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Genus COLAPTES Swainson. 



183. (412). Colaptes aui-atus (Linn.). Flicker. 



The "Yellow-hammer" is the most abundant of our Woodpeckers 

 throughout the state, where it is a summer resident, occurring from 

 the last of April to late October. They are especially fond of a 

 large species of black ant which occurs here, and may often be 

 seen on the ground near an ant hill, feeding upon the occupants 

 thereof. Cherries and other small fruits are also welcome additions 

 to their bill of fare. 



County Records. — Audroscoggiu, "abundant summer resident"" (John- 

 son) ; Aroostook, "rather common at Fort Fairfield'" (Batchelder, Bull. 

 Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. 7, p. 150) ; Cumberland, "common summer resi- 

 dent" (Mead) ; Franklin, "common summer resident"" (Swain) ; Hancock, 

 "common summer resident"" (Murch), "I have found this bird to be very 

 common in summer on the various wooded islands of the coast"" (Knight) ; 

 Kennebec, "quite common summer resident"" (Gardiner Branch) ; Knox, 

 "summer resident"' (Rackliff) ; Oxford, "common, breeds" (Nash) ; 

 Penobscot, "breeds commonly and is tlie most abundant of our wood- 

 peckers" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "common" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "com- 

 mon summer resident" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "common summer resi- 

 dent" (Morrell) ; Waldo, "common summer resident" (Knight) ; Wash- 

 ington, "abundant summer resident" (Boardman) ; York, "not common, 

 formerly abundant" (Adams). 



Order MACROCHIRES. Goatsuckers, Swifts, etc. 

 Suborder CAPRIMULGI. Goatsuckers, etc. 



Family CAPRIMULGID^. Goatsuckers, etc. 

 Genus ANTROSTOMUS Gould. 



184. (417). Antrostomus vociferus (Wils.). Whip-poor-will. 

 A fairly common summer resident throughout the state and in 



some parts it is very abundant. On account of its retiring habits 

 during the day time it is a bird more often heard than seen, but 

 its cry of "whip-poor-will, whip-poor-will," which one may hear on 

 the quiet evenings of late May and June, is a very good proof of 

 its presence in any localit3\ 



County Records. — Androscoggin, "common summer resident" (John" 

 son) ; Aroostook, "found at Houlton" (Batchelder, Bull. Nutt. Orn. 

 Club, Vol. 7, p. 1.50) ; Cumberland, "common summer resident"" (Mead) ; 

 Franklin, "common summer resident" (Richards) ; Hancock, "summer 

 resident" (Dorr) ; Kennebec, "rare summer resident" (Gardiner Branch) ; 



