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eight miles west of Lincoln and brouglit it to ttie village. We saw 

 none and were informed that they seldom alight in the county. 



14. Gallinago deltcata. — Wilson's Snipe. Three were flushed in 

 the swamp south of the building section in the village on OctQ- 

 ber 25. 



15. Bonasa iimbeJliis 'U)itJ)eIliis. — Ruffed Grouse. This may be 

 classed as a common resident in the county and abundant where 

 conditions are favorabla. It was seen in both the north and south 

 portions of the village and surrounding covers and along the trail 

 to Hubbard lake. We flushed several within 200 yards of the 

 Backus hotel and a young lady stopping there shot fourteen during 

 our stay and without the aid of a dog. 



10. Accrpiter veJox. — Sharp-shinned Hawk. One flew along the 

 shore of Brownlee lake and thence south over the dwelling section 

 on October 10. 



17. Bubo virginianns virginianus. — Great Horned Owl. We 

 found an adult male in the hardwood forest on November 11. It 

 possessed a wariness fully equal to the genus in more civilized dis- 

 tricts, but was secured by a lucky shot at long rifle range. It was 

 necessary to secure the bird as we were not acquainted with the 

 local avifauna and both pallescens and subarcticus have been taken 

 in the state. However, allowing for individual variation this bird 

 did not differ from Wayne county examples. 



18. Cenjie alcyon alcyon. — Belted Kingfisher. A kingfisher fre- 

 quented the village lakes during the first week of our stay. As 

 it had certain haunts and perches it was doubtless the same bird 

 seen on all occasions instead of different migrants. At sundown 

 on October 20 one settled on a dead limb in front of the Backus 

 hotel. It was a transient, as none had been seen about the lake 

 during the entire week. 



19. Dryobates villosus leiicomelas. — Northerji Hairy Woodpecker. 

 The elevated position of the hardwood forest rendered it conspic- 

 uous for miles around and one would suppose it an attractive 

 land mark for transients, but we were disappointed to find less 

 bird life there than elsewhere. This thick woods, containing many 

 giant beeches and oaks with tops perforated with woodpecker holes, 

 seemed to us an ideal location for Hairy Woodpeckers, but none 

 were seen there. We saw our first bird in a cedar swamp in Sec. 

 2, Hawes Township, on October 18. The second, fourth and sixth 

 were noted on October 25 and 30 and November 7 among the pine 

 stumps on an area cleared of second growth in Sec. 6, Harrisville 

 Township. The third was among second growth and pine stumps 

 in Sec. 31, Haynes Township, on October 28, and the fifth among 

 pine stumps in the village on November 4. Ridgway's Manual 



