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Natural History of the N, E. Extremity 



Art. II. A Supplement to the List of Species of Birds occurrent 

 on the North-eastern Extremity qf the Alleghany Mountain 

 Range, printed in VIII. 539, 540. ; and Information on Traits 

 in the Habits of the Passenger Pigeon (Columba migrator id), and 

 of the Wolf (Canis^ Liipus). By R. C. Taylor, Esq., F.G.S., 

 Member of the Geological Society of Pennsylvania, &c. 



Along with my last communication on the geology and 

 natural history of the north-eastern extremity of the Alleghany 

 mountain range, in Pennsylvania (VIII. 529 — 541.), I stated 

 my hope that, in a subsequent visit to this region during the 

 present summer and autumn, I should be enabled to enlarge 

 the zoological catalogue I transmitted to you. Having devoted 

 four months to further explorations in this interesting district, 

 I am now enabled to make some additional contributions, 

 particularly in the department of ornithology, for which I am 

 indebted to my friend Dr. Saynisch of Blossburg, on the 

 Tioga river, who has collected nearly all the birds in the fol- 

 lowing list during the present year. 



The figures indicate the number of species enumerated. 



Order I. Accipitres, Rapacious Birds. 



3. Str'ix passerina, Little owl. 



4. Falco uliginosus, Marsh hawk. 



5. Falco sparverius, American 



sparrow hawk. 



Order II. Yicce, Pies. 



7. Picus carolinus, Red-bellied 



woodpecker. 



8. villosus, Hairy woodpecker. 



9. pubescens, Downy wood- 



pecker. 

 2. Skta carolinensis, White-breast- 

 ed black-capped nuthatch 

 of Wilson, 

 varia, Red-bellied black- 

 capped nuthatch. 

 Cuculus erythrophthalmus, 



Black-billed cuckoo. 



3. 



2. 



Order III. Yassennce, Passerines. 



9. Turdus auricapfllus, Golden- 

 crowned thrush. 

 10. Turdus solitarius, Hermitthrush. 



2. Emberiza americana, Black- 



throated bunting. 



3. erythrophthalma Towhe 



bunting. 



4. Emberiza oryzivora,Rice bunting. 



1. Tanagra aestiva, Summer red 



bird. 



2. rubra, Scarlet tanager. 



8. .Fringilla cyanea, Indigo bird. 



9. purpurea, Purple finch. 

 10. melodia, Song sparrow. 



1. ^4'mpelis americana, Cedar bird. 



2. Sylvia .Kegulus, Golden -crested 



wren. 



.Mbtacilla domestica, House 

 wren. 



Lanius tyrannus, Tyrant fly- 

 catcher, or king bird. 



Muscicapa querula, Small green- 

 crested flycatcher. 



Loxia rosea, Rose-breasted 

 grosbeak. 



1. Curvirostra americana, Ameri- 



can crossbill. 



2. Caprimulgus americanus, Night 



hawk. [VII. 633. 635. : 

 VIII. 470.] 



1. Ifirundo americana, Barn swal- 



low. 



2. virfdis, Green-blue, or 



white-bellied, swallow. 



3. pelasgia, Chimney swallow. 



4. purpurea, Purple martin. 



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