si; The Wilson Bulletin — No. 52. 



Teltnatodytes palustris. — Long-billed Marsh Wren. Abund- 

 ant. 



Baeolophus bicolor. — Tufted Titmouse. Common. 



Penthes-ies carolinensis. — Carolina Chickadee. Common. 

 Nest with yonng noted. 



Polioptila caerulea. — Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. One noted. 



Hylocichla mustelina. — Wood Thrush. Common. 



Merula migratoria. — American Robin. A few noted in the 

 city. 



Sialia sialis. — Bluebird. Two observed. 



( hi the second day, May :5u, 1905, the observer was in the 

 field from (> \'M) a. m. to 6 p. m. A ride on the electric road for 

 some nine miles northwest of the city on the Maryland side of 

 the Potomac River, brought him to Cabin John Bridge, famous 

 for being the second longest single stone arch in the world. 

 This is one of the best places for birds in the neighborhood of 

 Washington, and the entire day was spent in the valley of Cab- 

 in John Creek, along the canal which parallels the Potomac, 

 and in the adjacent upland fields and woods. The number of 

 different birds identified was 58, of which only one — the Lesser 

 Scaup Duck — can be considered a transient. Species in the fol- 

 lowing list that were not observed on May 26 are designated 

 by an asterisk : 



*Fuligula affinis. — Lesser Scaup Duck. — One seen on the Po- 

 tomac River. 



Actitis macularia. — Spotted Sandpiper. Tolerably common. 

 Cathartes aura septentrional is. — Turkey Vulture. Common. 

 Ceryle alcyon. — Belted Kingfisher. One seen. 

 Dryobates pubescens medianus. — Downy Woodpecker. Tol- 

 erably common. 



*Melanerpes erythrocephalus. — Red-headed Woodpecker. One 

 observed. 



Colaptes auratus luteus. — Flicker. Tolerably common. 

 Chaetura pelagica. — Chimney Swift. Common in the city. 

 *Trochilus colubris. — Ruby-throated Hummingbird. One seen. 



Tyrannus tyrannus. — Kingbird. One observed. 



Myiarchus crinitus. — Crested Flycatcher. A few noted. 



*Sayornis phoebe. — Phoebe. Two seen. 



Horizopus virens. — Wood Pewee. Common. 



Empidonax virescens. — Green-crested Flycatcher. Tolerably 

 common. 



Cyanocitta cristata. — Blue Jay. Tolerably common. 



Corvus brachyrhynchos. — American Crow. A few noted. 



