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27. Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. — Quite common. Parties of 

 three or four, apparently old birds with their offspring, were often seen 

 circling about high overhead. 



28. Falco richardsonii. Richardson's Merlin. — One shot September 

 23, on the Madison River, was the only one identified. Its stomach 

 contained the remains of a Lincoln's Sparrow. 



29. Falco sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. — Abundant. Its food here is 

 mainly grasshoppers. 



30. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. American Osprey. — Rather 

 common. 



31. Asio wilsonianus. American Long-eared Owl. — Frequently 

 noted along the Jefferson River in heavy thickets. A specimen shot here 

 was found to have a long, slender, thread-like worm under its tongue, 

 similar to those found infesting the fish of the Jefferson River. The 

 presence of one of these parasites in the Owl would indicate an occasional 

 fish diet for that bird. 



32. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. — Very common along all the 

 streams. Several were noted at Mystic Lake. At our camp on the 

 Jefferson River we found the fish infested with long, slender white worms, 

 which were coiled up in the flesh on the sides of the back. A Kingfisher 

 shot at this camp was also found to be infested with these worms, seven 

 of which (some of them nearly a foot in length) were found among (not 

 in) its intestines. 



33. Dryobates villosus hyloscopus. Cabanis's Woodpecker. — One 

 specimen secured. 



34. Dryobates pubescens orececus. Mountain Downy Wood- 

 pecker. — Two specimens taken. 



35. Picoides arcticus. Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker. — Rare ; 

 one taken in the Gallatin Basin, August 29. 



36. Picoides americanus dorsalis. Alpine Three-toed Wood- 

 pecker. — Two specimens secured on the Gallatin River, August 24, 

 altitude about 7200 feet. 



37. Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis. Red-naped Sapsucker. — Several 

 collected from July to September. Breeds. 



38. Sphyrapicus thyroideus. Williamson's Sapsucker. — Rather 

 uncommon at Traill Creek and Gallatin Basin, where three immature 

 birds, evidently raised in the vicinity, were secured August 28-Sep- 

 tember 3. 



39. Melanerpes torquatus. Lewis's Woodpecker. — Common in the 

 mountains and foothills, in tracts of dead timber. 



40. Colaptes cafer. Red-shafted Flicker. — Common. Regardless 

 of its color it is known to some of the residents as "Yellowhammer." 



41. Chordeiles virginianus henryi. Western Nighthawk. — Very 

 common. These birds were often seen on foraging expeditions during 

 midday, in flocks of twenty or more. Most abundant in the valleys. 



