The IIawkeyk ( >n\ iihoi-ogist ami Ooj-ogist. 



For. Uie Hawkcye 0. and 0. 



NOTES ON SOME OF THE PASSE- 

 RES OF FULTON CO., KY. 



FIRST PAPBB, PY J.. O. PINDAR, PRKS. 

 Y. O. A.. HICKMAN, KY. 



This article must not be taken for 

 a list of Fulton county passe.res, as 1 

 only write of those that 1 have most 

 observed, i follow the A. O. 1". code 

 and wish all writers on ornithology 

 and oology would do the same, as it 

 prevents the confusion which neces- 

 sarily arises from a multiplicity of 

 names. Almost all these notes were 

 made at Hickman, Ivy., a small town 

 on the bank of the .Mississippi river. 



And now to the birds; I will devote 

 this paper to the family Tyrmiviihe. 



KINOIUUII. 

 ( Ti/riiit n its tji'iin H us. ) 



A summer resilient, but not so com- 

 mon as the next species. Its colors 

 are simple but pleasing and may be 

 thus described: above, black: below. 

 white: a lew red feathers on crown. 

 These red feathers can be displayed 

 or concealed at will. Some writers 

 think they are displayed with a view 

 of attracting insects which take them 

 for a flower but others do not think 

 so. 1 ay;ree with the former class. 



Four eggs in my collection, collect- 

 ed in Jefferson Co., Texas, by .fas. II 

 Kn.tth.ford May 22. 18-tfi. have aground 

 color of white, with bold markings of 

 dark and reddish brown and faint 

 lavender. 



The nest was "of trrass lined with a 

 downy substance." 



TUAII.l.'S KI.YCA'IVHKU. 



(Einpictorii'i-i piisilliix Trailli ) 

 A common summer resident. Color- 

 ation as follows: above, olive brown, 

 darker on head: below, grayish white, 

 wingbars same color. 



I have only one set of e<;gs. which 

 is a set of three, collected in Wayne 

 Co. Mich., bv James Purdv. iluv 9. 



1880. The eggs are very pretty, 

 cream colored with reddish spots. 



I found an empty nest which 1 take 

 to be of this species at this place last 

 year. 



In the next paper we will tell of 

 the Corvidte, with notes on the Crow 

 and Blue Jay. 



There are swans on the river 

 Thames, in England, that are known 

 to be 150 y.-ars Old. For live centur- 

 ies, the Vintner's Company there has 

 kept a record of certain swans, and 

 the ages of the specimens of this 

 long-lived species of water-fowl are 

 known to a day. 



%nHEVu#^ 



The above lifelike cut shows us, 

 better than words can describe, the 

 but too uselessness of the crow.. 



' L'i- thou, oh sable bird of UE urn.. 



In deepest mourning'; darkly dress :si, 

 Th it eateth of the farmer's cora. 



And leaveth him so sort. 1 distressed. 

 'Tis thou that, knows when death is near 



And from afar off scents the steer, 

 'that died of direst, dread disease— 



"1'js thou that picks those Heshless knees. 

 With dismal croak you rob the nest 



i if happy, warbling- birds, 

 And then, with devilish intent, 



Yon next, uproot the early dent. 



N. B. — The above was written by 

 our junior editor during a sudden at- 

 tack of insanity. He is now slowly 

 recovering and will soon be able to 

 attend to his regular duties. We 

 will see that he is caged should he 

 have another like attack. 



