['SSS' Richmond, Birds Brecdins^ in Disfrtcf of Columbia. 2 I 



24. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. Black-billed Cuckoo. — Rare. 



25. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. — Uncommon. 



26. Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — Very rare. Mr. I!en- 

 shaw saw a pair of these birds late in May, 1SS7, and judged from their 

 actions that they were nesting. 



27. Dryobates pubescens. Downy Woodpecker. — Ratlier common. 

 28 Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. — Com- 

 mon. Eggs found second week in May. 



29. Melanerpes carolinus. Red-bellied Woodpecker. — Very rare. 

 Mr. Henshaw saw an individual about the last of May, 18S7. 



30. Colaptes auratus. Flicker. — Common. Eggs Ibund second 

 week in May. 



31. Antrostomus vociferus. Whip-poor-will. — Qiiite rare, but com- 

 mon in adjacent portions of Maryland and Virginia. 



32. Chordeiles virginianus. Nighthawk. — Uncommon. Have never 

 found the nest here, but see the birds all through the summer. 



33. Chaetura pelagica. Chimney Swift. — -Abundant. Eggs found 

 the second week in June. 



34. Trochilus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — Uncommon. 

 Begins nesting the last week in May. 



35. Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. — Qiiite common. 



36. Myiarchus crinitus. Crested Flycatcher. — Common. Have 

 found only one nest containing the usual cast-off snake skin. Eggs found 

 the first week in June. 



37. Sayornis phcebe. Phcebe. — Common. An early breeder as com- 

 pared with other species of the Tyrannidze nesting here. Eggs found 

 first week in May. 



38. Contopus virens. Wood Pewee. — Common. Begins nestin"- first 

 week in June. 



39. Empidonax acadicus. Acadian Flycatcher. — Common. Eggs 

 deposited second week in June; nevermore than three are found in one 

 nest. The bird is always found in a solitary part of the woods, where few 

 other birds are seen. Its nest is placed half-pendant at the end of a hori- 

 zontal branch, generally so low that it can be reached without climbino-; 

 sometimes, however, it is twenty feet or more from the ground. The ego-s 

 resemble those of Contopus virens, but are slightly smaller; the ground 

 is of a deeper cream color, and the spots, not so numerous 01 so large as 

 in virens, are reddish brown. The note of acadicus is a &ha.rp peep. 



40. Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jay.— Rare. Common in the adjoining 

 country. 



41. Corvus americanus. American Crow. — Abundant. Have taken 

 full clutches as early as March 27. Generally five or six eggs are found 

 in a nest. 



42. Corvus ossifragus. Fisii Crow. — Not common. Mr. Henshaw 

 has found it nesting. 



43. Molothrus ater. Cowbird. — Rare. Prior to 1S84 the writer fre- 

 quently found eggs of this parasite in nests of Vireo olivaceiis, Dcndroica 



