1^50 Batchelder on Birds of the Upper St. John. 



notes that there are a few at Houlton during the summer. The species 

 was neither seen nor heard at Fort Fairfield and Grand Falls. 



68. Chordeilespopetue ( F/e///.) ^df. Night-hawk. — Very abundant 

 at Grand Falls. At Fort Fairfield it was common; they frequented 

 burnt lands. 



69. Chaetura pelasgica {Lhni.) Bd. Chimney Swift. — At Fort 

 Fairfield they were common, breeding both in chimneys and in hollow 

 trees. Common in the burnt country at Grand Falls. Not many were 

 breeding in chimneys, the people disliking to have them there. 



70. Trochilus colubris Linn. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — 

 Common at Grand Falls. At Fort Fairfield it was apparently rather com- 

 mon- — we saw several. 



71. Ceryle alcyon {Linn.) Boie. Belted Kingfisher. — Rather 

 common at Fort Fairfield. At Grand Falls it was to be seen wherever 

 there was good fishing ground. 



72. Picus villosus Li)i7i. Hairy \Voodpecker. — Common. 



73. Picus pubsscens Z-/««. Downy Woodpecker. — At Fort Fair- 

 field this species was much less common than P. villosus. It was not 

 uncominon at Grand Falls. 



74. Picoides arcticus (>STt'^/«.s-.) Gray. Black-backed Three-toed 

 WoODPECkER. — Common at Grand P'alls in burnt cedar swamps. At 

 Fort Fairfield we shot two, all we saw. 



7v Sphyiopicus varius {Linn.) Bd. Yellow-bellied Wood- 

 pecker. — Common- — the commonest Woodpecker — at Fort Fairfield. 

 They were generally found about recent clearings, or in the more open 

 mixed woods. At Grand Falls they were common in hard woods. 



76. Hylotomus pileatus {Linn.) Bd. Pile.\ted Woodpecker. — 

 At Grand Falls half a dozen pairs were seen. Probably there is too little 

 of the heavy tbrest left in the immediate neighborhood of Fort Fairfield 

 to suit their tastes, as we did notmeetwith them. "Common" at Houlton. 



77. Colaptes auratus {Linn.) Sw. Golden-winged Woodpecker. 

 — Rather common at Fort Fairfield. Not common at Grand Falls. 



78. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus {Wils.) BJ. Black-bii.led Cuck- 

 oo. — Mr. McLeod records this bird in his notes, but without comments. 

 It was not seen at Fort Fairfield or Grand Falls. 



79. Strix nebulosa Forst. Barred Owl. — "Very common" at 

 Houlton. We were shown a mounted specimen by Mr. Frank P. Orcutt 

 at Fort Fairfield. He considered it the commonest Owl. 



80. Nyctale acadica {Gm.) Bd. S.\w-whet Owl. — This bird is not 

 uncommon at Houlton. Mr. Frank P. Orcutt told us that it was tolerably 

 common at Fort Fairfield. 



81. Bubo virginianua {Gm.) Bd. Great Horned Owl. — "Very 

 common" at Houlton. Mr. Orcutt said it was rather common at Fort 

 Fairfield. 



8z. Circus hudsonius {Linn.) Vieill. Marsh Hawk. — Rare at 

 Houlton. One seen at Fort Fairfield. 



83. Accipiter cooperi Bp. Cooper's Hawk. Not common at Grand 

 Falls. Not obser\-ed at Fort Fairfield or Hcnilton. 



