■iO BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



White-broasted Nuthatcli. — Common Transient Visitant, 

 and Winter Visitant; less conmion Summer Resident. 



Red breasted Nutliatch.— Irregularly abundant Winter Vis- 

 itant, sometimes rare, September 15 to May 10. 



Golden-crowned Kino-let. — Abundant Winter Visitant, Oc- 



tober 5 to April 



Ruby-crowned Kingiet. — Abundant Transient Visitant, 

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

 casionally winters. 



Veery. — Common Transient A^isitant, April 26 to May 28 ; 

 xVugust 20 to Sex:)tember 30. 



Wood Thrush. — Common Summer Resident, April 20 to 

 October 15. 



Hermit Thrush. — Very common Transient Visitant ; some- 

 times not uncommon Winter A^isitant, 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. 



