Coues.] 106 [October 7, 



The non-resident birds of South Carolina, that pass through the 

 State during their migi-ations, appear, I think, fully two weeks earlier 

 in spring, and as much later in the fall, than they do at Washington, 

 D. C. The same is true of those species, common to the two locali- 

 ties, that breed or pass the winter in the State. This is, of course, 

 to speak only of the general average. 



The only article that I have been able to find bearing directly 

 upon the subject in hand, is a list in the appendix of Tuomey's Re- 

 port on the Geology of South Carohna, pubhshed in 1848. This 

 appendix, entitled " Catalogue of the Fauna of South Carolina," was 

 prepared by Professor Lewis R. Gibbes, of the Charleston College. 

 The list of the birds, as the author states, is simply a comjiilation 

 from Audubon's Synopsis. The writer enumerates 271 species; 

 among which Haliaetus Washingtoni, Vireo Bartrami, Amraodramus 

 Macgillivrayi, and Cygnus buccinator should, in all probability, not 

 have been admitted. The occurrence of one or two other species 

 contained in the Hst is extremely problematical. Prof. Gibbes indi- 

 cates, ia the instances of the majority of the sjiecies, whether the 

 bird is resident, or a summer or winter visitant. The letter (G.) in 

 the following list indicates my indebtedness to Prof. Gibbes ; in other 

 cases, the statements made are the results of my own investigations, 

 chiefly conducted at Columbia during the past two years. 



Note. — I use the following abbreviations; — Hes., resident; si(7;i., summer, and 

 w^ire., winter — both as either verb or noun; spr., spring; aut., autumn; migr., mi- 

 grant, migrate, migratory, migration, according to context; a6., abundant; com., 

 common; A", north; S., south: the usual contractions for names of mouths. Spe- 

 cies characteristic of the South Atlantic and Gulf States are preceded by an aste- 

 risk. The classification made use of is the modification of Prof. Lilljeborg's re- 

 cently adopted by the Smithsonian Institution ; the nomenclature is, in general, 

 that of Baird's " Birds of North America." 



PASSERES— (OSCINES). 

 Fam. 1. — TuRDiD.^. 



1. Tardus mustelinus. Wood Thrush. Com.; res.; the greater 

 number go further N. to breed, and further S. to win. 



2. T. Pallas a. Hermit Thrush. Com.; win., from Oct. to Mch.; 

 not known to breed. 



3. T. fuscescens. Wilson's Thrush. Not ab.; chiefly spr. and 

 aut. migr. ; some probably win. 



4. T. soUtarius. Olive-backed Thrush. As the preceding. 



