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brood seemed to remain in a loose 

 flock, feeding among the bushes. Mr. 

 Knight, in his "Birds of Maine," does 

 not mention this species from Aroos- 

 took County. 



31. Progne subis. Purple Martin. — 

 A couple of pairs were seen daily 

 about the village. 



32. Petrochelidon lunifrons. Eve 

 Swallow— On the 9th and 10th of Au- 

 gust I saw three birds. 



33. Hirundo erythrogaster, Barn 

 Swallow — Small numbers were seen, 

 apparently migrating, almost every 

 day of my visit. Aug. 1st, I saw large 

 flocks from the car windows from 

 Bangor to Presque Isle. 



34. Tachycineta bicolor. Tree Swal- 

 low — Four were seen on the 7th of 

 August. 



35. Ampelis cedorum, Cedar Bird — 

 I saw but few of these birds, the most 

 observed on a single day being five, 

 August 2. 



36. Vireo olivaceus, Red-eyed Vireo 

 — Apparently not common. They were 

 still singing when I arrived, and were 

 to be found also with flocks of chicka- 

 dees and v/arblers in the spruce and 

 balsam woods. 



37. Vireo solitarius. Solitary Vireo 

 — Uncommon. I saw but three single 

 birds. 



38. Mniotilta varia. Black-and-white 

 Warbler — I saw but a very few in the 

 woods, with flocks of other wai-blers 

 and black-capped chickadees 



39. Compsothlypis Americana usneae. 

 Northern Parula Warbler — Two were 

 seen on the 9th of August with a 

 flock of other warblers in the woods. 



40. Dc^ndroica aestiva, Yellow Warb- 

 ler — By the Aroostook river, on the 

 outskirts of the town, I found one or 

 two pairs of these birds in a bushy 

 swamp. They were still singing, Aug. 

 10th. 



41. Dendroica coronata, Yellow- 

 rumped Warbler. — Two were S{=en on 

 the 5th of August. 



42. Dendroica maculosa. Magnolia 

 Warbler — A few were noticed in the 

 woods and were still singing Aug. 8. 



43. Dendroica pensylvanica, Chest- 

 nut-sided Warbler. — A very few were 

 noted accompanying flocks of chicka- 

 dees and warblers in the thick spruce 

 and balsam woods 



44. Dendroica virens. Black-throat- 

 ed Green Warbler — I saw but a few in 

 the woods. 



45. Seiurus noveboracensis. Water 

 Thrush — Fairly common along the 

 woooled banks of small streams. They 

 were frequently heard singing during 

 my stay. 



46. Geothlypis trichas, Maryland 

 Yellow-throat — Rather common in the 

 thickets along the streams. One was 

 heard singing Aug. 8. On the same 

 day I saw a young bird just able to 

 fly a ittle, and accompanied by its par- 

 ent, in a swamp by the roadside. 



47. Wilsonia pusilla, Wilson's Warb- 

 ler — I saw several single birds with 

 flocks of warblers and chickadees or 

 alone in bushy spots. Aug. 13 I saw a 

 young one in some low bushes by a 

 stream. The young bird could fly 

 quite well and may have been hatched 

 in the vicinity. 



48. Wilsonia Canadensis, Canada 

 Warbler — Fairly common in the damp 

 woods. I heard them singing occa- 

 sionally the flrst week in August. 



49. Setophaga ruticilla, American 

 Red-start — Common in the woods, and 

 often noted with flocks of other warb- 

 lers and black-capped chickadees. 

 Many wei'e still singing during my 

 visit. 



50. Troglodytes aedon. House Wren 

 —On the 10th of August, while pass- 

 ing through a large field, in which 

 were many dead stumps, from two to 

 four feet higli, I saw a House Wren 

 which seemed rather more than usual- 

 ly excited over something. I remain- 

 ed quiet for a few minutes and watch- 

 ed her. A few yards distant was a 



