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Family 12. WALLISNERIACEAE Dumortier Anal. Fam. p. 
54, (1829). 
PHILOTRIA Raf. Am. Month. Mag. 2, p. 175, (1818). 
48. Philotria canadensis (Michx.) Britton. Sc. II., 2, p. 
15, (1895). 
Minot, Jamestown. 
OUR BIRDS IN THE WINTER OF 1913-14. 
BROTHER ALPHONSUS, C¢. S. C. 
This winter the total number of species exceeded that of the 
previous one by two species. The totals of each of the months 
were also larger than those of last winter.—December having 5 
more; January, 7 more; February, 5 more. The Cardinal, 
Meadowlark, Bronzed Grackle, Goldfinch and Screech Owl were 
not seen last winter; while the Northern Shrike and Herring Gull 
did not appear this winter. 
The weather conditions this year were favorable most of the 
winter, and to this was due the presence of certain species that 
had never been recorded before in winter. These were the Meadow- 
lark and Bronzed Grackle. Only for a short time—in early Feb- 
ruary—the temperature fell below zero, that month having had 
the smallest number of species. 
The Crow had 22 records for December, with the longest 
interval, 6 days. In January there were 20 observations, the 
longest absence having been 4 days. February shows the largest 
record for the species—26 days present, and 3 days, the greatest 
interval. For the three months the total number of records was 68. 
The Blue Jay was found on 25 days in December, with an 
absence of only one day at any time during the month. The 
January records reached 26, with the same absence as in December. 
The cold of February reduced the records of the Jay to 22, with 
3 days as the longest interval. The total for the three months 
was 73 records, the largest number of any species this winter. 
This is the first winter I have found the Red-headed Wood- 
pecker as a resident species. Just what caused the bird not to 
migrate may not be easy to determine. Weather conditions may 
have had something to do with its staying, as is shown by the 
