"but it seemed as if I distinguished 
marks on the v.ings of one. 
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They were very stately moving on slowly 
and majestically hut with a seeming 
force. The primaries were widely . 
separated at the tip. They were much 
larger than crows. The drawing gives 
some idea of the markings. They v, r ere 
western red-tails. 
April 9, 1902, 
Corner of Oak and 7th in Barahoo 
8:45 p.m. 
Tonight after supper I was out in front 
of Trues. There was a male flicker in a 
tree across the road. He gave a soft 
note like cu a several times and a loud 
w ick wick wick wick wick , slower at 
first but very fast towards the end 
where it slows up suddenly and ends. 
April 9, 1902. 
Cong. Church in Barahoo 7;45 a.m. 
I 
This morning when I went over to break¬ 
fast I heard a flicker drumming on some 
tin. It gave the loud v/ick wick wick wick 
wick at times. I think this is its song. 
It drum ed with about a dozen muck taps 
of the bill in rapid succession like 
tr-r-r-r-r-r. After breakfast I hunted it 
up. It vas on a cross on the church, it 
