104 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
‘The following notes were supplied by Mr. George F. 
Tatum: ; 
“After many years’ observation of the birds in various 
places in and around St. Louis, I feel warranted in assertin 
that the most favored locality is the Missouri Botanica 
Garden where, during a morning or afternoon walk of not 
exceeding an hour, in the spring or early summer, one may 
see or hear from twenty-five to forty species, and usually 
under such conditions that identification is not difficult. 
“That many of our summer birds, particularly those that 
are highly mi 
gratory, i. e., wintering in or near the tropics, 
ey but little in the date of their arrival in the Garden is 
evident from the following first appearance tables: 
1913 1914 1915 1916 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo ......... May 24 |May3 |May 15 |May 8 
Wight-tawk: 5) fe April 30] April 26| April 26| April 30 
Great crested Flycatcher......| May 11 May 3 | April 30) May 5 
Wood: Pewee: oo. ese May 20 |May 10 |May 13 | May 8 
Traill’s Flycatcher ........... June 4 |May 16 |May2 =| May 13 
Orchard Oriole <5 May 8 |May2 |May8 |May7 
Baltimore Oriole ............ April 23) April 26} April 25) April 19 
Rose-breasted Grosbeak ....... April 27| April 22| April 27 | April 29 
Warbling Vireo ............., y 3 | April 23| April 28 | April 23 
¥eliow Warbler ............. May 4__|April 25| April 26 | April 23 
Maryland Yellow-throat ...... April 27|April 25} April 25 | April 23 
ONDE oes a April 27 |May 2 ey 2 |April 29 
Wood ‘Trwh  S e April 23|April 25|April 24 | April 23 
“Much has been written on the early singing of the birds, 
and the following from m 
day 
June 7, 1914, on which 
time at which the various species were heard: 
Purple Mics Bae Faas 3:25 A.M. 
ROU ores Cie eee 3:35 pee 
Chippin AL POW ee ea wns oe ee ee ee ee ee 3:45 A.M. 
Segtich “Bp ecoe Bowers ok oe ees Be ree ee ee 4:10 A.M. 
OF Siete ee es 4:15 A.M. 
Ross-brenbted Grosbeak 3. <3 4:15 A.M. 
Meadowlark 35s. ee 4:15 A.M. 
Brown Thrasher......... See ets ort ee ee ee 4:20 A.M. ~ 
Blue J8y ei tee ig os 4:20 A.M. — 
Grackle 355" oe Pee Re pe ee ee 4:25 A.M. 
BUONO ors ins even Pet enkes SO ea 4:30 A.M. 
Orotard Oridls 252.5 isc ks ee 4:40 A. M. 
Warbling Vitee a cs er ee 4:50 A.M. 
Wood: Thr jin iistivct see Se 4:50 A.M. 
Canal <3... See re ee 6:00 A.M. 
‘Bird Record’ for Sunday, 
was out by 3 A. M., gives the 
FLORAL DISPLAY FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS 
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