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Sterna regia. Royal Tern. On May 19th we 

 found this species breeding on a small island 

 near Corpus C'hristi. They were rather a rare 

 bird there, and we only found two sets of their 

 eggs, each containing two. I was informed 

 that this was the usual number. 



Sterna rantiaca acuflavida, Cabot's Tern. Rare 

 at Corpus Christi, but they breed in that local- 

 itJ^ VV^e saw several specimens on Pelican 

 Island, and shot two. 



Sterna forsteri. Forster's Tern. This species 

 breeds on the mainland near the mouth of the 

 Nueces River. They build a regular nest of 

 reeds and grass, and conceal it in the long 

 grass. We never found more than two eggs 

 in a set. 



Sterna antiUarum, Least Tern. Common in 

 Nueces County, and at Corpus Christi they 

 bred in front of our boarding-house on the 

 sand beach. They lay their eggs in hollows in 

 the sand. One set was found in a clam shell. 

 Two was the number we always found. 



Sterna fiiliginosa, Sooty Tern. Rather rare. 

 We saw them only in one place, and that was 

 on an island in the Gulf. Here they bred, and 

 made a very complete nest. It was hidden in 

 the long grass under bushes. We never found 

 more than one egg in a nest, and we were in- 

 formed by a good authority that tliat was all 

 that they laid. 



The captain of our boat cooked the eggs of 

 this bird and made an excellent omelet, which 

 we ate with pleasure, until we found out what 

 it was composed of, when we promptly put a 

 stop to his proceedings and collected some of 

 the egijs ourselves. 



A List of the Birds of Fulton County, 

 Kentucky. 



BY L. O. PINDAK, HICKMAN, KY. 



Connsus carolinensis. Carolina Paroquet. 

 (392.) Prof. Caldwell said he used to see a 

 small Hock every summer four or five years 

 ago, (188U.) 



C'orci/zus americamis. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 

 (387.) One killed July 8, 1886. One seen Aug. 

 9, 188G. Another seen Sept. 12, 188fi. 



Cocryzus erijthrophthalrmts. Black-billed 

 Cuckoo. (388.) Not common. 



Ceryle nlnjnn. Belted Kingfisher. (382.) 

 Common summer resident. Arrived in 1886, 

 on Feb. 22. 



Dryohates viUimie. Hairy Woodpecker. (360.) 

 Resident. Not conunon. May be of the south- 

 ern variety, uudubonL 



Dryohates j^ubescens, Downy Woodpecker. 

 (361). Common resident. 



Sphyrapicus varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 

 (369). One secured Nov. 20th, 1886. 



Ceophloeus pileatus^ Pileated Woodpecker. 

 (371). Resident. Not uncommon. 



Melanerjies erytJirocephahts, Red-headed Wood- 

 pecker. (375). Common. Found here except 

 in the latter jjart of December and the eai-ly 

 part of January. 



Melanerpes caroUnus^ Red-bellied Woodpecker. 

 (372). Common resident. 



Colaptes aurattts, Flicker. (378). Common 

 resident. 



Chordeiles virginianus, Night-hawk. (357). 

 Common migrant. 



CluMtura pelagica, Chimney Swift, '' Swal- 

 low " or "Sweeper." (351). Common sum- 

 mer resident. 



Trurhilu!^ rolidjris, Ruby-throated Humming- 

 bird. (335). Common summer resident. Gre- 

 garious. Arrived Apr. 30th, 1886. 



Tyranmis tyrannus^ Kingbird. (304). I have 

 seen it several times during the summer. 



Contopus borealis, Olive-sided Flycatcher. 

 (318). Three seen Sep. 2nd, 1886. 



Contopus virens, Wood Pewee. (320). One 

 seen Sep. 26th, 1886. 



Empidonax jnisillus trailli, Traill's Flycatcher. 

 (325). Common summer resident. Arrived 

 May 16th, 1886. I have seen this Flycatcher 

 catch up insects from the surface of a pond. 



Cyanucitta cristata, Blue Jay. (289). Com- 

 mon resident. 



Corvus americamis, A\n. Crow. (282). Com- 

 mon resident. 



Dolichonyxoryzivorus, Bobolink. (257.). Prof. 

 Caldwell gives it as a common migrant. 



Molothrus ater, Cowbird. (258). Said to 

 have been formerly common. 



Agelaius phceniceus. Red-winged Blackbird. 

 Rice-bird. (261). Common migrant. 



Sturnella magna, Meadow Lark. (263). Com- 

 mon resident. 



Icterus galbnla, B:i\timore Or\o\e. (271). Com- 

 mon summer resident. Arrived Apr. 19th, 1886. 



Quiscalus quiscida, Purple Grackle. (278). 

 Common Resident. Abundant during migra- 

 tions. 



Acanthis linaria, Redpoll. (179). Ten or 

 eleven seen Dec. 10th, 1886, and large flocks the 

 next day. 



Spinus <?-is«is. Am. Goldfinch. (181). Com- 

 mon in sunuuei'. Cannot say whether it win- 

 ters or not. 



Chondestes grammacus, Lark Sparrow. (204). 

 Two seen May 22nd, 1886. 



