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saw one flock of flfleen to twenty containing both 

 males and females; they were very active, some 

 mating and some already in pairs. No more 

 flocks were seen during the Spring, but single 

 ones and paiis eveiy few days. 



Redheaded Woodpeckeu. {Melnncrpes ery- 

 throcephalus). Duck River, Tenn. Resident ; an 

 average of two seen per mile on March 5lh. An- 

 na, 111. Resident; the most common of the fami- 

 ly, and at great enmity with the squirrel, who 

 often steals his'^stoi-cs. St. Louis, Mo. A few 

 remained through the Winter; two single birds 

 and a pair were seen during one week about New 

 Year. On February 23d, they were in the same 

 numbers. On April 12th, many were found in 

 heavy timber, but not generally distributed. 

 May 1st, evident increase during the last few 

 days. Manhattan, Kans. First, April 15th, 

 Glasgow, Mo. Fir-st, April 23d. Liter, 111. First, 

 April 22d Griggsville, 111. First, April 6th, one 

 seen. Des Moines, la. First, May 6th. Polo, 

 111. First, April 3d; bulk came May 3d. Ra- 

 cine, Wis. First, May 2d. Jefferson, Wis. On 

 May 6th, Ave males came in the afternoon, and 

 during the following night there came about fif- 

 teen per cent, of full summer numbers. Mitchell, 

 la. First, May 6tli. 



YELLOW-Sn.VFTED FlICKEU, (Culdptcs (lUI-iltlls). 



Fayetteville, Ark. Resident, common. Anna, 

 III. Second most numerous species in Winter, 

 occurring in flocks of from ten to thirty; feeds 

 largely on ants and mast. St, Louis, Mo. A few 

 remained during the Winter. On March 14lh 

 several were here in company with Robins and 

 Blackbirds. The bulk of the species was here on 

 April 4th, and from the 4th to the 8th was the 

 height of the transients, Manhattan, Kans. A 

 very common Winter resident; twenty seen Feb- 

 ruary lOlh. By March 25tli, common. On the 

 31st, thirty were seen in a five mile tramp, and on 

 April 7th fifty were seen in going over the same 

 ground. Glasgow, Mo. First were twelve, seen 

 March 13lh. Jacksonville, 111. Resident (in mild 

 Winters). April 9tli, have seen a good many the 

 last few days. Osceola, 111. First, March 1st. 

 Grand View, la. First, two seen April 4th. 

 Coralville, la. First, April .5th, Polo, III. 

 Resident (in very mild Winters), Jeflerson, Wis. 

 First saw one on April 8th, and the next day 

 three more. On April 9lh, there were a lew more, 

 and on the 10th they were heard every few min- 

 ute. On April 11th, there was no increase, but 

 the 21st brought us a flock of seven. I have never 

 seen them anywhere east of the Mississippi in 

 such flocks as they occur in northwestern Minnes- 

 ota. During the Spring migration mixed flocks 



of Flickers and Robins by the hundred would be 

 common for about ten days. They would be 

 found along the edges of han", wood groves, feed- 

 ing on the ground ; patches of ground an acre or 

 more in extent would be fairly alive with these 

 two species, and then you might go a mile with- 

 out seeing a s]3ccimen of eitlier. Waukon, la. 

 First, April 1 1th. Mitchell, la. First, April 2d, 

 two seen. Hastings, Minn. First, April 16th, 

 twelve seen ; there are many around this season. 

 Pine Bend. Jlinn, First, April 11th. Argus- 

 ville. Dak. First, April 18lh. 



Belted Kingfisher, {Ceryle alcyon). Duck 

 River, Tenn. Resident. Fayetteville, Ark. Seen 

 March 17th. Anna, III. Resident, common 

 throughout the year. St. Louis, Mo. First seen 

 on April 6th, and by the 14th they were nest dig- 

 ging. IVIanhattan, Kans, Seen at intervals dur- 

 ing December, January and February, even in 

 very cold weather. Glasgow, Mo. First, April 

 13th. Grand View, la. First. March 27th. Des 

 Moines, la. First, April 27th. Coralville, la. 

 First, April 4th. Polo, III. First, April 3d. 

 Jefferson, Wis. First saw one April 4th, and on 

 the lllh two birds were seen for the third time, 

 Mitchell, la. First, April lllh. Hastings, Minn, 

 First one seen April 8tli. Elk River, Minn, 

 First two seen April 9th, 



Mourning Dove, (Zciuiuliii-d cnrolincnsis). 

 Duck River, Tenn. Ri sident ; were numerous 

 April 1st. Fayetteville, Ark. Resident; though 

 perhaps more common in Summer; in abund- 

 ance March 17th. Anna, III. Resident; going 

 through in great numbers April 10th. St. Louip, 

 Mo. First, March 16lh, one seen. April 15th, 

 still few. Ai)ril 19th, four seen in pairs. April 

 20ih, more conspicuous. May 1st, flock of six 

 going north, Manhattan, Kans. Were very 

 abundant until the very cold weather in January, 

 when they disappeared. Ten were seen as late 

 as January 5th. Returned March 21st. Saw 

 many on March 25th. April 7th, twen'y in a five 

 mile walk. Glasgow, Mo. First, April 1st. 

 Jacksonville, 111. First were three seen on April 

 7th. Liter, 111. First, April 5th. Griggsville, 

 111. First, April 3d, one seen. At first this bird 

 was shy, and only uttered a low, plaintive note, 

 and was not in sight, cooing only in the early 

 morning ; but by April 14th, it began to appear 

 in roads and trees, Osceola, 111. Partially resi- 

 dent in mild Winters. First seen on April 1st. 

 Polo, 111, Resident. [This is true as a general 

 rule only of very mild Winters, but an instance 

 is on record, of one staying a few miles north of 

 Polo, during the whole of a very severe Winter.] 

 Jefl'crson, Wis. April 18th, was the first for me, 

 but it had probably come some days previous. 



