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cerned. Compare, for example, a Crested Flycatcher with a Phoebe or Red-eyed Vireo, 

 a Crow with a Robin, a Wood Thrush with a Wren or Catbird. — A. H. W.] 



BIRDS AROUND A COUNTRY HOME 



Water Birds — 

 Herring Gull 

 Mallard Duck 

 Black Duck 

 Least Sandpiper 

 Great Blue Heron 

 Green Heron 



Black-crowned Night Heron 

 Yellow-legs 

 (Woodcock) 



Game Birds — 

 Bob-white 



Birds of Prey — 

 Osprey 

 Screech Owl 

 Barn Owl 



Land Birds — 



Black-billed Cuckoo 

 *Belted Kingfisher 

 *Downy Woodpecker 

 *Flicker 



Chimney Swift 



Ruby-throated Hummingbird 



Kingbird 



Phoebe (heard not seen) 



Wood Pewee 

 *Blue Jay 

 *Crow 



Fish Crow 



Cowbird 



Red-winged Blackbird 



Land Birds, continued — 

 *Meadowlark 

 *Baltimore Oriole 



Purple or Bronzed Crackle 



Goldfinch 

 *English Sparrow 

 *Chipping Sparrow 

 *Song Sparrow 



Swamp Sparrow 



Towhee 



Indigo Bunting 

 *Scarlet Tanager 

 **Barn Swallow 



Tree Swallow 

 *Bank Swallow 

 *Red-eyed Vireo 

 *White-eyed Vireo 



Black-and- White Warbler 



Blue-winged Warbler 

 *Yellow Warbler 



Chestnut-sided Warbler 



Redstart 



Maryland Yellow-throat 

 **Ovenbird 

 **Catbird 

 **Brown Thrasher 



*House Wren 



Chickadee 



*Wood Thrush 

 **Robin 



44 Land Birds. 

 Joy Flinsch (id years). Lloyd Neck, 

 Long Island, N. Y. 



[The list given above covers observations made during several summer seasons 

 and compiled during 1913-14. A winter list would include more species. Species marked 

 with a single star were observed nesting. A double star indicates that both eggs and 

 nest were seen. The observer adds two notes of interest as follows: "There are some 

 other kinds of Gulls here, but I have not yet found out what they are." (Possibly the 

 Laughing Gull, which has been seen in the vicinity of Lloyd Neck during the summers 

 of 1913-14). "The Fish Crow stays in winter on the shore." There has been some ques- 

 tion about the Fish Crow's movements in winter, especially along the north shore of 

 Long Island. This species is somewhat difficult to distinguish, but it is well worth care- 

 ful study, since its movements and habits are not identical with those of the common 

 Crow. The Purple and Bronzed Crackles are also difficult to distinguish, and deserve 

 particular attention. The list of birds given above suggests the abundance of bird 

 friends about a country estate. The Sandpiper, Herons, Yellow-legs, and Woodcock 



