"j,,!;; J Batnabd, Breeding Bird of Alachua Co., i 245 



15. Aluco pratincola. Barn Owl. — A very rare resident and only 

 found neai Paines Prairie. Nests in early November. 



*U\. Strix varia alleni. Floiuda I'.auhedOwl. — A common n 

 and abundanl in the hammock regions. Seldom molested as their fondness 

 for rabbits is will known. Nests about January 10. 



17 Otus asio floridanus. Florida Screech Owl.— An abundant 

 resident and breeds April in to 25. 



is Bubo virginianus virginianus. Great Horned Owl.— Resi- 

 dent Inn our rarest owl. Breeds here aboul January 15, usually in an 

 old Eagle's ti' -i . 



Coccyzus americanus americanus. Yellow-hilled Cuckoo. 



— A common breeder and pretty evenly distributed. Xests fiom late 

 April to August. 



'50. Ceryle alycon alycon. Belted Kingfisher. — Common resi- 

 dent and nests in early April in holes in dead trees and stubs over water. 

 Never found them nesting in cavities in banks as in the north. 



51. Campephilus principalis. Ivory-billed Woodpecker. — Very 

 lare. Found one nest in the County that contained young. Fresh eggs 

 aboul February 15. 



52. Dryobates villosus auduboni. Southern Hairy Woodpecker. 



— Rare; nests here in very limited numbers in late April and early May, 



53. Dryobates pubescens pubescens. Southern Downy Wood- 

 pecker. — Regularly nests here in limited numbers in May. 



*54. Dryobates borealis. Red-cockaded Woodpecker. — Not very 

 common until the last three years, but now a common breeder. Nests 

 about May 1. 



*55. Phloeotomus pileatus pileatus. Pileated Woodpecker. — 

 The ' Lord-God,' as he is known in this section, is one of the commonest 

 woodpeckers in the county nesting in the hammocks and cypress swamps 

 in early April. 



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

 Abundant, nesting from early May to late June. 



•57. Centurus carolinus. Red-bellied Woodpecker. — Common 

 resident and nests April 1 to May 15. 



*58. Colaptes auratus auratus. Flicker. — Abundant and nests 

 from .March to June. 



*59. Antrostomus carolinensis. Chuck-will's-widow. — Common 

 and nests from April 10 to June 1. 



*(>(). Chordeiles virginianus chapmani. Florida Nighthawk. — 

 An abundant summer resident and nests from April 15 to late in May. 



*61. Chaetura pelagica. Chimney Swift. — Summer resident but 

 only tolerably common. Nests from May 15 to June 10. 



*62. Archilochus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — 

 ( lommoD and nests from May 10 to June 25. 



'63 Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. — Very abundant, nesting 

 about May 10. 



