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Genus GALEOSCOPTES Cabanis. 



297. (704). Galeoscoptes carolinensis (Znui.). Catbird. 



A summer resident of general distribution, but growing less 

 abundant as the northern and eastern counties are approached. 



County Records. — Androseoggiu, "conimou summer resideut" (.Toha- 

 son) ; Aroostook, "verj^ rare at Houltou, uests" (Batchelder, Bull. Xutt. 

 Oru. Club, Vol. 7, p. 100) ; Cumberland, ''common summer resident" 

 (Mead) ; Franklin, "common summer resident'' (Swain) ; Hancock, 

 "•summer resident" (Murch) ; Kennebec, "quite common summer resi- 

 dent"' (Gardiner Branch) ; Knox, "summer" (Eacklifi) ; Oxford, 

 "breeds" (Nash) ; Penobscot, "quite common summer resident but far 

 less abundant than in former j'ears" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "summer 

 resident, not common" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "common summer resident" 

 (Spinney) ; Somerset, "common summer resident" (^Morrell) ; Waldo, 

 (Spratt) ; Washington, "not verj' abundant summer resident" (Board- 

 man) ; York, "common" (Adams). 



Genus HARPORHYNCHUS Cabanis. 

 Subgenus METHRIOPTERUS Reicbenbach. 



298. (705). Harporhynchus rufus (im/i.). Brown Thrasher. 

 One of the best test species of the Alleghanian fauna which we 



have. A common summer resident within its limits while else- 

 where it is of rare or casual occurrence. 



County Eecords. — Androscoggin, "common summer resident" (John- 

 sou) ; Cumberland, "common in some parts of the county but not so near 

 Portland" (Brown's Cat. Birds of Portland, p. 4), "rare summer resi- 

 dent" (Mead) ; Franklin, "rare summer resident" (Richards) ; Kennebec, 

 "common summer resident*' (Gardiner Branch) ; Knox, "summer" (Rack- 

 liff ) ; Oxford, "breeds" (Nash) ; Sagadahoc, "common summer resident" 

 (Spinney); York, "quite common summer resident" (Adams). 



Subfamily TROGLODYTIN^. Wrens. 



Genus THRYOTHORUS Vieillot. 



Subgenus THRYOTHORUS. 



299. (718). Thryothorus ludovicianus {Lath.). Carolina 

 Wren. 



There is in the collection of birds made by Prof. Chas. Hamlin, 

 and at present the property of Colby University, a specimen of 

 this bird taken at Waterville. Upon this evidence we may admit 

 the species to the list as accidental. Mr. J. Waldo Nash of Nor- 



