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an early amval, and a winter bird in 

 tliis article. 



48. Curvusfriiigirorous. Crow. Us- 

 ually remain througlnmt winter, if not, 

 ;ij)i)ear latter part of Febrnarj^. 



49. Eremophila nbpestris. Shore Lark. 

 Common some winters bnt more often 

 .seen in. December and February than in 

 January. 



50. CeiituriiH carolinvs. Red-ljellied 

 VV(jo(lpecker. Usually remain during 

 our winter, but not always. 



51 . Melanerpcs erythrocepJi/iluH. Red- 

 headed Woodpecker. A rare winter 

 resident, occurs one year in ten. 



53. Colaptes uurntua. Golden-winged 

 Woodpecker. Have been I'eported ev- 

 ery month of the tweh'e, l)ut rarely ap- 

 pear before F(>bruary 20th. 



53. GeTijle aleyon. Kingtisjier. Occa- 

 sionally seen by February 20th in early 

 season. Not rarely seen in early De- 

 cember. 



54. Asio accipitrimis. Short-cared Owl. 

 Taken January 16, 1887, the iirst winter 

 record to my kntMvledge. 



55. Circus Imdsonius. Marsh Hawk. 

 Occasionally seen in Decemder. Some- 

 times appear from South in February. 



56. Accipiter CooperL Cooper's Hawk. 

 Observed once in Januarj-. 



57. AcGipifer fusnua. Sharp-shinued 

 Hawk. Shot Dec. 3, 1886 in the city of 

 Kalamazoo. 



58. Buteo boreaUn. Red-tailed Hawk. 

 Occasionally arrives by February 20t]i. 

 Sometimes observenl in Deceml>er. 



59. Buteo Unidtus Red-slii>uldered 

 Hrwk. Rarely obser\'ed in winter. 



60. EctopisteH migratoria. Passenger 

 Pigeon. ■ Occasionally arrived in late 

 February. No mort' immense flocks, 

 and oidy a few scattered pairs are e\er 

 seen now. 



61. Zenaiduvii carolinejizls. MouiMiing 

 Dove. Rarely taken in winter. Acci- 

 dental straggler. ^ 



62. OxyecJmK xor/fn'a'*. Killdeer. Oc- 

 casionally arrives liy February 20tli in 

 open winters. 



63. PMloJidm minor. Woodcock. A 

 rare species in winter. Has I)een ob- 

 served during each of the Avinter 

 months. 



64. OalVmago media Wilwiii. Wilson 

 Snipe. This species is not rarely taken 

 in late February. It has heen observed 

 in January. 



65. Anmbon'-hiifi. Mallard. Occa- 

 sitaially remain until Christmas. 



66. Al.r spoiixd,. Wood Dui-k. 



In 



oi)en seasons an'i\e in late February. 



67. Podil;imbus pod>l<;ep^. Common 

 (xreljc. An occasional arri\al as eariy 

 as late Fcljruary. 



68. Golymbnti iorqiuilus. t'ommon 

 Loon. Occasionally arrive in February. 



Kalamazoo, MicJi. 



Golden Crcwned Thrugh. 



Ihis little liird is al inidant in my lo. 

 cality, during all the summer months. 

 They generally arriA'e in May, and de- 

 pa,rt in the hitter part of September. 

 They seem to prefer the dry, leafy 

 woods, and here they can ])e found in 

 abundance. Aljout the last wi'ek in 

 May, or first in June, the nest is com- 

 njcnced. It is situated on the ground 

 sometimes near a buncji of weeds or 

 other under])rus]i, and is covered over 

 like an oa en. Avith an opening on the 

 side. Tlie material used is dry leaves, 

 grasses, etc, lined with moss, hair, and 

 grass stems. The eggs, usually four in 

 number, are of a creamy Avhite color, 

 sjjotted and Idotched witji reddisli 

 brown, and measure from 80x60 to 90x 

 70. Beside the eggs of the owner, 

 those of the CoAvbird can usually be 

 founil. A nest I found on June 17 '89 

 contained two eggs of the Thrush, and 

 four of the Cowbird. The Golden 

 CroAvned Thrush seems to have no song, 

 except a note ress^mbling j'cdi,:, j'cche, 

 ultered live, or ,six times in succession. 

 B. H. S., 1220 Woodward Ave., 



Detroit, Mich. 



