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 .26 THE CONDOR Vol. XIV Asio fiammeus. Short-eard Owl. Seen occasionally in the valleys. Evident- ly breeds in the marshes near Anaconda. Cryptoglaux acadica acadica. Saw-whet Owl. Probably resident in the moun- tains throughout the region. Seen or heard in all the counties excelt Deer Lodge. Bubo virginianus pallescens. Western Horned Owl. Resident throughout the region but much commoner about Gold Creek, Powell County, than elsewhere. Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl. Occasional winter visitor in the valleys through- out the region. Glaucidium gnoma gnoma. Pigmy Owl. Seen in German Gulch, Silver Bow County, May 16, 1910. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. Common summer resident throughout the region. Dr7obates villosus monticola. Rocky Mountain Hairy Woodpecker. Common permanent resident. Broods of young were very common about Gold CreelS, Powell County, in August, 1910. Dr7obates pubescerts homorus. Batchelder Woodpecker. Permanent resident throughout the region but not common. Seen more frecuently at lower elevations. Picoides arcticus. Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker. An adult female taken on Divide Creek, Silver Bow County, April 20, 1910. Another observed at Elk Park, Jefferson County, September 8, 1910. Picoides americanus americanus. Three-toed Woodpecker. An adult female secured on Pipestone Creek, Jefferson County, October 6, 1909, was referable to this subspecies. Picoides americanus dorsalis. Alpine Three-toed Woodpecker. Observed sev- eral times in Silver Bow and Jefferson counties but not common. An adult male referable to this subspecies was taken in German Gulch, Silver Bow County, May 25, 1910. Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis. Red-naped Sapsucker. A pair found nesting near Homestake, Jefferson County, in June, 1910, were the only ones obseryed. Sphyrapicus thyroideus. Williamson Sapsucker. Observed on Divide Creek and Charcoal Gulch, Silver Bow County, on April 23 and 30, 1910. A nest con- taining young was found on Little Pipestone Creek, Jefferson County, July 6, 1910. Phloeotomus pileatus abietkola. Northern Pileated Woodpecker. Abundant in the yellow pine and fir forests on Gold Creek and Willow Creek,'Powell County. Not observed elsewhere in the region. Asyndesmus lewisi. Lewis Woodpecker. Summer resident at lower elevations throughout the region. In my experience this species is not a bird of the mountains in Montana, but occurs principally below 5,000 feet in the Transition Zone, and is most abundant in cottonwood groves along the larger streams. I found a nest con- taining young in a dead cottonwood near Garrison, Powell County, July 26, 1910. Broods of young were very abundant about Gold Creek, Powell County, in late July and August. Migration dates are May 1, 1910, and September 21, 1910. Colaptes auratus luteus. Northern Flicker. Colaptes cafer collaris. Red-shafted Flicker. Flickers are common summer residents throughout the region. Most of the birds are hybrids or typical of the Red-shafted species, but yellow-shafted birds are not rare. Migration dates are March 29, 1910, and October 13, 1910. Choralelies virginianus henryi. Western Nighthawk. Common summer resi- dent throughout the region. Newly hatched young were found on Pikes Peak Creek, Powell County, on August 6, 1910. Migration dates are June 2, 1910, and August 28, 1910.