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11. Picoides arcticus, (Sm.) Gray. 



Black backed three-toed woodpecker. 



13. Nyctea scandiaca, (L.) Newt. 

 Snowy owl. 



13. Nyctala acadica, (Gm.) Bp. 



Saw whet owl. (Breeds.) 



Class YI. Birds whose visitations are so rare as to com- 

 pel me to place them in my list either as a stray from other 

 sections^ or as one whose regular occurrences have escaped 

 my notice. 



1. Turdus mustelinus, Gm. 



Wood thrush. 

 I have found but one pair of these birds in Brown county, and they 

 were nesting; the nest contained three eggs. 



2. Protonotaria citrea, (Gm.) Bd. 



Prothonotdry warbler. 

 A single specimen was taken May 4, 1883, by Mr. F. L. Grundtvig, at 

 Shiocton. 



3. Spizella agi estis, (Bartr.) Coues. 



Field sparrow. 

 A southerly bird, taken in Brown Co. ooly a few times in 1882. 



4. Junco hiemalis oregonus, (Towns.) Coues. 



Oregon snow bird. 

 A specimen of Junco was taken in W. De Pere October 6th, 1883, 

 the markings (identified by Coues) inclined strongly towards oregonus 



5. Icterus spurius, (L.) Bp. 



Orchard oriole. 

 Noticed but twice in Brown Co. 



6. Hylotomus pileatus, (L.yBd. 



Pileated woodpecker. 

 Heavier timber seems to be all that is necessary to make this spe. 

 cies a resident in Brown Co. 



7. Pandion haliaetus, (L.) Sav. 



Fish hawk. 

 Only occasionally seen in Brown Co. 



8. Corvus corax, L. 



Raven. 

 I have taken but one specimen in Brown Co. 



