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the others had departed. The ahiuidaiit j^rowtli of alders on the 

 island ought to insure the presenee of this l)ird there as a regular 

 summer resident. 



15. Corvus corax fyriiicipalis — Northern Raven. One jiair with 

 nest and two young birds. An aceount of this nest and my observa- 

 tions of the Ravens will be foniul in the vSepteniber-October (1908) 

 number of Dird-Lorr. 



16. Corvus brachyrhynchos — American Crow. About eight in- 

 dividuals seen. 



17. AstragaliuKS tristis — American Goldfinch. One pair. 



18. Spinus pinns — Pine Siskin. One observed June ist and 

 3rd. 



19. PasseradiLS sandwichensis savanna — Savanna Sparrow. The 

 commonest land bird of the island. On May 31st I heard eleven 

 singing and saw one pair besides engaged in courtship. On June 

 2nd I heard nine singing and observed four that were not singing. 

 Other days fewer were observed, but undoubtedly the total number 

 of pairs on the island was greater than these figures indicate. There 

 was a peculiarity in the song that I do not remember to have noticed 

 elsewhere. The ordinary song of this species is well rendered by 

 Dr. Dwight as tsip-tsip-tsip' se-e-e-s' r-r-r. These Monhegan birds 

 had a loud iviss, a short, emphatic note, in the middle of the song, 

 and to my ears apparently synchronous with the se-c-e note. Since 

 leaving Monhegan I have heard Savanna Sparrows in two widely 

 separated localities in Massachusetts and have listened in vain for 

 the interpolated note, which I take to be a purely local variation. 



20. Spizella pusilla — Field Sparrow. Only one noted, singing, 

 June 5th. 



21. Jiaico hyemalis — Slate-colored Junco. Probably six or 

 eight pairs on the island. 



22. Melospiza melodia — Song Sparrow. Not more than six 

 males (singing birds) observed in any one day. It is probable, 

 however, that the number of pairs somewhat exceeded that. 



