74. Picoides arcticus (Swains.) Gray. Black-backed Three-toed Woodpecker.—Common at Grand Falls in burnt cedar swamps. At Fort Fairfield we shot two, all we saw.
75. Sphyropicus varius (Linn.) Bd. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker.—Common—the commonest Woodpecker—at Fort Fairfield. They were generally found about recent clearings, or in the more open mixed woods. At Grand Falls they were common in hard woods.
76. Hylotomus pileatus (Linn.) Bd. Pileated Woodpecker.—At Grand Falls half a dozen pairs were seen. Probably there is too little of the heavy forest left in the immediate neighborhood of Fort Fairfield to suit their tastes, as we did not meet with them. “Common” at Houlton.
77. Colaptes auratus (Linn.) Sw. Golden-winged Woodpecker.—Rather common at Fort Fairfield. Not common at Grand Falls.
78. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (Wils.) Bd. Black-billed Cuckoo.—Mr. McLeod records this bird in his notes, but without comments. It was not seen at Fort Fairfield or Grand Falls.
79. Strix nebulosa Forst. Barred Owl.—“Very common” at Houlton. We were shown a mounted specimen by Mr. Frank P. Orcutt at Fort Fairfield. He considered it the commonest Owl.
80. Nyctale acadica (Gm.) Bd. Saw-whet Owl.—This bird is not uncommon at Houlton. Mr. Frank P. Orcutt told us that it was tolerably common at Fort Fairfield.
81. Bubo virginianus (Gm.) Bd. Great Horned Owl.—“Very common” at Houlton. Mr. Orcutt said it was rather common at Fort Fairfield.
82. Circus hudsonius (Linn.) Vieill. Marsh Hawk.—Rare at Houlton. One seen at Fort Fairfield.
83. Accipiter cooperi Bp. Cooper’s Hawk.—Not common at Grand Falls. Not observed at Fort Fairfield or Houlton.