36 The Wilson Bulletin — No. 51. 



Rockaway Beach is a narrow strip of land separating Ja- 

 maica Bay from the ocean. On the " bay " side there are ex- 

 tensive marshes and mud flats. Myrtle bushes are plentiful 

 and there is a small cedar-forest. 



Rugby is open country, mostly stubble fields, and very few 

 trees. Adjoining Rugby are the New Utrecht meadows, 

 which are very extensive, and through which several creeks 

 flow. This is an admirable locality for Snipe, Herons, and 

 Rails. There is no protection given to birds there, and every- 

 thing is shot at, especially by boys with " bean-shooters." 



During migration I was in Central Park practically every 

 morning and afternoon for at least half an hour. On the 

 Saturday afternoons the other places were visited. Rocka- 

 way Beach excepted. The entire day is needed for that trip, 

 and I was able to get there only twice, onMay 22 and Novem- 

 ber 20. More trips there would have greatly increased the 

 number of species seen. The first trip to Rugby was on July 

 22. In September and October several trips were made there. 

 On these trips I was accompanied by one or two friends. 



The localities being briefly described, notes on the birds 

 are given in the following list. All of the 160 species were 

 seen in the limits mentioned above and during the past year. 

 Where no localities are mentioned, it is understood the birds 

 were generally distributed. In migrations they were often 

 seen in trees in the city streets. 



1. Colymbus holboelli. — Holbcell Grebe. One seen at Coney 

 Island on October 23. 



2. Colymbus auritus. — Horned Grebe. Two seen at Rockaway 

 Beach on November 20. 



3. Podilymbus podiceps. — Pied-billed Grebe. Several seen in 

 Central Park in the fall. 



4. Gavia imber. — Loon. One seen at Coney Island on Novem- 

 ber 26. 



5. Stercorarius pomarinus. — Pomarine Jaeger. Several Jaegers 

 seen at both Rockaway Beach and Coney Island, and while most of 

 them were undoubtedly Pomrine, there may have been some Para- 

 sitics also. 



6. Rissa tridactyla. — Kittiwake Gull. A young bird came to 

 within thirty feet of the board-walk at Manhattan (Coney Island) 

 after a storm, November 26. 



7. Lams marinus. — Great Black-backed Gull. Two adults were 

 seen the same time as the above. 



