I886.J Fox on Birds of Roatie County, Tennessee. 3^5 



LIST OF BIRDS FOUND IN ROANE COUNTY, TEN- 

 NESSEE, DURING APRIL, 1SS4, AND MARCH 

 AND APRIL, 1S85.* 



BY WILLIAM H. FOX, M. D. 



Most of the following notes were taken at Rockwood, a small 

 mining town situated at the base of the Cumberland Ridge, and 

 six miles from the Tennessee River. The town is on the line of 

 the Cincinnati Southern Railroad, about 70 miles northeast of 

 Chattanooga. The elevation of the town itself is about seven 

 hundred feet, and that of the ridge back of it about two thousand 

 feet. The spring of 18S5 was decidedly later than that of 1884, 

 but there was no very marked difference in the time of arrival of 

 the migratory birds. This list does not pretend to be complete, 

 but only gives such species as were fully identified. Mr. R. 

 Ridgway has kindly made the nomenclature to correspond with 

 that of the unpublished 'Check-List' of the American Ornitho- 

 logists' Union. f 



*i. Turdus mustelinus. — First seen April 19, 18S4, and April 21, 1885. 

 Rather common. 



2. Turdus ustulatus swainsoni. — Only once seen, April 26, 1885. 



*3. Turdus aonalaschkae {fallasi. — Rather common during March and 

 early April. Last seen April 24, 1884, and April 15, 1885. In song March 

 16, 1885. 



*4. Merula migratoria. — Abundant in large flocks during March. Com- 

 mon until the middle of April, 1884, but scarce after first of April, 1S85. 

 The flocks keep entirely in the woods until the last of March. Building 

 April 7, 18S4. 



5. Mimus polyglottos. — Only once seen, April 6, 18S5. 



*6. Galeoscoptes carolinensis. — First seen April 16, 1884, and April 11, 

 1885. Reported April i, 1885. Very common later in the month. 



*7. Harporhynchus rufus. — First seen April 5, 1884, and April 7, 1885. 

 Common after those dates. 



*S. Sialia sialis. — Very common during the first two weeks in March ; 

 after that less so. Building March 26, 1885, and April 5, 1884. 



* [The present list is one of special importance as being ihejirsi pertaining to the 

 birds of Tennessee of which I have any knowledge. With the exception of the few 

 •not marked with an asterisk (prefixed to the number), the species are verified by 

 specimens in the National Museum collection, which have been kindly presented by 

 Dr. Fox.— R. Ridgway.] 



t [This paper, it should be stated, was received before the publication of the A. U. 

 U. Check-List, and thus, while conforming to it in nomenclature, as explained, does 

 not follow its arrangement. — Edd.] 



