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Genus Empidonax Cab. 



46. E. pusillus var. trailli Bel. TRAILL'S FLYCATCHER. A few' 

 observed near Mound City. 



47. E. acadicus Bd. SMALL GREEN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER. More 

 plentiful than the preceding. Found in the bottoms. 



Family ALCEDINID^. 

 Genus Ceryle Boie. 



48. C. alcyon Boie. KINGFISHER. Common along the rivers. 



Family CYPSELID.2E. 

 Genus Clisetura Steph. ' 



49. C. pelagica Bd. CHIMNEY ' SWIFT. Very abundant. I ob- 

 tained a nest of this species from an immense hollow sycamore stub 

 in the Missouri bottoms opposite Cairo. It was about ten feet from 

 the ground and attached to the interior of the cavity in the usual 

 manner. 



Family TROCHILID^J. 

 Genus Tro chilus Linn. 



50. T. Golubris Linn. RUBY-THROATED HUMMING BIRD. A few 

 observed near Mound City. 



Family CUCULID^S. 

 Genus Coccyzus Vieill. 



51. C. amerieamis Bonap. YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. A single 

 specimen observed on a timbered island in the Ohio. 



Family PICIDJE. 

 Genus Pious Linn. 



52. P. villosus Linn. HAIRY WOODPECKER. Not common. 



53. P. pubescens Linn. DOWNY WOODPECKER. More numer- 

 ous than the preceding. Found throughout the woods. 



Genus Hylotomus Bd. 



54. H. pileatus Bd. PILEATED WOODPECKER. Not uncommon in 

 the bottoms. Frequently observed flying across the Ohio and Missis- 

 sippi. 



