270 BIRDS OF NOVA SCOTIA. 



. * Bhie-green Warbler, (S. coerulea.) — Very rare. 



* Mourning Warhler, (Trichas Philadelphica.) — Very rare. 

 Maryland Yellow-throat, (T. Marilandica.) — Abundant. 

 Nashville Warbler, (Sylvicola rubricapilla.) — Rare. 



Black and White Oeeper,' (Certbia varia.) — Common: arrives about 10th. 

 May. 



Winter Wren, (Troglodytes hyemalis.) — Inland: not common. 



American Goldcrest, (Regulus satrapa.) — Resident: common. 



Muby-crowned Wren, (R. calendula.) — Not common. 



Blue Bird, (Sialia Wilsonii.) — Occasional. 



Brown Creeper, (Oerthia familiaris.) — Resident: common. 



Blackcap Tit, (Parus atricapillus.) — Abundant: resident. 



Solitary Vireo, (Vireo solitarius.) — Not common. 



Warbling Vireo, (Vireo gilvus.) — Rare. 



Bed-eyed Vireo, (Vireo olivaceus.) — Very common: arrives about 10th. May. 



Cedar Bird, or Waxwing, (Bombycilla Carolinensis.) — Arrives in flocks 1st. 

 June; leaves end of August. 



Shore Lark, (Alauda alpestris.)— Arrives from north middle of October; 

 return from south 20th. March. -^ Q^vort^rrVi 



Fox-coloured Sparrow, (Fringilla iliaca.) — Breeds north: arrives in Decem- 

 ber going south; returns loth. March. 



Song Sparrow, (F. melodia.) — Earliest singing bird^ 14th. March; goes 

 south with Warblers. 



White-throated Sparrow, (F. Pensylvanica.) — Arrives beginning of April: 

 abundant. 



Bay-winged Sparroto, (Emberiza graminea.) — Very rare. 



Chipping Sparrow, (E, socialis.) — Inland. 



Tree Sparrow, (E. Canadensis.) — Common here in winter: breeds north. 



Snow Bird, (Niphoea hyemalis.) — Very abundant: arrives 1st. of April; 

 leaves 20th. October. '; 



Swamp Sparrow, (Fringilla palustris.) — Not uncommon: arrives 1st. May. 



Northern Bedpole, (Linaria borealis.) — Abundant in flocks during autumn 

 and winter : breeds north. 



Pine Finch, (L. pinus.) — Probably resident. 



Purple Finch, (Fringilla purpurea.) — Very common: arrives about 27th. 

 March. 



Savannah Sparrow, (Emberiza Savanna.) — Abundant: arrives lOth. June; 

 departs 15th. September. 



Snow Bunting, (E. nivalis.) — In flocks: arrives about 1st. November; 

 departs about 20th. March: breeds north. 



* Indigo Bird, (Fringilla cyanea.) — Accidental: have been one or two 

 instances. 



