Vol. In 

 No. I 



IQOI J 



Birds of Princeton. 



some two hundred were liberated by the local Fish and Game Commis- 

 sion, and became quite common during the summer, several nests being 

 found the fourth week in May. The great majority, however, must 

 have left the immediate neighborhood after breeding, for in November 

 the number of Quail had not been materially increased. 



52 (300). Ruffed Grouse; Partridge. Bonasa um- 



bellus {Linn.). 



In the immediate vicinity of Princeton the Ruffed Grouse is a rare 

 resident very locally distributed. At the Sand Hills, however, it is fre- 

 quently seen and several nests have been found, the eggs being laid 

 about the middle of May. Mr. Scott once saw a brood of half -grown 

 young in the woods near Princeton. 



Family Phasianidae. Pheasants, etc. 



53 ( — ). Ring-necked Pheasant. Phasianus colchicus 



Linn. 



A number of these birds which had been kept in captivity were 

 liberated last spring (1900) and have been seen frequently since. Two 

 pairs lived in a briar patch near the old golf links during the winter, 

 and, although no nests have been found, it is very probable that they 

 bred this spring. 



Order COLUMByE. Pigeons and Doves. 

 Family Columbidae. Pigeons and Doves. 



54 (315). Passenger Pigeon; Wild Pigeon. Ecto- 



pistes migratorius {Linn.). 



Twenty-five years ago a good many pigeons were trapped every 

 autumn. At present they are very rare and, so far as I know, none 

 have been taken for at least fifteen years. Prof. Phillips saw a flock of 

 twenty in 1893, and Mr. Scott tells me that a flock of seven were seen 

 passing over this fall (1900), but aside from these there are no recent 

 records of its occurrence at Princeton. 



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