Faxon and Allen, Birds of White Mt. Region, N. H. 149 



NOTES ON THE SUMMER BIRDS OF HOLDERNESS, 

 BETHLEHEM, AND FRANCONIA, N. H. 



BY WALTER FAXON AND J. A. ALLEN. 



[The following lists of birds observed in summer by Mr. Faxon 

 form an interesting contribution to our knowledge of the distribu- 

 tion of the birds in the White Mountain region, supplementing 

 in an important way the observations of Messrs. Mauiard, 

 Brewster, Minot, and Chadbournc. I iiave added thereto frag- 

 mentary notes made in 1874 in the same general region. My 

 observations in Franconia were made in July, chiefly in the 

 vicinity of Sugar Hill, several hundred feet above Franconia 

 village ; those in Bethlehem, in the early part of August. 



Holderness, where observations were made by Mr. Faxon, is 

 a few miles from Lake Winnipesaukee. This locality, as the 

 list shows, is 'Miear the border of the Alleghanian and Canadian 

 Avifaunae, although decidedly Alleghanian in its general char- 

 acter, the few characteristic Canadian birds found there being 

 rai-e, e.g.^ White-throated Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, 

 Black-throated Blue Warbler, Snowbird, etc." {Faxon^ in letter 

 accompanying his lists) . Bethlehem is more decidedly Canadian 

 in its affinities. — J. A. A.] 



List of Birds observed near Sqiiam Lake, Holderness, N. //., yitne 4-12, 

 iSSj, and yune 4-1 1, iSSb. By Walter Faxon. 



1. Urinator imber. Loon. — Common. 



2. Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. — Common. 



3. Bonasa umbellus. Ruffed Grouse. — Verj common. 



4. Buteo borcilis. Hen Hawk. 



5. Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle.— One individual seen. 



6. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. J^lack-billed Cuckoo. — Common. 



7. Ceryle alcyon. Kingfisher. — Common. 



8. Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — Not common. 



9. Ceophloeus pileatus. Pileated Woodpecker. — Rare. One seen. 



10. Colaptes auratus. Golden-winged Woodpecker. — Common. 



11. Antrostomus vociferus. Whip-poor-will. — Abundant. 



12. Chordeiles virginianus. Nighthawk. — Common. 



13. Chaetura pelagica. Chimney Swift. — Common. 



14. Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. — Common. 



15. Myiarchus crinitus. Crested Flycatcher.— Common. 



