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B, List of the Families of Birds noto found in the State of Connec- 

 tieut, with the numher of their representati'oe species. 



Species. 



1 Turdidffi, 8 



2 Saxicolidffi, . 1 



3 Sylviidaj, 3 



4 Paridse, 3 



5 Sittidfe, 2 



6 Certhiidse, 1 



7 Troglodytidee, 4 



8 Alaudidce, 1 



9 Motacillida\ 1 



10 SyMcolidas, 34 



] 1 Tauagridse, 2 



1 2 IlirundinidaB, 6 



13 Ampelidas, 2 



14 Yireouida;, 5 



15 Laniid;e, 2 



16 Fringillidce 32 



17 Icteridse, 8 



18 Corvidte. 3 



19 Tyrannidje, 10 



20 Caprimulgida;, 2 



2 1 Cypselidge, 1 



22 Trochilidffi, 1 



23 Alcedinidffi, 1 



24 Cuculidge, 2 



Species. 



25 Picidffi 8 



26 Strigidffi, ]1 



27 Falconidaj, 15 



28 Cathartida-, 1 



29 Columtaida;, ... 2 



30 TetraonidEe, 2 



31 Charadrlidfe, 6 



32 Hseraatopodidae, 2 



33 Recurvirostridce, 1 



34 Phalaropodidae, 2 



35 Scolopacidte, 24 



36 TantalidjB, 2 



37 Ardeidai, 8 



38 Rallida3, 9 



39 Anatida, 32 



40 Sulidte, 2 



41 Plialacrocoracida3, 2 



42 Tachypetidffi;, ... 1 



43 Laridffi, 14 



44 Procellariidce, 3 



45 Colymbidag, 2 



46 Podicipida;, 4 



47 Alcidse, 3 



c. 



Special Lists, giving, in talmlar form, the residents, summer and 



winter visitants, migrants, etc. 



(a.) Summer Residents. 



1. Species known to breed. 



1 



Turdus migratorius. 

 Turdus miistelinus. 

 Turdus fuscescens. 

 Mimus Carolinensis. 

 Harporhynchus rufus. 

 Sialia sialis. 

 Parus atricapillus. 

 Sitta Caroliuensis. 

 Oerthia familiaris. 



10 Troglodytes aedon. 



1 1 Telmatodji;es palustris. 



12 Cistothorus stellaris.* 



13 Mniotilta varia. 



] 4 Parula Americana. 



15 Helmitherus vermivorus. 



16 Helminthophaga pinus. 



17 TIelmintliophaga chrysoptera.* 



18 Helminthophaga ruficapilla. 



19 Dendroeea testiva. 



20 Dendroeea virens.* 



21 Dendroeea cferulescens.* 



22 Dendroeea Blackburniaj.* 



23 Dendroeea Pennsylvanica. 



24 Dendroeea discolor. 



25 Dendroeea pinus. 



26 Siurus auricapiUua. 



27 Siurus motacilla. 



28 Geothlypis trichas. 



29 Icteria virens. 



30 ]\tyiodioctes mitratus. 



31 Myiodioctes Canadensis.* 



32 Setophaga ruticilla. 



33 Pyranga rubra. 



34 Hirundo horreorum. 



35 Tachycineta bicolor. 



36 Petrochelidou lunifrons. 



37 Cotyle riparia. 



38 Progne purpurea. 



39 Ampelis cedrorum. 



40 Vireo olivaceus. 



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



