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always called loudly uihlle flying. 1 found that these voodpeolcers bad oon« 
slderahle curiosity and that they responded readily to ''8<iUiealrlng'* provided 
that I remained motionless and that the birds had not seen sie approach. 1 
called one bird up to a perch not nore than seventy yards away and shot it» 
to the great consternation of a Barred Ovl that had dropped In on a limb 
thirty feet away to learn what the coanotlon was about. This woodpeeher 
catse down with a broken leg and a broken wing, soreamlng loudly. As 1 ap- 
proached It attempted to scramble up a tree trunk, but unable to do this 
hung to the rott(^ bark calling in tones that alanaed the bird population of 
the entire grove. Aa it oallod it Jerked Ite head in charaoterlstlo wood- 
pecker fashion and at Intervala struck the tree trunk before It a heavy blow 
with Its ehlsel like bill, heoause of this last action 1 hesitated an In- 
stant before seising It aa the strong bill driven by the powerful nook and 
back maseles siade a formidable weapon, but when captured the bird made no 
attempt at defense. This speolaen was preserved entire in foxmaldehyde. 
occimsn) 
Pen turns oarollnua . * 
Common. Seen at Stuttgart Oeoember 16. 17 and 16 and near J)ewltt 
on Tee. 19. 20 and 22. 
Colaptes aumtus . 
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f'alrly eommon. Seen at Stnttgart Deoember 16 and 18 and near Dewitt 
on Deo. 19, 20 and 22. 
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Sranoeltta orletata . 
OoBsaon. Recorded at Stuttgart Deoember 18 and near Dewitt on Deoember 
19. 20 and 22. In Dewitt Jays were fairly oosiaon In shade trees about town. 
kolothrus a ter . 
Ten Cowblrds were observed with a flook of hedwings near Dewitt om 
Deoember 19. Two femaloe and one mule were shot and their stomaohs preserved 
