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SECTION III. Of the RESIDENT BIRDS of Pennsylvania. 
By the Resident Birds, I mean thofe birds which, in general, continue in Pennfyhania the whole year ; which build 
their nejis, rear their young, and are commonly thought to continue, near the diflricl in which they themfelves were reared, 
1 Jhall enumerate thefe birds in the order of the Linncean arrangement, 
ACCIPITRES. RAPACIOUS. 
Falco Leucocephalus. White-Headed Eagle. (Bald-Eagle.) This, in the opinion of fome perfons, is the fame 
bird as the next fpecies. But I cannot adopt this notion. 
Falco regalis of Bartram. Bravels. Great Grey Eagle. This is our larged Eagle. 
Falco aquilinus of Bartram. Travels, Great Red-Tailed Hawk, This is the larged fpecies of Hawk hitherto dif- 
covered in Pennfylvania. The tail is of a red brick colour. 
Falco columbarius. Pigeon-Hawk. 
Falco glaucus of Bartram. Travels, Bluifh Hawk. A beautiful fpecies. Colour a pale fky-blue. Tips of the 
wings black. Feeds upon its prey, as it flies along with it. 
Strix virginiana. Great Horned Owl. 
Strix Afio. Red Owl, Little Owl. (Screech-Owl.) 
Strix varius of Bartram. MS. Hen Owl. This is a large fpecies without ears. It is next in fize to the Strix virginiana, 
or Great Horned Owl. Of a clay or dirt colour, fpotted with darker brown. 
Lanius Excubitor. Great Shrike. (Gud Bird ? Nine-Killer.) For fome intereding information concerning this 
bird, fee Tranfadlions of the American Philofophical Society, Vol, IV. 
* Lanius Collurio ? Red-Backed Shrike. This fpecies comes to us from the northward, in Odober or November. 
In very mild winters, days in the vicinity of Philadelphia. Is always with us in the fpring, on its return to the 
north. Does not breed with us : does not fing in the autumn, but does in the fpring. 
PICiE. PIES. 
Corvus Corax. Raven Crow. (Raven.) Corvus carnivorus of Bartram. Travels, Larger than the next fpecies. 
Corvus Corone. Carrion Crow. (Crow.f) This is the Corvus frugivorus of Bartram. Travels, 
Corvus cridatus. Blue-Crow. (Blue-Jay, Jay-Bird.) 
Picus pileatus. Pileated Woodpecker. (Wood-Cock). 
* Picus erythrocephalus. Red-Headed-Woodpecker. Continues about Philadelphia, in mild winters. In very 
cold winters, it goes farther fouthward. 
* Picus auratus. Golden- Wing-Woodpecker. Some few of thefe birds are feen among us, in the warmer or 
milder winters. In general, they migrate farther fouthward. 
Picus villofus. Hairy Woodpecker. Sefe^ah of the Wyandot-Indians. 
Picus pubefcens. Downy Woodpecker. Sho-ah of the Wyandot-Indians. 
Sitta. Black-Headed Nuthatch. (Sap-Sucker.) 
Certhiafufca of Bartram. MS. Brown-Creeper. I believe this fpecies is not defcribed. The general colour is a nut- 
brown: fpeckled with black or deep dulky; fome white fpots on the firft coverts. Edwards (ISat. Hi/l. vol. I. 
26.) has a bird a good deal like this. I mean his Little Brown and White Creeper. 
f There Is another fpecies of Corvus which differs from both the fpecies here mentioned. It Is larger than the Common Crow (Cofvus Corone) and makes 
more like that of the Raven, or Corvus Corax. It keeps upon the fea-coaft. Mr. Bartram (Travels) calls this fpecies Corvus maritimus. I ha\e n 
