Bulletin of the Brookville Society of Natural History Volume 1-3 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 Excerpt: ... The older people speak of their abundance and of their habits. They were last seen in this vicinity about i828. "Thisbird was formerly very numerous along White Water River." (Haymond, Proc. Phila. Acad. Nat. Sci., i856, p. 293. See also Bull. Hrookville Soc. Nat. Hist., No. i, p. i2.) Order COCCYGES. Cuckoos, Etc. Suborder CrcuLi. Cuckoos, etc. Family CUCULIDE. Cuckoos, Anis, Etc. Subfamily Coccygin.h. American Cuckoos. Genus COCOYZUS Viellot. 98. Coccyzus americanus (Linn.). (387.) Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Summer resident, very common. May 5; Oct. i0. 99. Co ccyzus erythrophthalmus ( Wils.). (388.) Black-billed Cuckoo. Common migrant and rare summer resident. Both species are known by the name "Rain Crow." Suborder Alcyones. Kingfishers. Family ALCEDINIDjE. Kingfishers. Genus CERYLE Boie. Subgenus Streptoceryle Bonaparte. f100. Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). (390.) Belted Kingfisher. Common resident. Order PICI. Woodpeckers, Wrynecks, Etc. Family Picidje. Woodpeckers. Genus CAMPKPHILTJS Gray. 101. Campephilus principalis (Linn.). (392.) Ivory-billed WoodPecker. Formerly found within our limits. In the eastern part of the county, at the time of its settlement, were swamps in which grew heavy timber. In these localities, this fine woodpecker was found about sixty years ago. (Haymond, Ind. Geol., i869, p. 2ii; et Bull. Brookv. Soc. Nat. Hist., No. i, p. c r.) Genus DRYOBATES Boie. 102. Dryobates villosus (Linn.). (MS.) Hairy Woodpecker. A common resident. 103. Dryobates pubesoens (Linn.). (: M4.) Downy Woodpecker. Abundant resident; much more numerous than the last named species. Gents SPHYRAPICUS Baird. 104. Sphyrapicus varius (Linn.). (402.) Yellow-bellied Saphuckkr. Winter resident. Oct. i0 to May i. "June, i88i." (Quick). They vary gre...