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10. Dryobates pubescens. — Downy Woodpecker. — Fairlj common 

 in woods of elevated parts. 



11. Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — Fairlj abundant in 

 the heavy timber along the lake. 



12. CeophlcEUS pileatus. Pileated Woodpecker. — A few were seen 

 in the heavy timber at the southeastern end of the lake. 



13. Melanerpes carolinus. Red-bellied Woodpecker. — Fairly 

 abundant in the timber. Mr. Palmer took two specimens. 



14. Colaptes auratus. Flicker. — Not uncommon in the woods of the 

 higher grounds. 



15. Chsetura pelagica. Chimney Swift. — Quite abundant. We had 

 the good fortune to observe a very interesting fact regarding these birds. 

 Along the southeastern shore, growing in the lake some distance out 

 from the shore line, are a number of large hollow cypresses. The roots 

 or ' knees ' of these trees extend upward and outward from the surface 

 of the water, curving inward some distance up, and in most of them, be- 

 tween the water and base of the tree proper, there are openings large 

 enough for a canoe to enter. By pushing our canoe in these intervals 

 between the roots, we were able to examine the interiors of the hollow 

 trees. In these we found the swifts nesting in their primitive fashion, 

 the nests being fastened to the interior walls about midway down. Mr. 

 Bartsch secured a nest containing eggs thus situated. 



16. Myiarchus crinitus. Crested Flycatcher. — Qiiite abundant in 

 timber near the lake shore. 



^/" 17. Contopus virens. Wood Pewee. — Common in woods along the 

 shore of the lake. 



18. Empidonax virescens. Green-crested Flycatcher. — Not un- 

 common along the margins of the inlets, notably where the foliage forms 

 a canopy over the water. A nest containing eggs was found on a limb 

 overhanging an inlet. 



19. Corvus americanus. American Crow. — Fairly common. 



20. Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Towhee. — Abundant. 



21. Cardinalis cardinalis. Cardinal. — A few seen. 



22. Piranga rubra. Summer Tanager. — Fairly abundant in the 

 woods along the southeastern lake shore. 



23. Vireo olivaceus. Red-eyed Vireo. — Fairly abundant in the 

 thick woods along the shore of the lake. 



24. Vireo noveboracensis. White-eyed Vireo. — Fairly common 

 among the bushes and trees along the margin of the lake. 



25. Mniotilta varia. Black and White Warbler. — Not very com- 

 mon. Frequents the woods of the higher ground. 



26. Protonotaria citrea. Prothonotary Warbler. — Decidedlv the 

 most abundant bird of the swamp. Everywhere common. Its beautiful 

 plumage and odd song add a charm to the region, it being seen and heard 

 in all kinds of weather and at all times of the day. Several nests in 

 cavities of decayed trees, at slight height from the ground, were exam- 

 ined. 



