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My list now embraces one hundred and eighty-two species, of forty-three 

 families. 



TuRDiD^ : Thrushes and Mocking Birds. 



Turdus migratorius Linn. American robin. Chiefly migratory, but is oc- 

 casionally found iu flocks in sheltered places during winter. It is growing 

 more abundant each year. 



Turdus mustelinus Gm. Wood thrush. Common in summer. 



Turdus Swainsoni Cab. Olive-backed thrush. 



Mimus polyglottus Linn. Mocking bird. Common summer resident. 



Mimus Carolinensis Linn. Catbird. Common summer resident. 



Harporhynchus rujus Linn. Brown thrush. Common summer resident. 



Saxicolid^: Bluebirds. 

 Sialia sialis Linn. Eastern bluebird. Abundant early in spring, and stays 

 late in the fall. Occasional winter resident. Breeds. 



SvLViiDiE: Sylvias. 

 Polioptila ccerulea Linn. Blue-gray gnat-catcher. Two specimens captured. 



PARiDiE: Titmice. 

 Lophophanes hicolor Linn. Tufted titmouse. Inserted on the authority 

 of Prof. E. A. Popenoe. 



Parus atricapillus var. septentrionalis Harr. Common resident. 



SiTTiDiE : Nuthatches. 

 Sitta Carolinensis Gm. White-bellied nuthatch. Common. 



Troglodytid^ : Wrens. 

 Troglodytes aedon Vieill. House wren. ' Common summer resident. 

 Oistothorus palustris Wilson. Long-billed marsh wren. 

 Cistothorus stellaris Licht. Short-billed marsh wren. 



Alaudid.e: Larks. 

 Eremophila alpestris Forst. Horned lark. Abundant; early arrivals from 

 the north being the last of September. It is known to breed occasionally as 

 early as March, retiring in April. 



MoTACiLLiD^: Wagtails. 

 Anthus ludovicianus Gmi Titlark. Migratory; common. 



SYLVicoLiDiE : Warblers. 



Protonotaria citrcea Bodd. Prothonotary warbler. A single specimen 

 taken. 



Dendrmca cestiva Gm. Yellow-poll warbler. Abundant in summer. 



Dendrceca coronata Linn. Yellow-rumped warbler. Seen as late as Oct. 

 17th, 1880. 



Siurus noveboracensis Gm. Small-billed water-thrush. 



