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over the bay with headquarters at Harbor Springs, where sometimes over 

 a hundred swallows congregated on the wires at the steamboat landing. 



50. Ampelis cedrorum. Cedar Waxwing. — Next to the Goldfinch 

 the most restless bird of the region at this particular time, frequenting 

 treetops for tlycatching ; small parties dissolve into pairs ; nest building 

 July 10. 



5 1 . Vireo olivaceus. Red-eyed Vireo. — Locally called the Preacher ; 

 the most industrious songster of all the woods adjoining the resorts, heard 

 at all hours of the day. 



52. Mniotilta varia. Black and White Warbler. — Fairly common 

 in the woods ; still in song; had grown young. 



53. Helminthophila rubricapilla. — Nashville Warbler. — Found 

 in three places along tamarack swamp ; singing 3'et. 



54. Dendroica aestiva. Yellow Warbler. — None at Weque, but 

 fairly common and in song at Kegomic, Bayview and Petoskey. 



55. Dendroica caerulescens. Black-throated Blue Warbler. — 

 Pretty common in all woods, where its song was heard at all times of the 

 day and the singing male could be easily detected ; female seen but twice ; 

 fully grown young July 19. 



56. Dendroica maculosa. Magnolia Warbler. — Only one pair 

 located at edge of tamarack swamp, where male was still in song July 22. 



57. Dendroica pensylvanica. Chestnut-sided Warbler. — Fairly 

 common and in song, though feeding grown young out of nest ; also feed- 

 ing grown Cowbird at Weque and Roaring Brook. 



58. Dendroica blackburniae. Blackburnian Warbler. — Found 

 wherever hemlocks occur ; song repeatedly heard and parents seen 

 feeding grown young in treetops. 



59. Dendroica virens. Black-throated Green Warbler. — Com- 

 mon in all the woods, occurring together with the Black-throated Blue 

 Warbler and both songs were generally heard together. Fully grown 

 young fed by both parents July 11. 



60. Seiurus aurocapillus. Ovenbird. — The Ovenbird, by some called 

 the Teacher, together with the Preacher ( Vireo olivaceus), filled the woods 

 with song in the early morning hours. It is one of the commonest wood- 

 land birds and fed grown young July 14. 



61. Wilsonia canadensis. Canadian Warbler. — Only in one place, 

 Roaring Brook, feeding young July 20. 



62. Setophaga ruticilla. American Redstart. — Fairly common 

 songster; most numerous near Emmet Beach, where old males are 

 unusually dark and have a peculiarly shrill song. Old male feeding 

 grown Cowbird July 14. 



63. Galeoscoptes carolinensis. Catbird. — Generally distributed, but 

 not very numerous and song seldom heard. 



64. Harporhynchus rufus. Brown Thrasher. — Somewhat more 

 numerous than the Catbird, but song heard only a few times ; both 

 species fond of service berries. 



