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72. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. — Extremely rare, having 

 been seen but a few times. Once a bird came within a few feet of the house 

 and sat perched in a tree for several minutes. 



73. Dryobates villosus leucomelas. Northern Hairy Woodpecker. — 

 Fairly common here, at certain times only. 



74. Dryobates pubescens nelsoni. Northern Downy Woodpecker. — 

 Fairly common. 



75. Picoides arcticus. Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker. — Quite 

 common, from early fall until late in spring. 



76. Sphyrapicus varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. — The most 

 common of all the Woodpeckers. Nests generally in live white poplar 

 trees, anywhere from four feet to fifty feet from the ground. I have 

 found several sets of eggs where incubation was very much advanced 

 when there were only three eggs, so presume they were complete sets. 



77. Ceophloeus pileatus abieticola. Northern Pileated Woodpecker. 

 — Very rare; seen only in deep woodlands. 



78. Colaptes auratus luteus. Northern Flicker. — In the summer 

 of 1906 these birds were very scarce; by 1908 they were very common, 

 and during the summer of 1909 were more numerous than during 1908. 



79. Chordeiles virginianus henryi. Western Nighthawk.— Very 

 common. Nests on some hill in the edge of the woods where they deposit 

 their two eggs on the bare ground. 



80. Archilochus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — Very rare ; 

 seen but a few times. 



81. Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. — Very common, nesting in small 

 trees or on the tops of old burned stubs. 



82. Sayornis phoebe. Phcebe. — Very common, nesting in barns, 

 deserted houses, or under the bank of some stream; raises two broods. 



83. Sayornis saya. Say's Phozbe. — Several birds seen in the yard 

 one day only. 



84. Myiochanes richardsoni. Western Wood Pewee. — Very com- 

 mon, placing its nest either on a horizontal limb or in the fork of an upright 

 branch. The nest is much larger than that made by the eastern form. 



85. Empidonax flaviventris. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. — Very 

 rare. Seen only during the summer of 1906, near Edmonton, where I 

 secured a specimen and photographed the nest and eggs. 



86. Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. — Very numerous. 

 Their nests are placed in small trees or bushes at any elevation above three 

 feet from the ground. 



87. Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jay. — Quite common, but not as 

 numerous as P. canadensis. Last year they nested within one hundred 

 yards of the house. 



88. Perisoreus canadensis. Canada Jay. — Very common, nesting 

 in February, March, or April, according to the severity of the winter. 

 The nest is located either in a willow or evergreen tree, usually spruce, 

 anywhere from seven to thirty feet up. 



