN. 



Merula migratoria ROBIN. 



Five Cardinals were seen ; three Ruby-throated Humming- 

 birds, two Sparrow I lawks, two Blue Jays and one Green 



Heron. 



A Carolina Wren's nest containing five fresh eggs was secret- 



