IOA Chadbourne on the Summer Birds of the White Mts [April 



the next day another came sailing down from above and disappeared in 

 Tuckerman's Ravine, just as we began the descent. 



S. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. American Osprey. — As we were 

 descending the cone of Mt. Jefferson on Sept. 2, 1SS4, an Osprey flew 

 slowly over a few yards above our heads. Altitude, approximately 55CO 

 feet. 



9. Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — One shot on July 11, 

 1SS4, about two miles by carriage road from the base of the mountain. 

 Another was killed near the same place on July 26. 1SS4. 



10. Dryobates pubescens. Downy Woodpecker. — One killed almost 

 at the base of the mountain on Aug. 12, 1S84. 



11. Picoides americanus. American Three-toed Woodpecker. — In 

 August, 1884, an adult female and a young bird were shot below Hermit 

 Lake, in Tuckerman's Ravine (altitude, 3960 feet). Another was seen 

 but not killed at our camp in the Great Gulf on July 5, 1SS6. 



12. Ceophlceus pileatus. Pileated Woodpecker. — This bird was not 

 met with, but an old dead spruce full of its large and deep 'peck-holes' 

 was found near our camp (altitude, 3140 feet). The holes were newly 

 made and the chips and pieces of broken wood perfectly fresh. 



13. Chaetura pelasgica. Chimney Swift. — On July 3, 1SS6, one was 

 given to me that bad been caught alive in an unused chimney of the 

 Half-way House (altitude, 3S40 feet). The men at the house had never 

 before seen any bird like it, and during our stay we saw no more; still 

 one or two pairs might have nested there and yet have escaped notice. 



14. Empidonax flaviventris. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. — Three 

 were seen in rather open forest nearly opposite the Half-way House in 

 July, 1SS4. (Altitude, about 3S00 feet.) 



15. Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jay. — On July 26, 1SS4, a small flock was 

 seen opposite the Half-way House (altitude, 3S00 feet), and on July 11-12 

 others were seen farther down the Mountain. It probably breeds from the 

 base to the timber line, but is far from plenty everywhere. None were 

 seen in 1SS6. 



16. Perisoreus canadensis. Canada Jay. — Much more common than 

 the Blue Jay, though nowhere plenty. Small flocks of half a dozen were 

 seen on three or four occasions, but usually there was only one or at most 

 two. We found them early in July from near the base of the mountain to 

 the limit of the spruce and fir forest, a little above the Half-way House 

 (altitude, 3S50 feet). A short distance below it, at the limit of good sized 

 spruce and fir trees, they were more plenty than anywhere else. 



17. Corvus americanus. American Crow. — Not seen in 1SS4, except 

 about the base, where it was common. Two were seen at an altitude of 2650 

 feet, on July 7, 1SS6, near which it is not improbable that they breed ; but 

 two others seen on the bare rocks at an altitude of 535c feet had evidently 

 flown up from below. 



18. Pinicola enucleator. Pine Grosbeak. — Two specimens seen, both 

 of them in the low spruce and fir timber opposite the Half-way House 

 (altitude, 3800 feet). One was a fine adult male in full song, seen July 12, 

 1SS4; the other an immature bird, seen July 13, 18S6. 



