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bird, also the Hudsonian Chickadee, White-crowned Sparrow and 

 possibly lyincoln's Sparrow. The presence of the plants named and 

 the breeding in the same locality of the birds mentioned will indicate 

 that the region belongs to the Hudsonian Fauna. The presence of 

 Bicknell's Thrush as a breeding bird of Maine has been recorded by 

 several observers, and while their records are not to be doubted, yet 

 in accordance with the rule adopted by me in previous publications 

 the actual capture of a specimen within the Jimits of the State is 

 necessary before the status of that species is satisfactorily established. 



The present known areas of the Hudsonian Fauna in Maine, 

 judging more especially by the flora of these areas, are confined to 

 the higher mountains and to certain cold bogs of the upper Woolas- 

 took Valley. The fact that Lycopodiuni selago has been taken on 

 Mt. Desert Island, and other significant facts bearing on the ques- 

 tion at issue, would incline me to believe that there are a few limited 

 Hudsonian areas along our Maine coast from Mt. Desert eastward. 

 These need working out more carefully before positively indicated 

 on a map. Accordingly the only Hudsonian features shown on the 

 accompanying map are the following mountains, Katahdin, Bigelow, 

 Abraham and vSaddleback. All other mountains of the vState are 

 not shown, so that the mountains on the map are Hudsonian on their 

 summits at least. 



The Canadian Fauna includes the greater portion of Maine and 

 is indicated on the map by the unshaded areas. There is no need 

 of enumerating the sections of the State which are Canadian here, 

 as reference to the map will show the same more clearly. Strong 

 infusions of fir and spruce growth indicate a Canadian area. Such 

 mammals as the Canada porcupine, northern hare, red squirrel and 

 jumping mouse are to be found. As breeding birds there should 

 occur some of the following : Black Guillemot, Herring Gull, 

 Leach's Petrel, Red-breasted Merganser, American Goshawk, 

 Olive-sided Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Canada Jay, 

 Northern Raven, Rusty Grackle, Pine Siskin, Acadian Sharp- 

 tailed Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Slate-colored Junco, Red- 

 breasted Nuthatch, Olive-backed Thrush, Golden-crowned Kinglet, 



