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(or "Oven-birds "), Golden-winged Warblers, House Wrens, Hum- 

 mingbirds, King-birds, Maryland "Yellow-throats," Nashville 

 Warblers, Redstarts, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Warbling Vireos, 

 Water "Thrushes," Wilson's Tlu'ushes (usually earlier). Wood 

 Thrushes, Yellow Warblers, and Yellow-throated Yireos arrive. 

 (See 15th ad fin.) 



15th, the Pine Warblers and Swamp Sparrows lay their eggs 

 (the former usually later) ; the Bank Swallows, Black and Yellow 

 Warblers, Black-billed Cuckoos, Cape May Warblers, Great Crested 

 Flycatchers, Indigo Bbds, Prairie Warblers, Red-eyed Vireos, 

 Scarlet Tanagers, Swainson's Thrushes, Whippoorwills, White-eyed 

 Vireos, and Yellow-billed Cuckoos arrive. f At this time, or more 

 often earlier. Cooper's Hawks, Marsh Hawks, Sharp-shinned Hawks, 

 and Sparrow Hawks lay their eggs. Swainson's Thrushes often 

 come earlier. 



20th, the Bay-breasted, and B. and Y. Warblers, " Black-polls," 

 Canada " Flycatchers," Mourning Warblers, Olive-sided Fly- 

 catchers, Orchard Orioles, Tennessee Warblers, Traill's Flycatchers 

 (and White-crowned Sparrows ? ^) arrive. About this time (earlier 

 or later), the (Red-winged) Blackbirds, Blue Jays, Pewees, Field 

 and Savannah Sparrows, Downy and Golden-winged Woodpeckers 

 lay their eggs. 



25th, the Canada " Flycatchers " or Warblers, Wood Pewees, 

 and Yellow - bellied Flycatchers usually arrive. The Wood 

 Thrushes (sometimes, — also the Wilson's Thrushes?), the Barn 

 Swallows, Brown Tlu'ushes, Chickadees, Cliff Swallows, Crow 

 Blackbirds, Meadow Larks, Pine Warblers, Towhee Buntings, and 

 White-breasted Swallows lay their eggs. 



§ VI. June. About the 



1st, the last migrants are seen, such as the " Black-polls " and 

 Canada " Flycatchers " ; and at this time (or later, particularly in 

 the case of the Flycatchers, except the Pewee, the Hummingbirds, 

 Vireos, Bank Swallows, and many Warblers) the Baltimore Orioles, 

 Black-billed Cuckoos, Bobolinks, Catbirds, Chimney Swifts, Chip- 

 ping Sparrows, Golden-crowned " Thrushes " (or " Oven-birds "), 

 Indigo Birds, (Marsh Wrens?), Night "Hawks," Purple Finches, 



t Most of these species ordinarily ^ These birds sometimes appear in 

 arrive before the loth, and the Bank April. 

 Swallow and Whippoorwill usually ap- 

 pear late in April. — W. B. 



