10 Brown on Birds observed at Coosada, Alabama. 



69. Icterus spurius (L.) Bp. Orchard Oriolk. — Arrived April 8, 

 and by the 13th of the month both sexes were found in abundance. I met 

 with them almost everywhere except in the deep woods, but they were 

 most numerous amongst the scattered pine saplings which have sprung up 

 in once cultivated fields. There is a great variation in the musical abilities 

 of different males. Immature birds sing a brief strain which can almost 

 always be distinguished from the more elaborate song of their older breth- 

 ren ; but the most talented old males are by far the finest songsters that I 

 heard in the South. Their melody is gushing and fervid, and often bears 

 a remarkable resemblance to the inimitable outpourings of the Bobolink. 



70. Scolecophagus ferrugineus (G'wi.) Sw. Rusty Grackle. — 

 Not very common winter visitant. I was surprised to see them so late as 

 about the middle of April. 



71. Quiscalus purpureus var. aglaeus (B<1.) Cs. Florida Grackle. 



— Apparently not very common resident. 



72. Corvus americanus var. floridanus (Aud.) Bd. Florida Crow. 



— Not very common resident. 



73. Corvus ossifragus Wih. Fish Crow. — Not uncommon, but 

 apparently not resident, and seen only in their nights from one part of the 

 country to another. They were most extraordinarily shy, and all attempts 

 to secure specimens, either by direct approach or strategically, resulted in 

 failure. 



74. Cyanurus cristatus (L.) Sw. Blue Jay. — Very common resi- 

 dent, and, to one who has known the species only at the North, remarka- 

 bly tame. I observed them feeding in the streets of Montgomery, and 

 unsuspiciously flying about much after the manner of the domestic pigeons ' 

 of Northern cities. The obvious reason is, as Dr. Brewer has observed of 

 their kind in the West, that they have not in Alabama been driven to shy 

 and solitary habits by constant persecution and cruelty. I secured a nest 

 with two fresh eggs on April 28. 



75. Tyrannus caroliuensis (L.) Temminck. Kingbird. — Arrived 

 March 30. Not very common. 



7C. Myiarchus crinitus (L.) Cab. Great-crested FLYCATCHER. 



— Common after April 8 in all localities. 



77. Sayornis fuscus (Gm.) Bd. I'kwkk. — Bather uncommon win- 

 ter visitor, usually inhabiting deep pine woods. 



78. Contopus virens (L.) Cab. Wood Pewee. — Arrived April 9 ; 

 rather common thereafter. 



79. Empidojiax acadicus (Gin.) Bd. Acadian Flycatcher. — 

 Common after April 20 in swampy woods. No females were taken. The 

 cry of the male is very like that of Traill's Flycatcher. 



80. Antrostomus carolinensis (Gnu) Gould. Chuck-wii.i.'s- 

 widow. — Arrived April 10 ; became rather common. A fanciful imagi- 

 nation maj detect in this bird's cry a resemblance to the syllables of its 

 common name, but the resemblance is certainly very slight. Heard at a 



