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Of this species Colonel Wedderburn says: ‘In general not very com- 
mon. I first saw it in December, 1847 again in November, 1848; and 
‘in April 1850, a great many suddenly appeared, several of which I shot. 
Many of the palmetto trees are bored by this bird. It breeds in Mr. 
Ballinghall’s garden every year, and I should think that afew also breed 
in holes in the large trees at Brackish Pond, and in some of the other 
large swamps.” Three examples occurred during my stay, but I could 
not ascertain whether they bred or not in 1875. I don’t think they did 
so in Brackish Pond, where I kept a careful watch for them. Mr. Bar- 
tram has about a dozen specimens, scarcely two of which are alike, so 
variable is the plumage of the species. They are all in immature dress, 
with the crimson patches more or less replaced by mottled gray, but all 
possess the characteristic ‘‘yellowness” which distinguishes the bird 
from nearly all the other American Picide. 
Genus COLAPTES, Sw. 
70. Colaptes auratus, (Linn.) Sw. Golden-winged Woodpecker; Flicker. 
Cuculus auratus, Linn. 
Picus auratus. Linn, Forst., Vieil., Wils., Bp., Nutt., Aud. 
Colaptes auratus, Sw., Sw. & Rich., Bp., Bd., and most authors. 
Geopicus auratus, Malh. 
Length, 12.50; wing 6.00. 
Hab.—Kastern North America to the slopes and foot-hills of the 
Rocky Mountains, where in many localities it becomes mixed with C. 
mexicanus ; Alaska; Greenland. Accidental in Europe. (Coues.) 
The only specimens ever obtained were shot by officers of the Sixty- 
first Regiment in Devonshire Marsh, as my friend Mr. J. M. Jones 
informed me. One or two were shot in 1871, I think, but no others are 
on record. 
Order RAPTORES. 
Family STRIGIDA. 
Sub-family STRIGIN 4. 
Genus OTUS, Cuv. 
71. Otus vulgaris var. wilsonianus, (Less.) Allen. American Long-eared 
Owl. 
Otus americanus, sp., Kaup., Maxun, Allen. 
Strix peregrinator, Bartr. 
Asio peregrinator, Strickland. 
Strix otus, Wils., Bp., Nutt., Aud. Peal. 
Strix (Asio) otus, Sw. & Rich. 
