22 Tur Witson Buiietin, No, 74. 
d Warbling Vireo nf r abundant 
d Red-eyed Vireo n f r scarce 
d Scarlet Tanager nf 1 few 
t Indigo Bunting r few 
d Rose-breasted Grosbeak n f 1 few 
d Cardinal nf yr few 
s Towhee nf r few 
t Goldfinch r few 
s Bronzed Grackle r more or less common 
d Baltimore Oriole n f r common 
d Orchard Oriole n fr few 
t Red-winged Blackbird r not common 
d Cowbird eggs f 1 few 
s Crow f rv scarce 
d Blue Jay nf + common 
d Wood Pewee nf vr abundant 
dg Phebe n?t r few 
d Crested Flycatcher n?f + few 
t Kingbird r one pair 
t Nighthawk r very few 
t Whippoorwill r two or three 
d Northern Flicker nf r not many 
t Red-bellied Woodpecker n frat Jeast one family 
d Red-headed Woodpecker n f vr common 
d Downy Woodpecker n fr one pair with young 
‘very few 
r few 
r one 
d Hairy Woodpecker 
d Yellow-billed Cuckoo 
d Red-tailed Hawk 
d Mourning Dove n f r several 
t Bob-white r very few 
In addition to the groups of birds which hay been given 
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above there are a few birds which can not well be included in 
any of them. Birds, such as the chimney swift, the nighthawk 
and, in this region, the goldfinch, are virtually never seen ex- 
cept as they are flying about in the air. The swallows like- 
wise spend a great deal of their time in the air, flying about 
in search of food. The Mississippi kite is placed here on the 
basis of but one record. 
The open dirt banks of the river form the fysiografic basis 
for another grouping of birds, consisting of those birds which 
bild their nests in such situations. In cases where several 
strata are exposed some are pickt to the exclusion of others for 
