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B. List of the Families of Birds noio found in the State of Connec- 

 ticut, xoith the number of their representative species. 



Species. 



1 Turdida?, 8 



2 Saxicolidae, • 1 



3 Sylviida?, 3 



4 Paridae, 3 



5 Sittiche, 2 



6 Certhiidae, 1 



7 Troglodytidae. 4 



8 Alaudidae, 1 



9 Motaeilhdae. 1 



10 Sylvicolidae, 34 



11 Tanagridae, 2 



12 HirundinidiS, 6 



13 Ampelidae, _ _ 2 



14 Yireouidaa, 5 



15 Laniida?, 2 



16 Fringillidae 32 



17 Icteridae. 8 



18 Corvidaj. 3 



19 Tyrannida?, 10 



20 Caprimulgida?, 2 



21 Cypselidae, -. 1 



22 Trochilidae, 1 



23 Alcedinidae, 1 



24 Cuculidse, - - - 2 



Species. 



25 Picida? 8 



26 Strigidae. 11 



27 Falconidse, 15 



28 Cathartida?, 1 



29 Columbidfe, ... 2 



30 Tetraonidae, 2 



3 1 Charadriidse, 6 



: ! 2 I fematopodidae, ... 2 



33 Recurvirostridar, 1 



34 Phalaropodids, 2 



35 Scolopacida?, 24 



36 Tantalidae, 2 



37 Ardeida;, 8 



38 Rallidae, . _ _' 9 



39 Anatidae, 32 



40 Sulidae, 2 



41 Phalacrocoracidae, 2 



4^ Tachypetidae, 1 



43 Laridae, 14 



44 Procellariida?, 3 



45 Colymbida?, 2 



46 Podicipida?, 4 



47 Alcida?, 3 



C. Special Lists, gin in >/, in tabular form, the residents, summer and 



winter visitants, migrants, etc. 



(a.) Si mmek Residents. 



1. Sjxc/'fs known to breed. 



Dendrceca caerulescens.* 

 Dendrceca Blaeklmruia?.* 

 Dendroeca Pennsylvanica. 

 Dendrceca discolor. 

 Dendrceca pinus. 

 Siurus auricapillus. 

 Siurus motacilla. 

 Geothlypia trichas. 

 Icteria virens. 

 Myiodioctes mitratus. 

 Myiodioctes Canadensis.* 

 Setophaga ruticilla. 

 Pyranga rubra. 

 Ilirundo horreorum. 

 Tacbycineta bicolor. 

 Petrochelidon lunifrons. 

 Cotyle riparia. 

 Progne purpurea. 

 Ampelis cedrorum. 

 Yireo olivaceus. 



* An asterisk placed after a species indicates that it does not breed abundantly. 



