57. Oryptoglaux acadica (Gmel. )• 
Acadian Owl. An nncommon 
winter visitant. 
58. Ceryle alcyon (Linn. ). Belted 
Kingfisher. A permanent resident. 
Rare in winter, but wintering 
regularly. Common as a migrant, 
bnt nncommon as a summer resi- 
dent. April 7 to November 21. 
Winter, 
59. Chordeiles virginianns (Gmel.). 
Night Hawk. A common migrant, 
and of late years a not uncommon 
summer resident. May 15 to 
October 6. 
60. Antrostomus vociferns (Wils. ). 
Whip-poor-will. An uncommon 
migrant, and rare summer resi- 
dent. April 38 to . 
61. Ghgetura pelagica (Linn. ). Chim- 
ney Swift. A common summer 
resident. April 26 to October 2. 
62. Trochilus colubris . Linn. 
Ruby-throated Humming-bird. A 
not uncommon summer resident. 
May 7 to September 17. 
63. Coccyzus americanus (Linn. ). 
Yellow- billed Cuckoo. A common, 
but irregular summer resident. 
May 7 to October 26. 
64. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus 
(Wils. ). Black-billed Cuckoo. A 
common summer resident. May 
11 to October 4. 
65. Colaptes auratus luteus. Bangs. 
Flicker. A permanent resident. 
Not uncommon in winter, abun- 
dant in summer. 
66. Melanerpes erythrocephalus 
(Linn. ). Red-headed Woodpecker. 
An irregular visitant. Mr. N. A. 
Francis writes that they used to 
breed in a swamp near Francis 
street. During the winter of 1881- 
'82 they appeared in numbers in 
the town (see Torrey, "Birds in 
the Bush," p. 205, and Atlantic 
Monthly, Vol. 55, p. 409). A pair 
nested in June, 1878, in Brook- 
line, according to Mr. H. K. Job. 
The nest was in an apple tree, and 
contained five eggs. (Bull. Nutt. 
Ornith. Club, Vol. VH, p. 57. ) 
67. Sphyrapicus varius (Linn. ). Yel- 
low-bellied Sapsucker. A com- 
mon migrant. Mr. F. H. Ken- 
nard reported the capture of an 
immature male in Brookline on 
February 6, 1895 (Auk, Vol. XH, 
p. 301.) April 16 to May 6. 
September 25 to November 1. 
