40 BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



White-breasted Nuthatch.— Common Transient Visitant, 

 and Winter Visitant ; less common Summer Resident. 



Red-breasted Nutliatch. — Irregularly abundant Winter Vis- 

 itant, sometimes rare, September 15 to May 10. 



Golden-crowned Kinglet. — Abundant Winter Visitant, Oc- 

 tober 5 to April 27. 



Ruby-crowned Kinglet. — Abundant Transient Visitant, 

 April 5 to May 10 ; September 25 to November 1 ; oc- 

 casionally winters. 



Veery. — Common Transient Visitant, April 2Q to May 28 ; 

 August 20 to September 30. 



Wood Thrush. — Common Summer Resident, April 20 to 

 October 15. 



Hermit Thrush. — Very common Transient Visitant ; some- 

 times not uncommon Winter Visitant, April 4 to May 

 15 ; October 15 to November. 



Robin. — Rather common Summer Resident ; abundant 

 Transient Visitant from February to April ; irregularly 

 common in winter. 



Bluebird. — Common Permanent Resident. 



NOTES FROM A LOCALITY SLIGHTLY NORTH 

 OF PHILADELPHIA, PA., ON THE BIRDS IN- 

 CLUDED IN "BIRD-LIFE." 



By Witmer Stone. 



Pied-billed Grebe. — Common Transient Visitant. 



Loon. — Tolerably common Transient Visitant and less 

 frequent Winter Visitant, October 5 to May 1. 



Herring Gull, — Common Winter Visitant, October 1 to 

 April 1. 



Common Tern. — Occasional in August. 



Wood Duck. — Tolerably common Transient Visitant ; occa- 

 sional Winter Visitant and Summer Resident. 



Pintail. — Tolerably common Transient Visitant. 



Mallard. — Not common Transient Visitant. 



