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BlEDS OF XoKTH CAROLINA 



Spring Migratiox — Conlinued. 



NOTES ON PRECEDING TABLE 



Unmarked species arc summer visitors. 



• Signifies species that are transients, i. e., here only during migration. 



t Signifies sutntner stragglers, i. e., species that wander here from their breeding grounds after 

 the young are al)lo to fly. 



a. Cliipping S[iarro\v once on December 29, 1890. 

 6. Hu.sty Hlacl<bird once on December 10, 1889. 



c. King Rail once each on January 23, 1890, and February 29, 1896. 



d. Blue-Iieaded Vireo once eacli on Deeemljer 1.'), 188."), and January 3, 1891. 



e. Black-and-white \\'arl)Ier once on November 10, 1885. 

 /. Bilfern once on Dccemljcr 7, ISSO. 



g. Maryland '^'cllow-thniat occasional in winter. 



Ii. Bhie-wingeil Teal once on December 7, 1893. 



i. \\'hite-eye<l \'ireo once on Mai'cli 3, 1890. 



j. Tree Swallow once on March 12, 1S87. 



k. Bachman's Sparrow once on March 9, 1887. 

 I. Yellow Warbler only very occasional after Jul}'. 



m. Virgini.'i Rail once on March 7, 1891. 



n. Coot once on December 1, 1882. 



o. Catbird occasionally seen late in autumn and rarely in winter. 



p. Long-billed Marsh Wren seen rarely in Jaiuiary and March. 



AN'herc no average dates of arrival are given, the records arc cither too meager or irregular to 

 warrant such. 



Records of other stragglers are: Dowitcher, July 29, 1884; White Pelican, May 12, 1884; and 

 Lark Sparrow, August 19, 1889, and October 23, 1893. 



