14 Notes on Rhode Island Ornithology. 



on apple and other trees indicate the repeated presence of the Sapsucker ; 

 but we have seen but two: one seen September 26, 1900; one female 

 shot October 15, 1900 (No. 185 of my collection). 



90. Colaptes auratus luteus. Northern Flicker. — Resident through- 

 out the year ; abundant during migrations ; common in summer ; uncom- 

 mon in winter. Nests in apple, willow, maple, and pepperidge ; some- 

 times in the city of Newport. First egg, May 20, 1900. In winter, it eats 

 the waxy berries of the myrtle. 



91. Chordeiles virginianus. Nighthawk. — Nighthawks were common 

 September 4 to 14, 1899 ; none seen since. 



SPRING NOTES FROM RHODE ISLAND ON THE 

 MIGRATION OF WATER-BIRDS. 



BY LEROY KING. 



The following is the result of my observations in Newport and 

 in its vicinity from April 15 to May 25, 1902. 



Colymbus auritus. — Birds seen in Narragansett Bay on April 17 and 19. 



Gavia imber. — Continually seen migrating and on the water. About 

 thirty birds were seen flying eastward over Sachuest Point, singly or in 

 pairs on May 12, and others were noted flying over at Sakonnet Point on 

 May 22. 



Gavia lumme. — I found an adult bird in full breeding plumage on a 

 beach near Sakonnet Pt. , on May 22. It had been shot and washed 

 ashore, evidently a few daj's previously. 



Larus argentatus. — Common. A flock of about 150 birds was seen on 

 Cormorant Rock on May 22. 



Larus Philadelphia. — I took a pair of these birds on Cormorant Rock 

 on May 22. They were in immature plumage. No others seen. 



Sterna hirundo. — Large flock seen on May 20. Common at Cormorant 

 Rock, May 22. 



Phalacrocorax carbo. — Six seen on May 15 at Jamestown. 



Phalacrocorax auritus. — Two on May 22 at Cormorant Rock. 



Merganser serrator. — Common in Narragansett Bay on April 19. 



Anas obscura rubripes. — Seen in Narragansett bay on April 17, and one 

 bird flushed from Cormorant Rock on May 22. 



Clangula c. americana. — Two birds on April 19 at Bonnet Point, 

 Narraii'ansett Bay. 



Harelda hyemalis. — Common near Wickford on April 17. 



Oidemia americana. — Rare in the bay ; observed on April 19. 



CEdemia deglandi. — A few seen on April 19, while at Sakonnet Point 

 on Ma\ 21-22, 1 saw flocks of birds which I supposed were of this species. 



