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Pa.," in which he described the avifauna of the mountainous region 

 of the northwestern part of Luzerne county. A number of species were 

 found there in the breeding season which are known only as transients, 

 or winter visitants, in the southeastern portion of the State. The 

 most prominent of these were the Winter Wren ( Troglodytes hiemaiis) , 

 Hermit Thrush {Turdus a. pallasii), Snow Bird (^Junco hyemalis), 

 Brown Creeper (^Certhia f. americaj^a), and many Warblers. [See 

 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. of Phila., 1891, p. 431.] 



Mr. Weygandt stated that in the Berkshire Hills, Mass., he had found 

 the Canada Warbler {Sylvania canadensis^, a characteristic bird of the 

 high, dry woodlands, and not a swamp bird, as had been Mr. Stone's 

 experience. 



Mr. J. F. Brown recorded the wintering of the Kingfisher {Ceryle 

 alcyon) at Villa Nova, Delaware Co., Pa. 



A collection of typical mountain plants, collected at Harvey's Lake 

 by Mr. Stewardson Brown, was exhibited in connection with Mr. Stone's 

 paper. 



WiTMER SrONE, 



George S, Morris, )■ Committee on Publication. 

 William L. Baily, 



