78 Tinker, Ornithology of Clay and Palo Alto Counties, la. [jan. 



36. Ceryle alcyon alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. — Common about 

 the lakes. 



37. Dryobates pubescens medianus. Downy Woodpecker. — 

 Several were seen in the woods about the lakes. An adult male was taken 

 at Lost Island Lake, July 26. 



38. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. — 

 An adult male taken in a grove in Palo Alto County, July 17, and an adult 

 female found in the woods at Lost Island Lake, July 18, were the only birds 

 of this species seen. 



39. Colaptes auratus luteus. Northern Flicker. — Very common 

 both on the prairie and in the groves and timber zones along the lakes and 

 streams. Nests were found in the groves and in hollow fence posts on the 

 prairie. 



40. Chordeiles virginianus virginianus. Nighthawk. — Common 

 throughout the region, frequenting the higher grassland areas and grain 

 fields. No nests or immature birds were found. 



41. Chsetura pelagica. Chimney Swift. — Noted occasionally in 

 the evening, flying about near the town of Ruthven. 



42. Archilochus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — Only 

 observed a few times. An adult female was taken at Lost Island Lake, 

 August 27. 



43. Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. — A common breeding species, 

 nesting in the groves and timber zones along the lakes and on fence posts 

 on the prairie. On July 2 a nest fifteen feet from the ground in a grove 

 contained no eggs. On July 23 a nest with nestlings was found in the top 

 of a fence post five feet high in a meadow, and on July 24 a nest with three 

 nestlings was found four feet from the ground in willows in a grove. 



44. Tyrannus verticalis. Arkansas Kingbird. — Noted in most of 

 the prairie districts throughout the region. Adults and immature birds of 

 both sexes were secured, the latter on August 7, 15, 20, and 26. A nest was 

 found twenty-five feet from the ground in a poplar tree along a road, 

 August 7, and contained three young birds well feathered but just able 

 to fly. 



45. Myiochanes virens. Wood Pewee. — Occasionally observed in 

 the groves and timber belts along the streams and lakes. A well feathered 

 immature bird and a nest were observed in a grove, August 3. 



46. Empidonax trailli alnorum. Alder Flycatcher. — A very 

 common species about the streams and lakes, and found in lesser numbers 

 in upland groves. Adults were observed throughout July and August, and 

 an immature female (well feathered) was taken on August 13. 



47. Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. — Common breeder 

 in all of the groves and in the woods about the lakes and streams; also 

 frequents the willows along the roads. An immature female (well feath- 

 ered) was taken in a grove near Lost Island Lake, August 7. 



48. Otocoris alpestris praticola. Prairie Horned Lark. — Com- 

 mon on the higher grassland and in the cultivated fields throughout the 

 region. No immature birds were taken. 



