84 The Wilson Bulletin. 



7, 1899, in the writer's collection. The gray and red phases about 

 equally abundant. In the winter of 1900 a Screech Owl was 

 killed by a farmer in the act of killing a chicken in his hen 

 house. 



74. Bubo virginianus. Great Horned Owl. — A common resident. 

 Very injurious and killed on any occasion. 



75. Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl. — One specimen was taken in 

 the winter of 1897-98, on a farm near Waverly, and nailed to a 

 barn door. I examined the specimen a few months later, when 

 it was already badly decayed, but still easily identified. This is 

 the only record. 



76. Conurus carolinensis. Carolina Paroquet. — Common resident 

 till 1840, since then extinct. 



77. Coccyzus americanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. — A common 

 summer resident. Arrival— May 8, 1897; May 5,1898; May 5, 

 1899; May 7, 1900 ; May 8, 1901. Departure— Sept. 13, 1899; Sept. 

 22, 1900; Sept. 17, 1901. 



78. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. Black-billed Cuckoo. — Not a very 

 common transient. Aug. 25, 1898 ; May 6, 1899 ; April 28, 1900. 



79. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. — A common resident. 



80. Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker.— Resident. Not as 

 common in summer as in winter. 



81. Dryobates pubescens medianus. Downy Woodpecker.— Resi- 

 dent. Same as preceding. 



82. Sphyrapicus varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. — A common 

 spring and fall transient. March 21, 1898; Oct. 1, 1898; Oct. 4, 

 1899. 



83. Ceophloeus pileatus abieticola. Northern Pileated Woodpecker. 

 Till in the fall of 1900 this majestic bird was fairly common in 

 some of the wild ravines of Pike county. Since then, owing to 

 the cutting down of large timber, he has become rare. (Cf . Bull. 

 M. O. C, Vol. II., No. 3-4, page 39.) 



84. Melanerpes erythrocephalus» Red-headed Woodpecker.— A 

 common summer resident, but not found in the upland region. 

 Arrivals— May 5, 1899; April 23, 1900; May 4, 1901. Sometimes 

 found in winter. 



85. Melanerpes carolinus. Red-bellied Woodpecker.— A common 

 resident everywhere. On Sept. 15, 1898, I found a number of 

 these birds in a large open tract of timber, storing away acorns 

 in the fashion of the preceding species. A great lover of ripe 

 apples, it is nevertheless a very beneficial species. 



86. Colaptes aoratus luteus. Northern Flicker. — A common resi- 

 dent. 



87. Antrostomus vociferus. Whip-poor-will. — A common sum- 

 mer resident. Arrivals— April 22, 1895 ; April 16, 1896 ; April 24, 

 1897; April 18, 1898 ; April 17, 1899 ; April 28, 1901. Departure- 

 Sept. 21, 1895. 



