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42. Otus asio. Screech Owl. — Heard nightly around camp at Ellis 

 Lake, June 16-20, a bird having a roosting place in a sweet gum directly 

 over the camp. Said to breed. 



43. Bubo virginianus. Great Horned Owl. — Not common around 

 Lake Ellis, N. C. One was seen by Mr. Abbott June 18, in the heavy 

 timber around Great Lake, N. C. Not found breeding there. "Seen 

 more commonly in the colder months" (Brimley). 



44. Coccyzus americanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. — Common at 

 Lake Ellis, N. C. Heard and seen daily June 16-20, in the sweet gum 

 thickets near camp. No nest was found, "but the species breeds" (Brim- 

 ley). 



45. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. — One bird seen June 16 at 

 Newberne, N. C. "Common in eastern North Carolina, breeding in 

 suitable localities" (Brimley). 



46. Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — Not common at Lake 

 Ellis, N. C. This species was recorded by Mr. Abbott as occurring in the 

 heavy timber between Ellis and Great Lakes, where it was seen June 18. 

 Another was seen feeding on a dead pine stump near Havelock, N. C, 

 June 16. 



47. Dryobates pubescens. Southern Downy Woodpecker. — Com- 

 mon at Lake Ellis, N. C. Recorded by Mr. Abbott June 17 and 18 near 

 camp at the lake, and in the woods at Great Lake. No nests were found, 

 but Mr. H. H. Brimley tells me it is a common nesting bird. 



48. Phloeotomus pileatus abieticola. Northern Pileated Wood- 

 pecker. — Rare around Lake Ellis, N. C. A bird ascribed to this species 

 was seen by Mr. Abbott in the large sweet gum timber between Lake Ellis 

 and Great Lake on June 18. 



49. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. — Not 

 uncommon at Lake Ellis, N. C, "where it breeds" (Brimley). Mr. 

 Abbott saw this species at camp on Lake Ellis June 17, and in the woods at 

 Great Lake June 18. 



50. Antrostomus carolinensis. Chuck-will 's-widow. — Rare around 

 Lake Ellis, N. C. Mr. Bowdish records an individual which he heard 

 calling in a bit of timber near the Havelock Station, N. C. 



51. Chordeiles virginianus. Night Hawk; Bull Bat. — Not uncom- 

 mon among the Sea Islands, S. C. A pair of this species was seen June 12 

 on Raccoon Key, Bulls Bay, and another on St. James Island, S. C, June 

 15. They breed, but we found no nests. A single bird was seen by Mr. 

 Bowdish at Havelock Station, N. C, June 18. 



52. Archilochus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — One seen 

 by Mr. Abbott on June 20, on the road between Havelock and Lake Ellis, 

 N. C. 



53. Chsetura pelagica. Chimney Swift. — Common around Charles- 

 ton, S. C, and at Ellis Lake, N. C. ; at the latter place a nest with four eggs 

 was taken June 17. from an old chimney flue in the roof of our camp. In 

 the Great Lake woods several birds were seen diving into a huge dead gum 

 tree. 



