86. Phlœotomus pileatus. Pileated Woodpecker.—Farley says he knows of a few having been killed at Red Deer in winter.
87.★ Colaptes auratus. Flicker. Common throughout the river as far as we travelled. Of the four birds taken by us and by Geo. Sternberg at Morrin but one is a pure auratus, the remaining specimens all having slight to strong traces of cafer blood indicated by the color of the large shafts, the graying of the throat or red in the black moustache. Near Camp 1, Young saw what he thought to be a red-shafted Flicker and doubtless birds that are more strongly cafer exist in the region, though auratus seems to be the predominating influence. Two birds, May 2 and July 17 Red Deer in Fleming’s collection are pure auratus. Farley says he has seen nothing at either Red Deer or Camrose that he can ascribe to cafer. It would seem that the cafer influence is farther reaching on the lower than the upper parts of the river. Horsbrough on a guarded suggestion from Fleming refers his specimens to C. a. borealis.
88.★ Chordeiles virginianus. Nighthawk.—Though rather rare at Camp 1, the Nighthawk became more abundant as we descended the river. None could be collected however, until Camp 11 was reached, where breeding birds were also noted. Our single bird, July 30, is considerably lighter even than several hesperis as identified by Dr. Oberholser. I therefore tentatively refer it to sennetti. I suspect that this is the form of the arid southern sections, as a Red Deer Bird collected by Sternberg, June 4, 1915, is evidently virginianus, as is another from Banff determined by Oberholser.
89. Archilochus or Selasphorus. Hummingbird.—Mr. Farley reports having seen one Hummingbird at Red Deer the summer of 1892. He thought it a Ruby-throat at the time, but this requires confirmation by specimens for confident acceptance.
90.★ Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird.—Rather scarce on the upper parts of the river. At Camp 1, we noted but a single bird, and until Camp 4 but occasional individuals were glimpsed in the distance. Below Camp 4, near Nevis, however, Kingbirds became common. The last one seen was September 7. Two specimens, Camps 4½ and 11.
91.★ Tyrannus verticalis. Arkansas Kingbird.—Only seen at Camp 11 after I left. Young says “Not as common as the Kingbird.” Three taken July 31. Not listed by either Horsbrough or Farley. Probably an inhabitant of the more southern sections of the river.
92.★ Sayornis phœbe. Phœbe.—Not uncommon as far down the river as Camp 6, Tolman’s Ferry, but not noted below. One specimen, Camp 2.
93.★ Sayornis sayus. Say’s Phœbe.—One pair were nesting near the top of a cliff near Camp 2, and seen again the next day while en route. At Camp 6, Tolman’s Ferry, Young found it nesting in the adjoining hills and took a specimen. From then on they were seen almost daily and at Camp 11, Little Sandhill Creek, they were quite common. It nests on small ledges on the cliff faces and seems rather more common in the arid than the humid country. Specimens from Camps 6, 8 and 11, the last being September 14. Not mentioned by either Farley or Horsbrough.
94. Nuttallornis borealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher.—Farley reports this species at Red Deer, May 22, 1905.
95.★ Myochanes richardsoni. Western Wood Pewee.—Wood Pewee-like notes were heard constantly about Camp 1, but the birds were so shy that one was collected with difficulty. The notes were much like those of our eastern Wood Pewee but different enough in quality to be distinctive. They were not noted often thereafter but from August 6 to 25, Young took several at Camp 11, on Little Sandhill Creek.