. A distributional list of the birds of Montana, with notes on the migration and nesting of the better known species . nders, 1911a, p. 37). and anest probably containing eggs, in Jeffei-son County in late June. 1910 (, p. 24). (See fig. 15.) A nest eontiiiniug yomig was foiiiul at 3, 1915 (DuBois, JIS). 76 PACIFIC COAST AVIFAUNA No. 14 154. Sphyrapicus thyroideus (Cassin) Williamson SapsuckerA rnre summer resident, mainly in the southwestern part of the state. Oc-curs mostly in the mountains in the Transition zone. There are only a few rec-ords, as follows: Gallatin
. A distributional list of the birds of Montana, with notes on the migration and nesting of the better known species . nders, 1911a, p. 37). and anest probably containing eggs, in Jeffei-son County in late June. 1910 (, p. 24). (See fig. 15.) A nest eontiiiniug yomig was foiiiul at 3, 1915 (DuBois, JIS). 76 PACIFIC COAST AVIFAUNA No. 14 154. Sphyrapicus thyroideus (Cassin) Williamson SapsuckerA rnre summer resident, mainly in the southwestern part of the state. Oc-curs mostly in the mountains in the Transition zone. There are only a few rec-ords, as follows: Gallatin Basin, August 28 to September 3, 1890, three youngtaken (Richmond and Knowlton, 1894, p. 808). Madison River. August 18. ]S7J(IMerriam, 1873, p. 694). Seen in numbers throughout ihe Big Horn Region ;!udon the Yellowstone River; specimens collected August 20, 24 and 29, 1878 (Mc-(hesney,1879, p. 2890). This record is unusual, because other observers have notmentioned this species in that region, and it is the only record out of the moun-tains, besides being the easternmost record for the .state. Nesting on Bridger. Fig. 16. WiLLiAJisoN Sapsitikkrs at \kst-holk; male at left, FKMALE \T RIGHT. LiTTLIO PlIESTOXE CREEK, JEFFERSOX County; July S, 1910. Creek, Gallatin County in June, 1909 (Saunders, 1911a, p. 38). Divide Creek,Silver Bow County, April 28, 1910, several seen and one taken, and CharcoalGulch, Silver Bow County, April 30, 1910, one seen (Saunders, ]912a, p. 26). Anest where the parents were feeding young found on Pipestone Creek, JeffersonCounty, July 6, 1910 (Saunders, 191()d. pp. 208-204). (See fig. 16.) The north-ernmost locality is Glacier Park, where there are a number of records at lowelevations (F. M. Bailey, THIS, p. 58). 155. Phloeotomus pileatus abieticola (Bangs) Northern M^oodpeckeeA common permanent resident of the more heavily timbered mountains ofnorthwestern Montana, west of the continental divide. There are also two records from extreme easter
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