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254. Golden-crowned Kinglet ( Rcgulus satrapa). 
A common spring and fall migrant. 
255. Ruby-crowned Kinglet ( Regulus calendula). 
An early spring and late fall migrant, usually in con¬ 
siderable numbers. 
256. Wood Thrush ( Hylocichla mustelina). 
A summer resident, its beautiful song heard in almost all 
woodland. 
257. Wilson’s Thrush, Veery ( Hylocichla fusccsccns). 
A common summer resident. 
258. Gray-citeeked Thrush ( Hylocichla alicicc). 
A spring and fall migrant. 
259. Olive-backed Thrush, Swainson’s Thrush ( Hylocichla 
ustulata sivainsonii ). 
A summer resident in the evergreen forests. 
260. Hermit Thrush ( Hylocichla guttata pallasii). 
An abundant summer resident throughout the coniferous 
forests. Its wonderful song could be heard coming from 
all directions until far into the twilight every evening at 
Lake Itasca during June and July, 1902. 
261. American Robin {Manila migratoria). 
An abundant summer resident, often seen migrating in 
considerable flocks. 
262. BluE-bird (Sialia sialis). 
A common and familiar bird, nesting not only in boxes 
about habitations, but very commonly in holes in tree stubs 
standing in open places in the forest. 
Disappearing Birds and Game Birds. 
By D. W. Meeker. 
Many of the birds that were common in Becker County in 
earlv days have become rare and some of them almost extinct in 
this locality. This is especially true of the swan, pelican, whooping 
crane, sandhill crane, blue heron, cormorant, wood duck, wild 
pigeon, woodcock and bald eagle. 
The last named, the emblem of the nation, formerly nested 
in the county; and the last nest, of which there is a record, was 
in a large tree which stood on an island in Cotton Lake. This 
