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3 I was much surprised to find a male bird of this species, along a little 

 alder-lined creek at HolUns. 



115. Certhia familiaris americana. Brown Creeper.— One individ- 

 ual was seen at HoUins on March 7. the day of my arrival. 



116. Sitta carolinensis. White-breasted Nuthatch. — Quite com- 

 mon. Both this and the next species were called "Sapsucker" by the 

 natives. 



*117. Sitta pusilla. Brown-headed Nuthatch. — Common. The first 

 nest was found partly constructed on March 21. Nests were found com- 

 monly from then until about May 1, by which time most of the young had 

 flown. 



*118. Baeolophus bicolor. Tufted Titmouse. — Very abundant. Birds 

 were seen with nesting material on April 9 but no nests were found until 

 May 8, when the young were nearly full grown. The young were very noisy 

 and from then until May 15 a number of nests were easily found. 



*119. Parus carolinensis. Carolina Chick-vdee. — Quite common 



120. Regulus satrapa. Golden-crowned Kinglet. — Abundant from 

 my arrival until March 25. 



121. Regulus calendula. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. — First seen March 

 9. Not common until March 15. Common from then to April 14. Strag- 

 glers seen up till April 25. 



*122. Polioptila caerulea. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. — First seen on 

 March 15. Very abundant. From March 29, when the first birds began 

 building, until May 15, when the last young flew, many nests were found, 

 both at Woodbine and Hollins. Both young and old birds were noisy and 

 attracted attention to their nests. 



123. Hylocichla mustelina. Wood Thrush. — First seen on March 

 25. Abundant. A nest containing two fresh eggs was found at Hollins 

 April 28. A young bird, out of the nest, was seen on Weogufka Creek, 

 May 26. 



124. Hylocichla fuscescens. Wilson's Thrush. — A pair were seen on 

 March 16. Not seen again till March 24. Seen occasionally from then 

 until April 18. 



*125. Hylocichla ustulata swainsonii. Olive-backed Thrush. — Birds 

 belonging to either this or the next species were seen from April 11 to 25. 

 One taken April 11. proved to be of tliis species. 



*126. Hylocichla alicise. Gray-cheeked Thrush. — See above species. 

 A bird taken April 24 was of this species. 



127. Hylocichla guttata pallasii. Herjiit Thrush. — Seen from ]\Iarch 

 20 to April 13. To my surprise these thrushes sang commonly through- 

 out their stay, during the early morning hours. 



128. Manila migratoria. American Robin. — Common from the time 

 of my arrival until March 18. 



129. Sialia sialia. Bluebird. — Abundant. The first nest was found 

 April 2, containing five eggs. Broods of young were seen commonly from 

 April 30 to ^lay 4. A second or tliird brood nest was found on June 5. 

 with four fresh eggs. 



