Till-: ]5Ii:d-ijik <>i" a yk.wi. 



20 



I'fate 



Nn. 



."). BliU'-\viii:;c(l 'I'cal.* 



8. AiiiL'ricjiii ('«M)t.* 

 48. .lum-o.f 



4tl. Whitc-tliroah'd Sparrow. *^ 

 Wliito-frt»\vnc(l Sparrow.* 

 (31. Mvrtk- WarbU-r.* 



Plate 



V.-lln\v I'ahi. Wail.l.-r.* 

 70. Brown (ivcittr.f 

 72. (loldeii-crowiK'd Kinj^let.f 

 7'2. Kiihy-crowntMl Kiliudct.* 



Winter Wrcn.f 



Grav-c-lieekt'd Tlirusli.* 



October. 



Early October genenilly brinf^s tlio first killing 

 frost, (lci)i'iviii<:- iii.scctivorous birds of a large ]):irt 

 of ilicii' food, and of necessity forcing tlieni to 

 JDiirncy south wai'd. Flycatchers, AVai'blers, Alreos, 

 and Swallows now take their de])ai'ture, and after 

 tlir iifteentli of the inontli few insect-eatinii' birds 

 remain, exce))t tIio.se width, like AVoodpeckers, 

 feed on insects' larvic or eggs. 



This is the season of Sparrows. In countless 

 nuniliri-s tlicy thi'ong old stubble, ])otato, or corii 

 lields, doing untold goixl by desti'oying the seeds 

 of noxious weeds. Song, Field, ('hipping, and Ves- 

 per Spai'j'ows may be found in floek-s, all hai'vesting 

 the yeai"'s ei'op of seeds, and with them will be the 

 lately ai'ri\«'(l diiiieos. Tree and Fox Sparrows. 

 \\'hen distui-bed, they seek shelter ill the nearest 

 jiedgerow, and their minified notes ])rodiiee a twit- 

 tei'inn" ehoi'iis, in w hieh it is dillieult to distinguish 

 the voices of indi\ i(hial hirds. 



This. howe\er, will not he the oiilv hird music 

 of the month. Certain s[H'cies now havt? a brief 



* Transient Visitant passing furtli 

 f Winter Visitant. 



