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31. Dryobates villosus villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — This is a very 
rare breeder on Charity Island. The only pair seen by the writer (July 17) 
was in an old Norway pine near East Point. The, keepers said that these 
woodpeckers were more common during the winter, so that some probably 
come from the mainland during the fall. 
32. Dryobates pubescens medianus. Downy Woodpecker. — This wood- 
pecker, like the preceding species, is probably a rare breeder on the islands. 
One pair was seen on Charity Island on July 17, and on July 15 it was 
heard but not located. 
33. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. — The red- 
headed woodpecker is a very rare breeder on the islands. One was heard 
near East Point, Charity Island, July 7, but none were seen until July 17, 
when the writer saw an adult and two young of the year on an old dead 
oak. The young were able to flv from tree to tree. This was probably 
the only family reared on the island in 1911. 
34. Colaptes auratus auratus. Flicker. — The flicker was also a rare 
breeder on the islands. One was heard on Charity Island on July 6 and 8, 
but the first ones seen were on Norway pines near the path through the 
woods (Fig. 15), July 12. The first young seen, July 20, were on the sand 
beach; others were found near the path through the woods on July 25. 
There seemed to be but two broods. 
35. Chaetura pelagica. Chimney Swift. — Three pairs of swifts lived 
in the chimney of the Charity Island Light-House, one flue of which was 
not used. Sometimes all six of these birds circled about the clearing and 
were seen to enter the chimney. Often only three were seen, and at times 
one or two were observed circling about over the forest. 
36. Archilochus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — Only one 
bird of this species was seen. July 21, but the keepers sent to the museum 
one found dead on May 20, and said that they were very common in May 
1911, thirty being seen at one time at a small apple tree near the light- 
house. 
37. Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. — This species was a rather common 
breeder on Charity Island and was seen every day at the edge of the woods 
and along the beaches. A nest was found on July 7. It was twenty feet 
above the ground on the top of a stub near Horse Shoe Bay. Another 
nest was found on July 10 near the same place but fifteen feet from the 
ground on a horizontal limb of a Norway pine. 
38. Myiarchus crinitus. Crested Flycatcher. — This flycatcher was a not 
uncommon breeder on Charity Island, where the many large natural cavi- 
ties in the trees furnished appropriate nesting sites. A pair was seen, 
July 6, on the high sand dune between the pond and the west beach, and 
another pair was seen several times near the path through the woods and 
at other places on the island. It was not seen on little Charity. 
39. Sayornis phoebe. Phoebe. — Only one uhoebe was seen, July 9. 
It was in a tree near the light-house clearing on Charity Island. The 
species probably does not breed on Charity Island but may do so on 
Little Charity, where there are several old buildings. 
40. Myiochanes virens. Wood Pewee. — This species was a common 
breeder on Charity Island. Several pairs were seen after July 7. 1 1 was gen- 
erally found at the edge of the woods but also occurred in the forest, and a pair 
evidently nested near the edge of the light-house clearing as the birds 
were often seen feeding there. 
41. Cyanocitta cristata cristata. Blue Jay. — The blue jay was a rare 
