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56. Geothlypis trichas. Maryland Yellow-throat. — A common 

 resident throughout, the region being perhaps more common on the 

 mountains than lower down. 



57. Icteria virens. Yellow-breasted Chat. — Found at Hazle Creek 

 Junction, Hazleton, Morea and Mt. Carmel. 



58. Sylvania mitrata. Hooded Warbler. — Rather common at both 

 Hamburg and Pottsville, but not extending north of the latter place. 



59. Sylvania canadensis. Canadian Warbler. — A pair seen at 

 Delano, on June 29, and another at Hazle Creek Junction, June 19. Both 

 pairs were seen in low damp ground and were feeding their young. 



60. Setophaga ruticilla. Redstart. — One family was seen at Potts- 

 ville and several individuals at Harvey's Lake. 



61. Galeoscoptes carolinensis. Catbird. — -Common throughout the 

 region. 



62. Harporhynchus rufus. Brown Thrasher. — Generally disturb- 

 uted, but not common. 



63. Troglodytes aedon. House Wren. — Generally common, especially 

 around Delano and Hazleton in the dead trees. I did not see them about 

 Penn Haven Junction. 



64. Sitta carolinensis. White-breasted Nuthatch. — Saw three or 

 four at Mt. Carmel and one at Rock Glen. 



65. Parus atricapillus. Black-capped Chickadee. — A few seen at 

 Pottsville, Hazleton and Penn Haven Junction. 



66. Turdus mustelinus. Wood Thrush. — While pretty generally dis- 

 tributed, the Wood Thrush was rather more common at Pottsville and 

 Rock Glen than further up the mountains. 



67. Turdus aonalaschkas pallasii. Hermit Thrush. — A pair observed 

 near Pottsville and one also heard at Rock Glen, but I did not secure any 

 specimens. 



6S. Merula migratoria. Robin. — Rather scarce all through the coal- 

 fields. 



69. Sialia sialis. Bluebird. — On July 22 I heard three or four Blue- 

 birds near Hazleton. 



FEEDING HABITS OF THE ENGLISH SPARROW AND 



CROW. 



BY SYLVESTER D. JUDD. 



In 'The English Sparrow in America ' (Bull. U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture) Prof. W. B. Barrows has shown what a pest the 

 Sparrow is. I wish to comment upon several of the hundreds of 



