2 22 \WiiiM.Ay:-s, Birds of WeqHctO)isi}tg, Mick. Lju"y 



phase. However no two individuals are alike. The ochraceous 

 of the rump in this phase is mixed with white, as, also, are the 

 ochraceous wing-bars ; the gray of breast and sides is brownish, or 

 even chestnut, while the throat shows white feathers, with more or 

 less black if a male. 



In the juvenile phase there is considerable variation in the 

 amount of ochraceous below, some having scarcely any while others 

 are strongly tinged with it. 



LIST OF BIRDS OBSERVED IN THE NEIGHBOR- 

 HOOD OF WEQUETONSING, EMMET CO., MICH., 

 JULY 9 TO JULY 23, 1901. 



BY O. WIDMANN. 



Wequetonsing — an Indian name meaning Harbor of Rest 

 — is a reputed summer resort in the northwestern part of Lower 

 Michigan under latitude 45° 30', thus corresponding to that of 

 central Maine. It is one of several similar resorts clustered in a 

 half circle around Little Traverse Bay, among them, Harbor Point 

 and Harbor Springs on one side, Roaring Brook, Bayview and 

 Petoskey on the other. 



As the region has apparently never been examined by any re- 

 corder of birds, it is of some interest to learn what the bird fauna 

 consists of during the breeding season. The woods, parts of 

 which are yet in an almost primitive condition, are composed of a 

 variety of deciduous trees with a strong admixture of pines, hem- 

 locks and balsams. Thickets of white cedar are growing along 

 the shore and tamaracks in a swampy place back of Harbor 

 Springs. Not much farming is done in the immediate vicinity of 

 the resorts except at Petoskey, which is quite a town with a con- 

 siderable permanent population, while the other places are more 

 or less deserted from the latter part of September to the middle 

 of June. 



