BIRDS OBSERVED IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY 



eggs there some years ago. Mr. Woodruff secured a 

 young bird not fully grown in Litclifield, July 2, 1891. 



214. American Robin, Merula migratoria. An abundant sum- 



mer resident, occasionally found in winter. 



215. Bluebird. Sialia sialis. A common summer resident, found 



sometimes in winter. 



216. Yellow Rail. Porzana noveboracensis. A specimen was 



picked up in New Milford the day following the great 

 blizzard of March, 1888, alive in a snow-drift, and was 

 brought to INIr. Austin for identification. 



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