Birds -- Tennessee; Natural history -- Outdoor books; Tennessee -- Description and travel
17. Flicker. Golden-winged Woodpecker. _Colaptes auratus._--Not
common. Three birds were seen at Chickamauga, and it was occasional
on Walden's Ridge, where I listed it five days of the seven.
18. Whippoorwill. _Antrostomus vociferus._--Undoubtedly common. I
heard it only on Walden's Ridge, the only place where I went into the
woods after dark.
19. Nighthawk. _Chordeiles virginianus._--Common.
20. Chimney Swift. _Chætura pelagica._--Abundant.
21. Ruby-throated Humming-bird. _Trochilus colubris._--Common in the
forests of Walden's Ridge. Seen but twice elsewhere. First seen April
28.
22. Kingbird. _Tyrannus tyrannus._--Seen but three times--nine
specimens in all. First seen April 29.
23. Crested Flycatcher. _Myiarchus crinitus._--Noticed daily, with
two exceptions.
24. Phoebe. _Sayornis phoebe._--Common on Lookout Mountain and
Walden's Ridge. Not seen elsewhere.
25. Wood Pewee. _Contopus virens._--Very common. Much the most
numerous member of the family. Present in good force April 27, and
gathering nest materials April 29.
26. Acadian Flycatcher. Green-crested Flycatcher. _Empidonax
virescens._--Common.
27. Blue Jay. _Cyanocitta cristata._--Scarce (for the blue jay), and
not seen on Walden's Ridge!
28. Crow. _Corvus americanus._--Apparently much less common than in
Eastern Massachusetts.
29. Bobolink. _Dolichonyx oryzivorus._--A small flock seen, and heard
singing, April 27.
30. Orchard Oriole. _Icterus spurius._--Common, but not found on
Walden's Ridge.
31. Baltimore Oriole. _Icterus galbula._--A single bird, at
Chickamauga, May 3.
32. Crow Blackbird. _Quiscalus quiscula?_--Seen on sundry occasions
in the valley country, but specific distinction not made out. Both
forms--_Q. quiscula_ and _Q. quiscula æneus_--are found in Tennessee.
See Dr. Fox's List of Birds found in Roane County, Tennessee. "The
Auk," vol. iii. p. 315. My own list of the Icteridæ is remarkable for
its omissions, especially of the cowbird, the red-winged blackbird
(which, however, I am pretty certain that I saw on the wing) and the
meadow lark.
33. House Sparrow. English Sparrow. _Passer
domesticus._--Distressingly superabundant in the city and its suburbs.
34. Goldfinch. _Spinus tristis._--Abundant. Still in flocks.
35. White-crowned Sparrow. _Zonotrichia leucophrys._--Seen but once
(May 1), two birds, in the national cemetery.
36. White-throated Sparrow. _Zonotrichia albicollis._--Common. Still
present on Walden's Ridge (in two places) May 13. Sang very little.
37. Chipping Sparrow. Doorstep Sparrow. _Spizella socialis._--Common.
38. Field Sparrow. _Spizella pusilla._--Common.
39. Bachman's Sparrow. _Peucæa æstivalis bachmanii._--Common. One of
the best of singers.
40. Chewink. Towhee. _Pipilo erythrophthalmus._--Rather common. Much
less numerous than I should have expected from the nature of the
country.
41. Cardinal Grosbeak. _Cardinalis cardinalis._--Seen daily, but
seemingly not very numerous.
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