140 FOREST AND STREOI 



8, 116— Not at all common in Coim. dming the nngrati^ns — Robt. T. 

 Morris, vii., 11, 164^Very rare at Ann Arbor, Mich., and included 

 in this list of birds on the authority of gunners"—.!. B. Covert, vii , 

 14, 212— Called " spoonbill " by the gunners in Pymouth, Bay, Mass. 

 — F. C.Browne, vij., 15, 330 — Not common in Central New York; 

 occurs only during he migrations — H. Or. Fowler, vii., 18, 376^ — 

 Called sh veller or spoonbill by the Conn, gunners— Robt, T. Morris. 

 vii., 36, 404— Koticed in Southwestern Wy-oruing, May 19, 1875 — A. 

 6. Brackelt. viii., 7, 96 -Noticed at Pyymouth, Mass., in 1853— F. 

 ('.Browne, viii., 16, 343 — Is found on tbe Coteau des Prairies, Da- 

 kota, in large numbers from April 18 to Oct. 30'; breed — Chas. E. 

 McChesney. viii., 33, 380— Found in Michigan— "Archer" (G. A. 

 Stockwell). xii', 30, 385— Rather common at Lake Como, Wyo- 

 ming ; first specimen taken May 1 ; a nest with seven eggs tal^en — 

 s S. W. Willision.' '' , ' . , • 



Speotyto eiiiiiciilaria hypogsea. Burrowing Owl. ii., 32, 341 — Found in 

 Russell Co., Kansas ; feeds only on inserts in sprmg — F.' S B.(enson). 

 v., 1, 4 — One taken in a house in the upper part of New York City, 

 where it had flown in ihrough the scuttle ; showed no evidences of its 



y having been a caged bird, vii., 35, 389 — Taken in Southeastern Wy- 



oming May 18, 1875-^A. G. Brackett. - viii., 3, 33— Describes an owl 

 which is undoubtedly this species, taken at Gainesville, Texas — G. 

 Hi Ragsdale. xii., 19, 365 — Not common near ( omo, Wyoming — S. 

 W. Williston. xii.; 19, 365 — ^^Rather abundant near the town of Medi- 

 ' cine Bow, Wyoming — Geo. Bird Grinnell. 



' Sphyrapicus varius. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker, v., 19, 393— Common 

 in heavily-timbered sections in Minn.; not given in Dr. Hatch's 1874 

 . list — Thos. 8. Roberts, vi , 10. 148^Not seen every winter- at Fort 

 Wayne, Ind. — G. Aug. Sinit-h vi., 15, 333 — One seen at Rlv-_'rdale- 

 on-Hudson, N. Y., April 6, 1876 ; first one seen since Jan. 33, 1876— 

 E. P. Bidlcnell. vi., 33, 354 — Resident at Ann Arbor, Mich, but not , 

 abundant ; breeds about May 1 — A. B. Covert, vii., 3, 36 — Common 

 I in the sprmg and autumn migrations in Central N. Y. — H. G. Fowler, 

 viii., 7, 96 — Not a very colnmon summer resident at Webster, N. H.; 

 breed ; a nest found in June, .1876 — Chas. F. Goodhue", viii. , 11, 160 

 —Taken in Central N. Y. Oct. 10, 1876; have only seen two— J. P. 

 Hutchins. viii., 19,^00— Found in Michigan— "Archer" (G. A. 

 Stocliwell). xi., 3, 4-7^Rare at Peotone, 111.— D. H. Euton. xi.», 16, 

 ■ 330 — Account of tlieir habitsm Lewis County, N..Y.; an art'cle read 

 before the Linnean Society — C. Hart Merriam. xii., 13, 345 — Com- 

 mon in the jnterior of Nova Scotia — J. Matthew Jones. 



Sphyrapicus v.irius nniTialis. Nuchal Woodpecker, xii., 19, 3G5 — Rather 

 abundant in the large timber near Como, Wyoming — Geo. Bjrd Grin- 

 nell. ' ' ' 



Spizel!a monticola. Tree Span-ow. i., ^6, 404— Found in New England 

 ia winter — F. B. vi.,,9, 133 — More abundartt in Mass. between AiDril 

 1 and 10 than at any other time in the year ; between April 10 and 

 [30 they depart north — J. A. A:lea. . vi., 14, 314— Rstre winter visitor 

 "at Ann Arbor, Mich. — A. B Covert, vi., 20, S18-^ELComing less 

 common at Perrisburg, Vt., April 33, 1876— R' Jl Iv'iMuson. vi., 21, 

 337 — Common in spr ng in Central New York— il. G. Fowler, viii., 

 4, 49— Common in winter at \VebSter, N. H.; more i-o in spring and 

 fall— Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 11, 100 — Common in wir.t'^r in Cen- 

 tral New York ; taken Nov. 6, 1876— J. P. Hutcbin^. viii., 13, 177 

 — ^Appears on the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota, -pril 10, and reraains 



, until the end of October; very numerous ; breed hero Chas. B. 



' ' McChesney. viii., 18, 381— Found in Micln^an — "Archer" (G. A. 

 Stockwell). xi., 3, 47 — Very abundant in winter at Peotone, ,111. — 

 D. H. Eaton, xii., 6, lOB— Not uncommon in winter in Nova Sco-, 

 tia— J. Matthew Jones., >;ii., 7, 1 26— Noticed at Salem, Mass., March 

 17, 1879— R. L. N(ewcomb). 



