THE OOLOGIST. 



reeds about three or four feet from the 

 ground, a small opening is left near the 

 top, at one side, which is the entrance to a 

 warm and snug inside, comfortably lined 

 with the blossom of willow and cat-tail. I 

 regfU'd a full average set as six, though 

 many nests contained sets of five, as evi- 

 denced by the advanced incubation, and 

 from several nests I took seven and eight 

 eggs respectively. In one case only did I 

 find nine, which was without precedent in 

 my personal experience. The eggs are 

 spherical or oval, so uniformly covered 

 with spots of brown, as to present a choc- 

 olate color. One set of six were veritable 

 albinos, and almost suggested the Short- 

 billed Marsh Wren, but a diligent search of 

 hours failed to reveal a single nest or bird 

 of this species. The Long-billed and Short- 

 billed do not breed in common, in this sec- 

 tion at least; and I know of no authentic 

 set of the latter ever having been taken 

 here. 



Toward evening, nearly overcome by 

 thirst, and devoured by insects, a mud be- 

 grimmed and thoroughly fatigued collector 

 returned to land in quest of a much needed 

 bath and refreshing sleep. 



Harky G. Pariver. 



Chester, Pa., June 24th, 1885. 



BIRDS OF CORTLAND CO., N. Y. 



The following list does not claim to be 

 perfect or complete, as I have purposely 

 refrained from naming any species but 

 those that I have fully identfied, or that 

 have been identified by those I considered 

 competent authority. 



Any information concerning species not 

 in the list will be thankfully received by 

 the Compiler, care Bennett & Dean, Cort- 

 land, N. Y. 



(Numbered after Ridgway's Nomenclature.) 



No. 1. Hylocichla mustelina. (Gmel.) 

 Baird. Wood Thrush. ' ' Flute bird, " 

 ' ' Swamp Robin. " Common in swampy or 

 wet woods. Breeds. Arrives about last 

 week in April. Departs about first of Oc- 

 tober. 



No. 2. Hylocichla fusce.scens. (Steph.) 



Baird. Wilson Thrush. "Veery." Not 

 uncommon. Breeds. An-ives early in 

 May. Departs about first of September. 



No. 7. Merula migratori. (Linn.) Sw. 

 & Rich. American Robin. Breeds. An 

 extremely cojiimon summer resident. Ar- 

 rives about middle of March. Departs in 

 October, occasionally a few wintering here. 



No. 12. Galeoscoptescarolinensis. (Linn) 

 Caban. Cat-Bird. "Mocking-bird." 

 Very common summer resident. Breeds. 

 Arrives early in May. Departs about first 

 of October. 



No. 13. Harporhynchus rufus. (Linn.) 

 Caban. Brown Thraser. Formerly very 

 common. Noted in 1882 for the first time 

 in about fifteen years. 



No. 22. Sialia sialis. (Linn.) Haldem. 

 Eastern Blue-bird. Abundant. Breeds. 

 Arrives about first of March. Departs 

 middle of November. 



No. 33. Regulas satrapa. Light. Gol- 

 den-crowned Ringlet. Migrant. Abund- 

 ant during last of April and first of May. 

 Again the last of October. 



No. 41. Parus atricapiilus. Linn. 

 Black-capped Titmouse or chickadee. 

 Resident and abundant. Breeds. 



No. 51. Sitta caroliuensis. Gmel. 

 White-bellied Nuthatch. "Sap-Suck- 

 er " Resident and abundant. Breeds. 



No. 52. Sitta canadensis. Linn. Red- 

 bellied Nuthatch. Regular migrant 

 during Apiil and October. 



No. 55. Certhia familiaris rufa. Brown 

 Creeper. Abundant in Spring and Au- 

 tumn. 



No. 63. Troglodytes sedon. Vieill_ 

 House Wren. "Jenny Wren." Com- 

 mon summer resident. Breeds. Arrives 

 early in May. Departs in October. 



No. 67. Telmatodytes palustris. (Wils.) 

 Baird. Long-billed Marsh Wren. I 

 am informed that this and the following 

 species breed in the marshes near Glen 

 Haven, at the head of Skaneateles Lake. 



No. 68. Cistothorus stellaris. (Licht.) 

 Caban. Short-billed Marsh Wren. 



