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of such species as have occurred within ten miles of Philadel- 

 phia. This circle forms a convenient limit for such a list, and 

 includes most of the favorite collecting grounds in the vicinity of 

 the city. 



The list has been arranged according to the time of occurrence of 

 the species, and in the case of rarities the records upon which the 

 entries stand will be found in the general annotated list. 



Doubtless many additions can be made to the list of water birds, 

 as our opportunities for obtaining information regarding the species 

 found along that part of the Delaware River included within the 

 circuit have been limited, and it is reasonable to expect almost any 

 of the coast species to occur there as stragglers. 



The species have been arranged in ten groups, and as no names have 

 been repeated, some of the groups may appear misleading. For in- 

 stance, many species are given in Group II. which might be looked 

 for in III. The following explanation will prevent any misunder- 

 standing by combining the gi'oups under the more usual headings : 



Resident Birds, Group I. 



Birds which occur in the Breeding Season, Groups I., II., III. 

 and IV. 



AVinter Visitants, Groups V., VI. and VII. 



Transients, Groups VIII. and IX. (and of course many of III., 

 IV., etc.) 



Birds which occur in Winter, Groups I., II., V., VI. and VII. 



I. Resident Birds. Generally distributed all year. 



Abuudauce nearly the same 

 More Common in Winter. all year. 



E.ed-tailed Hawk, 

 Red-shouldered Hawk, 

 Broad-winged Hawk, 

 Cooper's Hawk, 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 

 Long-eared Owl, 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 

 Orow, 



Woodcock, 

 Quail, 



Horned Owl, 

 Screech Owl, 

 Barn Owl, 



Downy Woodpecker, 

 Cardinal, 

 Carolina Wren, 



"White-breasted Nuthatch, Cedarbird, 



More Common in Summer. 

 Great Blue Heron, 

 Sparrow Hawk, 

 Blue Jay, 

 Meadowlark, 

 Goldfinch, 

 Song Sparrow, 

 Swamp Sparrow, 

 Field Sparrow, 

 Tufted Titmouse, 

 Robin, 

 Bluebird. 



