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(Murch) ; Kennebec, "comniou summer resident" (Gardiner Branch) ; 

 Knox, "summer" (Racklift") ; Oxford, "breeds conmionly" (Nash) ; 

 Penobscot, "common summer resident and breeder"' (Knight) ; Piscata- 

 quis, "common summer resident" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "common 

 summer resident'' (Spinney) ; Somerset, "not very common summer 

 resident" (Morrell) ; Waldo, "common summer resident" (Knight) ; 

 Washington, "abundant summer resident" (Boardman) ; York, (,\dams). 



Geuus MERULA Leach. 



315. (761). Merula migratoria (i^H».). American Robiu. 

 An abundant summer resident everywhere. It has also been 



observed in winter near our southern boundary, but probably does 

 not regularly remain throughout the entire season. 



County Records. — Androscoggin, "abundant summer resident" (John- 

 son) ; Aroostook, "seen at Fairfield" (Batchelder, Bull. Nutt. Oru. Club, 

 Vol. 7, p. 108) ; Cumberland, "common summer resident" (Mead) ; 

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

 summer resident" (Murch) ; Kennebec, "abundant summer resident" 

 (Gardiner Branch) ; Knox, "summer resident" (Rackliff) ; Oxford, 

 "breeds commonly" (Nash) ; Penobscot, "abundant summer resident, 

 April to November" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "common summer resident" 

 (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "common summer resident" (Spinney) ; Somerset, 

 "common summer resident" (Morrell) ; Waldo, "common summer resi- 

 dent" (Knight) ; Washington, "abundant summer resident" (Boardman) ; 

 York, "formerlj' abundant summer resident, wintered in 1888 and 1889, 

 onlj'- two nests seen in 1896" (Adams). 



Genus SIALIA Swainson. 



316. (766). Sialia sialis (imn.). Bluebird. 



Formerly of common and general occurrence as a summer resi- 

 dent. During the past two years, 1895 and 1896, the species has 

 been of very rare occurrence in most places, although locally com- 

 mon in a few places. 



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

 son) ; Aroostook, "breeding at Houltou" (Batchelder, Bull. Nutt. Oru. 

 Club, Vol. 7, p. 109); Cumberland, "common (?) summer resident" 

 (Mead); Franklin, "summer resident, not common at present" (Swain) 

 Hancock, "rare summer resident" (Murch) ; Kennebec, "very i-are sum- 

 mer resident" (Powers) ; Knox, "summer" (Racklift) ; Oxford, "breeds" 

 (Nash) ; Penobscot, "formerly common, now rare, only about fifteen 

 seen in the past two years" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "common summer 

 resident" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "common summer resident" (Spinney) ; 

 Somerset, "formerly a common summer resident, for the past two years 

 a rare migrant" (Morrell) ; Waldo, (Spratt) ; Washington, "not common 

 summer resident" (Boardman) ; York, "rare visitant, formerly common" 

 (Adams). 



