28 KIDGWAY ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB. 



total number ascertained to breed within the same ai'ea is about 140, 

 of which, no less than 84 have been positively identified as breeding 

 within the town limits, which are three square miles in extent. The 

 following is a complete list: 



1. Ardea virescens Linn. [Green Heron). Nesting in 

 one or two localities within the town limits. 



2. Rallus elegans Aud. [King- Rail). Breeding in at 

 least two localities within the town, one of these places was some 

 years since obliterated by drainage. In this place, not more than 

 half a mile from the court house, a nest containing eleven eggs was 

 found. 



3. Porzana Carolina (Linn.). [Sora Rail). Observed 

 during the breeding season and probably nests in the few suitable 

 localities. 



4. Philohela minor (Gmel.). [American Woodcock). Rare, 

 but found in a few suitable places. 



5. Totanus solitarius (Wils.). [Solitary Sandpiper). 

 Common and undoubtedly breeding. 



6. Actitis macularia (Linn.). [Spotted Sandpiper). Com- 

 mon, but confined chiefly to the river bank. 



7. ^Egialitis vocifera (Linn.). [Killdeer). Not uncom- 

 mon where suitable localities occur. 



8. Colinus virginianus (Linn.). [Bob-white). Common 

 in outlots. 



9. Zenaidura macroura (Linn.). [Mourning- Dove). 

 Common everywhere. 



10. Coccyzus americanus (Linn.). [Yellow-billed Cuckoo). 

 Rather common in orchards. 



11. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (Wils.). [Black-billed 

 Cuckoo). Much less numerous than the preceding, but usually 

 found with it. On one occasion a nest, with eggs, of each of these 

 species was found uj3on adjoining trees in an orchard. 



12. Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). [Belted Kingfisher). Com- 

 mon along the river bank, and also nesting in the " dug road " 

 along with the Bank Swallows. 



13. Dryobates villosus (Linn.). [Hairy Woodpecker). 

 Rare, but occasionally found breeding in orchards and elsewhere. 



14. Dryobates pubescens (Linn.). [Downy Woodpecker), 

 The same remarks apply to this as to its larger cousin. 



15. Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linn.). [Red-headed 

 Woodpecker). Much the most numerous species of the family. In 



