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night had been warm, with southwesterly 

 breezes, the temperature rising to 78° and 

 faUing in the night not below 66°. As soon 

 as the eyes and ears were opened to the 

 outer world, it was apparent that the mi- 

 grant birds were very numerous. The 

 chips of warblers were heard in Louisburg 

 Square and among the trees of Mt. Vernon 

 and Chestnut streets on the way to the 

 Common, and there sparrows and warblers 

 were present in unwonted numbers about 

 Monument Hill and in the trees which clus- 

 ter near the flagstaff. As is usual, in pass- 

 ing to the Garden, it proved that there lay 

 the chief centre of interest by reason of the 

 many species present. The list for the day 

 was : one least flycatcher, one purple finch, 

 one pine siskin, nine white-crowned spar- 

 rows, fifty white- throated sparrows (by es- 

 timate) , one chipping sparrow, one Lincoln's 

 sparrow, one swamp sparrow, five towhees, 

 one rose-breasted grosbeak, and the follow- 

 ing warblers: two black and white, three 

 northern parula, two yellow, three black- 

 throated blue, three myrtle, three magnolia, 



