Notes on the Birds. 391 
Pond May 17, 1890. One seen in Monroe County May 13, 1886. Not noted 
in Carroll County, although it doubtless occurs there among the tules along 
the old canal. 
2922. CERTHIA FAMILIARIS AMERICANA Bonaparte. BROWN CREEPER. (726) 
A spring and fall migrant, going north very early in the spring and return- 
ing south quite late in the fall. 
One of our most curious little birds, readily known by its small size, 
brown speckled suit, long slender, curved bill, and its habit of always hunt- 
ing on the trunks of trees, starting in near the ground, gradually working 
upward until a considerable height is reached, then flying to the base of 
another nearby tree zuu again working upward as before. 
Carroll County: A pair (male and female), taken from a tree near Cam- 
den, February 1, 1879; day cold and snowing hard. On February 15, another 
pair taken on same tree, the day very much colder than on first; one seen 
March 5. April 6, 1884, two seen in heavy timber just above the Graham 
mill on Deer Creek, these being the first seen for some time. On April 23, 
one noted in Deer Creek bottom below the Porter mill. One seen November 
3, 1906, by Miss Hvermann on a tree in the yard at her home in Burlington ; 
not seen again until January 28, 1908, when she saw two in same yard. 
Vigo County: Noted near Terre Haute, March 30 and 31, 1888. 
Monroe County: One collected, October 10, 1885; noted by G. G. William- 
son, May 31, 1888. 
223. SITTA CAROLINENSIS CAROLINENSIS Latham. 
WHITE-BREASTED NUT-HATCH. (727) 
A common and familiar permanent resident. 
Carroll County: On our home farm near Burlington, we always had, ip 
the fall of the year, a large pile of fine pumpkins in the corner of a lor 
near the house. Some of these were daily thrown over the fence into a 
pasture where, after being broken or cut open, they were eaten by the cows. 
Several nuthatches were always about, ready to feed on the pumpkinseeds 
which they wouii usually carry away and hide in holes or crevices in some 
nearby tree. So intimately associated with the pumpkins were these amus- 
ing little birds that we always called them “pumpkinseed” birds. They are 
also called Tomtit. Collected a male May 6, 1885, in Deer Creek bottoms 
near the old Dillen millrace. June 25 to July 1, 1905, a pair noted in pasture 
west of house on home farm. Ava Evermann contributes the following rec- 
ords: January 5. 1907, several seen in the woods with titmice, chickadees, 
and woodpeckers. Throughout the winter (1906-7) nuthatches were seen 
on the trees in the orchard and on an ash tree near the house; October 28, 
one heard high up in an elm; another seen same day. January 1, 1908, two 
seen running up and down the trunk of a large hackberry tree; their soft 
but distinet twitter disclosed their presence; January 3, one heard. 
Vigo County: January 11, 1890, a pair collected northeast of Terre Haute, 
and a male obtained a week later on Honey Creek. 
Monroe County: January 12, 1883, one or two noted near Bloomington. 
