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J Howell, List of Summer Birds of Mi. Matis field. -3 A I 



PECKER. — Mr. Clavton E. Stone of Lunenburg, Mass., writes me that he 

 " saw two of these birds in the fall of '9S, and heard several others, one in 

 Johnson, and two in Craftsbury." They doubtless occur in the environs 

 of Mansfield. 



13. * Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. — 

 Mrs. Straw says of this bird : " rare; saw two in June, 1896." 



14. * Colaptes auratus luteus. Northern Flicker. — Common. 



15. * Antrostomus vociferus. Whip-poor-will. — Rare and local. 



16. * Chordeiles virginianus. Ntghthawk. — Not common. 



17. Chaetura pelagica. Chimney Swift. — Common; occurs on the 

 mountain nearly to the summit. 



iS. Trochilus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — Numerous 

 in the maple woods at the base of the mountain. I noticed several fe- 

 males stealing the cotton which I had placed on the bushes to mark mj 

 mammal traps. 



19. Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. — Not uncommon in the vallev. 



20. Myiarchus crinitus. Crested Flycatcher. — I thought I heard 

 the notes of this bird on two or three occasions, but was not near enough 

 to make the record certain. Mrs. Straw has observed them a few times. 



21. * Sayornis phcebe. Phcebe. — Common. 



22. Contopus virens. Wood Pewee. — A few were heard in the valley 

 at the base of the mountain, and others at about 2000 feet. 



23. Empidonax flaviventris. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. — This 

 species inhabits the deep woods well up the mountain side (approximately 

 from 2500 to 3500 feet altitude). On these steep slopes, shaded by a dense 

 growth of spruces, and strewn with immense moss-covered logs and huge 

 bowlders, the birds find a congenial home. Of inconspicuous appearance 

 and without any very characteristic notes, they do not readily attract atten- 

 tion. I observed them but three or four times, and secured only one, 

 shot from a tall dead tree standing by the side of the mountain road. 



24. Empidonax traillii alnorum. Alder Flycatcher. —Apparently 

 rare, as I saw but two or three, these in a wet scrubby pasture at the foot 

 of the mountain ; one specimen was secured. Their notes are not loud, 

 but are recognizably different from those of the other Fhcatchers. 



25. Empidonax minimus. Lea.st Flycatcher. — Common; their 

 sharp notes were frequently heard at various points in Stowe \"alley. 



26. *Otocoris alpestris praticola. Prairie Horned Lark. — Mrs. 

 Straw reports that these birds have appeared in some numbers in Stowe 

 Valley within quite recent years, having been first noticed in 1898. The 

 present season (1901) several pairs have nested and as many as 25 young 

 have been seen. They disappeared earlj' in July.' 



27. Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jay. — Observed sparingly from the 

 base of the mountain to about 3000 feet altitude. 



1 Concerning the eastward extension of their breeding range, compare Faxon 

 and Hoffman, ' The Birds of Berkshire Co., Mass.,' p. 32. 



