286 BIRDS. 



Common summer resident; breeds throughout the southern peninsula. 

 This bird was common on Stony Island and throughout the sand 

 country, being observed many times at various points between Sand 

 Point and Hat Point. It was a common breeder in the region, and 

 nests were found as late as August 27 (at Rush Lake). A nest found 

 by Wood on August 8 contained three eggs of this species and one of 

 the black-billed cuckoo. This nest was built in a tall willow bush at 

 the edge of an open swamp near the south side of the Point and was 

 flat and frail. On Stony Island it was observed most frequently in 

 low dense woods. 



45. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. Black-billed cuckoo. — Michi- 

 gan: Common summer resident, breeding throughout the state. 



This species occurred on the Point as often as the preceding species, 

 and was seen or heard nearly every day. In the sand country at 

 Rush Lake it was not as common as the yellow-billed but still was 

 seen quite frequently. It was also common on Stony Island, being 

 somewhat more abundant than the preceding. Both species were 

 partial to the edges of the wooded swamps and were also seen in the 

 poplar zone just outside the willows, and occasionally on the ridges 

 near the swamps. This species was a common breeder on Stony 

 Island and was often seen and heard there. 



46. Ceryle alcyon. Belted kingfisher. — Michigan: Common 

 summer resident all over the state, breeding in holes dug in banks of 

 earth generally near the water. 



Observed along the shore of the sand country, on Stony Island and 

 at Rush Lake. The species was a rare breeder on Sand Point, and 

 few were seen until the young made their appearance, about July 18. 

 After this date a family ranged along the beach on the south side, and 

 another on the north side of the Point. A family was seen on Stony 

 Island that had evidently bred there. We often saw them perched 

 on dead stubs and on bushes near the waters edge, watching for the 

 schools of small minnows that on still days came to the very edge of 

 the beach, where they were easily caught by the kingfishers. We 

 also saw them frequently on the fish stakes about the pounds. At 

 Rush Lake they were more abundant than along the bay, and were 

 seen along the open ditches and small ponds as well as on the lake 

 itself. 



47. Dryobates villosus. Hairy woodpecker.— Michigan: Com- 

 mon resident throughout the state, except on Isle Royale where it is 

 replaced by D. v. leucomelas. Breeds in holes which it excavates in 

 dead trees. 



Occasionally observed in the sand country between Sand Point and 

 Rush Lake. It was rather rare, and nests were not found, although 



