PAPERS OX BIOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE 197 



GENERAL SURVEY OF THE FAUNA OF LAKE KNOX— Continued. 



Phylum CJwrdata — Continued 



Order Pici (woodpecker) — Concluded 

 Family Picidae — Concluded 



Dryobates viUosus 



The hairy woodpecker, likewise a winter resident, 

 and very much like the downy in appearance 

 except for the larger size, was seen occasionally. 

 Melanerpes eri/trocephahus 



The red headed woodpecker, which commonly 

 goes south for the winter, was seen in Decem- 

 ber and in January this year. 

 Centurus carolinus 



The red bellied woodpecker was seen likewise 

 during the winter months. 

 CoJ«ptes aitratus 



The flicker was first noticed March 21st. 

 Order Passer es (perching birds) 

 Family Tyrannidae 



Tyrannus tyrannus 



The kingbird was seen driving away a crow March 

 21st. 

 Sayornis phoebe 



This was seen March 21st on a willow tree near 

 the pond. 

 Family Corvidae 



Cyanocitta cristata 



The blue jay was seen October 21st and December 

 20th and frequently in the spring. 

 Corvus brack yrhynchos 



Crows were very abundant in the region of the 

 pond. 

 Family Icteridae 



Agelaius phocniceus 



Red winged blackbirds were very abundant at the 

 pond in March, April and May. The first one 

 seen was March ITth, but they were seen in the 

 fall as late as November 1st. 

 Sturnella ynagna 



The meadowlark was seen April 4tli and there- 

 after. 

 Icterus galbula 



The Baltimore oriole was seen May 10th in the 

 woods near Lake Knox. 

 Quiscalus aeneus 



The bronzed grackles were seen in flocks October 

 Sth and were first seen in the spring on March 

 17th. 

 Family Fringillidae 



Astragatinus tristis 



The American gold finch was seen in its winter 

 plumage October 2nd. They have little to do 

 with pond life, however, as their food is chiefly 

 weed seeds. 

 Passer domesticus 



The English sparrow is very common. 

 Zonotrichia guerula 



The Harris sparrow was seen in the nearby woods 

 April 9th. 



