232 Merriam oit Birds of the Adirondack Region . 
104. Picoides arcticus (. Swainson ) Gray. Black-backed Three- 
toed Woodpecker. — Tolerably common resident, found in all parts of 
the Adirondacks. 
105. Picoides tridactylus americanus (Brckm) Ridgway. Banded- 
backed Three-toed Woodpecker. — A resident, like the last, but not 
so common. 
106. Sphyrapicus varius ( Linn. ) Baird. Yellow-bellied Wood- 
pecker. — Common summer resident, breeding in all sorts of places. 
107. Hylotomus pileatus ( Linn .) Baird. Pileated Woodpecker. 
— A tolerably common resident, and much more abundant now than it 
was ten years ago. 
108. Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linn.) Swainson. Red-headed 
Woodpecker. — Not common but breeds about the borders of the wilder- 
ness. 
109. Colaptes auratus (Linn.) Swainson. Golden-winged Wood- 
pecker. — Rare. 
no. Ceryle alcyon (Linn.) Boie. Belted Kingfisher. — Common 
summer resident, breeding about the various lakes and rivers. 
in. Coccyzus americanus (Linn.) Bonaparte. Yellow-billed, 
Cuckoo. — Breeds, but rare. 
1 12. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (Wilson) Baird. Black-billed 
Cuckoo. — Rather rare. Breeds about the borders of the woods, but is far 
from common. 
113. Asio americanus (Steph.) Sharpe. Long-eared Owl. — B reeds, 
but not common. 
1 14. Strix nebulosa, Forster. Barred Owl. — A common resident, 
usually breeding in holes in trees. 
1 15. Ulula cinerea ( Gmelin) Bonaparte. Great Gray Owl. — Rare. 
I saw a Great Gray Owl near Seventh Lake, in Hamilton County, late in 
the fall of 1870; and skinned a specimen that was killed in north-eastern 
Oneida County, April 10, 1873. Mr. Robert Lawrence has a female that 
was shot in the Adirondacks (exact locality not stated) in March, 1879.* 
1 16. Nyctale acadica ( Gmelin) Bonaparte. Saw-whet Owl. — Tol- 
erably common resident. 
1 17. Scops asio ( Linn.) Bonaparte. Mottled Owl; Screech 
Owl. — Breeds and is not rare. Don’t think it winters here. 
1 18. Bubo virginianus ( Gmelin ) Bonaparte. Great Horned Owl. 
— Common resident. 
1 19. Nyctea scandiaca (Linn.) Newton. Snowy Owl. — This hand- 
some species is of irregular occurrence in the Adirondack region in 
winter. 
120. Surnia funerea (Linn.) Rich, and Swain . Hawk Owl.— R are 
and not known to breed. 
121. .aUsalon columbarius (Linn.) Kaup. Pigeon Hawk. — Rather 
rare, but doubtless breeds. 
*Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, Vol. II, No. 2, p. 122, April, 1870. 
