"West Va May 1874" "Heard the H. chrysoptera sing one bravely as at the N. it proved however the curious & rare with white separating the black of its throat from the base of the lower mandible. The Centurion attended the same numerous cr-awk as the one previously noted, was very shy, but perfectly woodpeckerlike in all its motions. Shot also a 8 Picea villorus much smaller than at the N. they are not uncommon as I see one or more every day. May 6 Clear and very warm at noon, The first really fine day that we have had. Started down the track cafter breakfast and struck up into "Oil cake run." The woods were very lovely in the clear came own light and the birds in full song. I took 13 specimens, the best D. carula 8, Op. formosus 2 8, H. arnivorus 4 8, My. mitratus 2 8, H. chrysoptera 9, Thy. ludovic 9, D. caruleceens 8, Arrivals were, O. formosus g. a. [illegible] Heard four songs new to me. Saw about 5 Op. formosus; they keep almost entirely on the ground when they walk about among the grass, are fastidulous to thekit's thro of motions but do not at all simoid one of C. agilis. The alarm notes of this species is with difficulty