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Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyms erylhro'phthahnus (Wils. ). 

 This species was first described by Wilson, vol. iv, p. 16, as a 

 distinct species, and though he does not mention any locality, it 

 is highly probable that the type specimen was obtained near 

 Philadelphia. He refers also to a Peale's Museum specimen. 



Vol. iv of the American Ornithology was issued in 1811. 

 The preface to this volume contains a very interesting account 

 of the different species of birds found nesting in Bartram's Gar- 

 den, and also notes on the arrivals of certain species. 



Whip-poor-will, Antroslomus vociferus (Wils. ). "Though 

 this noted bird has been so frequently mentioned by name, and 

 its manners taken notice of by almost every naturalist who has 

 written on our birds, 3-et personally it has never yet been de- 

 scribed by any writer with whose works I am acquainted. Ex- 

 traordinary as this may seem, it is nevertheless true; and in 

 proof I offer the following facts." American Ornithology, 

 vol. V, p. 78. 



Fish Crow, Corvus ossifragus (Wils. ). In his description Wil- 

 son says that a pair bred in a piece of tall woods near Mr. Beasley's 

 at Great Egg Harbor. " The male of this nest furnished me 

 with the figure in the plate." American Ornithology, v, p. 27. 



Pine Siskin, Spinus pinus (Wils.). American Ornithology, 

 vol. ii, p. 133. The type undoubtedly from this locality. Wilson 

 speaks of it as visiting us in November, and of the large flocks 

 that frequented the gardens of Bush Hill in the neighborhood 

 of Philadelphia. He makes no mention of having observed it 

 elsewhere. 



Chipping Sparrow, Spizdla socialis (Wils.). American Orni- 

 thologj', vol. ii, p. 127. The type undoubtedly from this 

 vicinity. Bartrain calls it " Po-sser chmesticus, the little House 

 Sparrow or Chipping-bird." The bird was so common that 

 Wilson, though its first biographer and namer, makes no men- 

 tion of it as a novelty. 



Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla (Wils.). First described by 

 Wilson in vol. ii, p. 121, American Ornithology, though listed 

 by Bartram as Passer agrestis. Evidently the type was ob- 

 tained in this vicinity. Wilson speaks of it as generally migra- 

 tory in Pennsylvania, and further adds that "it has no song; 



