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THE OOLOGIST 



mon on the 19th and 20th. No nests 

 were located this year, which is very 

 unusual. 



(.59) Cooper Hawk — Accipiter coop- 

 eri. An individual of this species ap- 

 peared in Branch Brook Park on the 

 10th. 



(60) Purple Martin — One appeared 

 on Newark Meadows during the after- 

 noon. 



(61) Least Sandpiper — Pisobia min- 

 utilla. Common on Newark meadows 

 on the 10th, 11th, 13th, 22d, 25th and 

 27th. 



(62) Red-eyed Vireo — Vireosylva 

 elivacea. Common on 12 days after 

 the 10th. Thirteen nests located to- 

 wards the end of the month. Three 

 of these had eggs of the Melothrus 

 ater in them. 



(63) Canadian Warbler — Wilsonia 

 canadensis. Individuals present on 

 the 11th and 19th. 



(64) Wilson Warbler — Wilsonia 

 pusilla. Two seen on the 11th. Com- 

 mon on the 19th. 



(65) Bobolink — Delichoynx eryzi- 

 vorus. Common on the 11th, 12th, 13th 

 and 19th. 



(66) Red-headed Woodpecker — 

 Melanerpes erythrocophalus. Individ- 

 uals present on the 11th, 19th and 

 29th. 



(67) Black-throated Blue Warbler 

 — Dendroica caerulescens. Common 

 on the 11th. Individuals present on 

 the 12th, 14th and 19th. 



(68) Olive-backed Thrush — Hylo- 

 cichla ustulata swainseni. Individ- 

 uals appeared on the 11th and 14th. 

 Common on the 19th. 



(69) Grey-cheeked Thrush — Hylo- 

 cichla alicae. On the 11th ten appear- 

 ed. On the 19th were very common. 

 On the 20th an individual was record- 

 ed. 



(70) Worm-eating Warbler — One 

 appeared on the 11th in Branch Brook 

 Park. 



(71) Black-crowned Night Heron — 

 Nycticorax nycticerax naevius. One 

 appeared in Branch Brook Park on the 

 11th. This was an adult male and in 

 excellent plumage. 



(72) Ruby-throated Hummingbird 

 — Archilochus colubris. One pair with 

 nest located at Montclair Heights on 

 the 11th. Individuals appeared on the 

 11th and 20th. The nest mentioned 

 hereto was placed on the horizontal 

 limb of a cherry sapling in a sheltered 

 grove on the northern slope of Crow 

 Hill and both birds were busily en- 

 gaged in putting the finishing touches 

 just prior to the depositing of the 

 eggs. On the 25th the nest was again 

 visited and found to contain two eggs. 

 Neither of the birds were to be seen 

 anywhere within the vicinity 



(73) Swamp Sparrow — Melospiza 

 georgiana. Individuals present on 

 Newark Meadows on the 11th and 

 19th. 



(74) Yellow-breasted Chat — Icteria 

 virens. Individuals present on the 

 12th and 20th. 



(75) Yellow-billed Cuckoo — Coccy- 

 zus americanus. Common on the 

 12th, 19th, 20th, 26th and 27th. 



(7G) Rough-winged Swallow — Steig- 

 idopteryx serripennis. One male of 

 this si)ecies appeared in Branch 

 Brook Park on the 11th. 



(77) Orchard Oriole — Icterus spur- 

 ius. Individuals appeared on the 12th, 

 19th and 26th. 



(78) Scarlet Tanager — Piranga ery- 

 thremelas. Common on the 12th, 

 19th, 20th and 26th. Three nests lo- 

 cated in oaks on South Mountain Re- 

 servation. 



(79) English Pheasant — Phasianus 

 colchius. Individuals present on the 

 12th and 13th. 



(80) Mourning Dove — Zenaidura 

 macroura carelinensis. Individuals 

 present on the 12th, 13th and 20th. 

 Two nests located on the 19th at Mont- 

 clair Heights. 



