340 Stone, Bird Migration Records of William Inn-tram. [.July 



Megascops asio asio. Scrbsgb Owl. 



L802, January 25. The Owl screamed last night. 

 L803. January 3. Little Borned Owl appeared near the House 

 hunting mice. 

 February 20. Little Owl (Strix asio) whistlea this morning 

 about Daybreak. 

 Also recorded on February 21, 1807, January 12, 181 V, July 1 l. 1818 ami 

 January 16, 1820. 



Coccyzus americanus ainericanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



Pate of arrival of the 'CuCCOW' recorded si\ times, and once as ' Cuculus 

 CaroUnenSXS.' Bartram evidently did not distinguish tin- two species. 



1803. May 7. 1818. May S. 



1804. May 6. 1820. May I. 



1805. April 30. 1822. May 2. 

 1807, May 12. 



Ceryle alcyon alcyon. Bei no Kinqfishbr. 



Pates of arrival are given for six years. Usually the bird is called simply 

 'Kingfisher' but sometimes 'Ispida alcyon.' Apparently Bartram never 

 found it in winter. 



1802. March 23. 1818. March 16. 



1804. April 8. 1821. April 11, 



1805. April 7. 1822. April 13. 



In autumn he has the following. Evidently the bird did not summer 

 about the garden, nor does it today. 



ISIS. August 27. Kingfisher arived from north with their young. 



October 9. Kingfisher arived from the north on their passage 

 to the south. 

 1820. October 17. Kingfisher. 



Dryobates pubescens pubescens. Downs Woodpecker. 



1818. January 17. FtCUS punctatus (least speckled woodpecker". 



Sphyrapicus varius varius. Yellow-beu ran S lpsttcker. 



1S01. October 19. PiettS varius arived from N. 

 1818. January 17. P. rariits (Tine Woodpecker). 



November 10. Pine Woodpecker arived from the north. 



Ceophloeus pileatus abieticola. Pileatxd Woodpecker. 



Listed but once; without comment. Now long extinct in the vicinity of 

 Philadelphia 



ISIS. January 17. PtCUS pileatus. 



