35 
P. pubescens — Downy Woodpecker. A 
common resident, but more rare than P. vil- 
losus, which it intimately resembles in all 
respects, except in size, being only six inches 
in length, while the Hairy is nine. It is the 
smallest of all our woodpeckers. 
II. pileatus— Pileated Woodpecker. A rare 
resident; the largest of the family here, 
sometimes known as the "log cock." 
M. erythrocephutus — Red-headed Wood- 
pecker. A common and well-known sum- 
mer resident. 
0, auratus — Flicker. The most common 
summer resident of the family, and well- 
known to every person by some one of its 
various names. It has " aliases " enough to 
ruin the character of an individual of ordin- 
ary respectability. He is known as Golden- 
winged Woodpecker, Pigeon Woodpecker, 
Wake-up, High hole, Yacker, Clape and 
Flicker. 
8. varius — Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. 
Not a very common resident. Length 8.25 
inches, wing about 4.75, tail 3.30. Several 
have been taken in Kent county this season, 
they arrived April 13th. 
C. carolinus — Red-bellied Woodpecker. 
Not as common as jS. varius. Length 9K 
inches, wing about 5 inches. First noticed 
this season on the 17th of March. 
Of all the birds the woodpeckers are per- 
haps the most useful and beneficial to farm- 
ers and orchardist-s, their food consists 
almost exclusively of insects, and their bills 
are so constructed as to enable them to dig 
under the rough bark and into the crevices of 
trees, and with the exception of the red head, 
who is fond of a nice ripe cherry, they ask 
and receive no remuneration for their labors. 
C Continued.) 
Birds of St. Clair County, Ills. 
BY WM. L. JONES, M'KENDREE COLLEGE, 
LEBANON, ILL. 
[Paper No. 6.J 
Family — Sylvicolidce. 
Genus— Antlius. 
A. ludovicianus. Tit Lark. A possible 
resident. No specimen taken. 
G mus—Minoiilta. 
M. varia. Black and White Creeper. This 
bird is common during spring and summer 
months. Arrives about April 15. Breeds. 
Have noticed this species quite common this 
summer, (1878). 
Genus— Parala. 
P. americana. Blue Yellow-backed War- 
bler. Not common. Occasionally seen dur- 
ing latter spring months. Passes north to 
rear young. 
Genus — Protonotaria. 
P. citrea. Prothonotary Warbler. The 
most common of our visitant warblers. Ar- 
rives early in May, departs late in the first 
month of autumn. They frequent the lakes 
and marshes in woods. Most generally build 
their nest in cavity of a decayed hollow log 
projecting over water. Sometimes two 
broods are raised in a season. 
Genus— Geothlypis. 
G. trichas. Maryland Yellow-throat. A 
very common summer resident. Found in 
vicinity of a swamp most frequently. Breeds. 
Genus — Oporornis. 
0. formosus. Kentucky Warbler. A mi- 
gratory species, only noticed here during 
spring. 
Genus — Icteria. 
1. viridis. Yellow- breasted Chat. A bird 
rather rare and secluded. Arrives here gen- 
erally about May 1st, leaves early in fall for 
more southern latitudes. The nest of the 
Chat is constructed in a dense thicket. Nest 
contains usually four eggs, sometimes five. 
Genus — Helminthophaga. 
II. pinus. Blue -winged Yellow Warbler. 
Rare, 
II. chrysoptera. Golden-winged Warbler. 
Rare. 
Genus — Seiurus . 
8. aurocapillus. Golden-crowned Thrush. 
Rarely seen, then only during migrations. 
Perhaps breeds. 
8. lodovieianus. Large-billed Water 
Thrush. Common summer resident, arrives 
early in spring. Breeds. 
(Continued.) 
A Splendid Collection of Minerals. 
We have recently received a collection of 
minerals from Professor A. E. Foote, Phila- 
delphia, and must give it credit. The col- 
lection consists of one hundred specimens, 
and illustrates all the principle species and 
all the grand subdivisions in Dana and other 
works on Mineralogy; every Crystalline Sys- 
tem, and all the principle Ores and every 
known element. The collection is labelled 
with labels giving Dana's species number, 
the name, locality and in most cases the com- 
position of the mineral. The following is a 
complete list of the specimeus contained in 
this collection. 
1 Sulphur, Sicily. 
2 Coal var. Jet, El Paso Co., Col. 
3 Graphite, Colfax County, N. M. 
4 Copalite, Zanzibar, Africa. 
5 Asphaltum, Cuba. 
6 Petroleum, Petrolia, Canada. 
7 Quartz, Clear, Hot Springs, Ark. 
8 " Amethyst, Thunder Bay, L. Sup. 
9 " Rose, Southford, Conn. 
10 " Smoky, Pike's Peak, Col. 
11 " Milky, Philadelphia, Pa, 
12 " Green, Staten Island, N. Y. 
13 " Ferruginus, Philadelphia. 
14 44 Chalcedony, Bijou Basin, Col. 
15 " Carnelian, Germany. 
16 " Agate, Agate Harbor, L. Super. 
17 " Moss Agate, Texas. 
18 " Flint, Dover Cliffs, Eng. 
19 " Honestone, Hot Springs, Ark. 
20 " Jasper, Bijou Basin, Col. 
21 44 Heliotrope, Bloodstone, South 
Park, Col. 
22 " SilicifiedWood,BijouBasin,Col. 
23 " Agatized Wood, " 44 
24 44 Itacolumite, Rutherford Co. N. C. 
25 Opal, Opalized Wood, Bijou Basin, Col. 
26 Pyroxene, Edenville, N. Y. 
27 Rhonodite, Franklin, N. J. 
28 Amphibole var. Asbestos, Harford Co., 
Maryland. 
29 Beryl, Del. Co., Pa. a j 
30 Willemite, Eranklin, N. J, 
31 Garnet, Brunswick, Me. 
32 Zircon, Buncome Co., N. C. 
33 Epidote, Ontonagon Co., L. Superior. 
34 Allanite, Amherst Co., Vir. 
35 Astrophyllite, El Paso Co., Col. 
36 Magnetited Muscovite, Chester Co., Pa. 
37 Lepidolite, Paris, Me. 
38 Albite, Pike's Peak, Col. 
39 Orthoglass (white) Pike's Peak, Col. 
40 44 (green) 44 4 * 44 
41 Tourmaline, Bristol, Conn. 
42 Datolite, Bergen Hill, E. J. 
43 Labradorite, Orange Co., N. Y. 
44 Chrysocolla, Mammoth Mine, Utah. 
45 Calamine, Cranby, Mo. 
46 Stilbite, Frankford, Pa. 
47 Talc, Pennsylvania. 
48 Serpentine, Pennsylvania. 
49 Soda Nitre, Peru. 
50 Halite, Eng. 
51 Barite, Cheshire, Conn. 
52 Celestite, Sicily. 
53 Gypsum, var. Selenite, Camp Supply, 
Indian Territory. 
54 Fluorite, Rosiclair, 111. 
55 Apatite, Burgess, Canada. 
56 Calcite, Dog Tooth Spar, Mineral Point, 
Wisconsin. 
57 Dolomite, St. Louis, Mo. 
58 Corundum. Del. Co. Pa. 
59 Cryolite, Ivigtuk, Greenland. 
60 Wavellite, Montgomery Co., Ark. 
61 Iron Meteoric, Augusta Co., Vir. 
62 Magnetite (lodestone), Magnet Cove, 
Arkansas. 
63 Franklinite, Franklin, N. J. 
64 Hematite, Ishpeming, Mich. 
65 Gothite, Pike's Peak, Col. 
66 Limonite, Pa. 
67 Pyrite, Mo. 
68 Siderite, Roxbury, Conn. 
69 Menaccanite, Rhode Island. 
70 Ougrenite, Rockbridge Co. Va. 
71 Chromite, Texas, Pa. 
72 Samarskite, Mitchell Co., N. C. 
73 Pyrolusite, Staunton, Va. 
74 Psilomelane, Georgia. 
75 Smaltite, Chili. 
76 Millerite, St. Louis, Mo. 
77 Zincite, Franklin, N. J. 
78 Blende, Granby, Mo. 
79 Greenockite, Granby, Mo. 
80 Cassiterite, Durango, Tex'. 
81 Rutile, Magnet Cove, Ark. 
82 Brookite, Magnet Cove, Ark. 
83 Galenite, Col. 
84 Bismuth, Monroe, Conn. 
85 Oolite, Humboldt, la. 
86 Phosphotie Natule, Charleston, S. C. 
87 Molybdenite. Philadelphia. 
88 Copper, Lake Superior. 
89 Cuprite, Frisco Mts., Arizona. 
90 Pyrrhotite, Gap Mine, Pa. 
91 Chalcopyrite, Chili. 
92 Malachite, Cheshire, Conn. 
93 Azurite, France. 
94 Stalactite, Middletown, Pa. 
95 Silver, Lake Superior. 
96 Proustite, Chili. 
97 Embolite, Silver City, N. M. 
98 Gold, Victoria, Australia. 
99 Petzite, Am. Mine, Col. 
100 Platinum, Urals, Russia. 
