°i8^6 in J Hoffmann, Summer Birds of the Rhine. 207 



that we missed others, as they should be common here if anywhere. I 

 found a nest at Eaglesmere, Sullivan County, Pa., in 1S90. 



63. Sitta carolinensis. White-bellied Nuthatch. — A few pairs, one 

 near the house. 



64. Parus atricapillus. Black-capped Chickadee. — Abundant in 

 all kinds of open woods and in trees along the road. 



65. Turdus mustelinus. Wood Thrush. — Not seen at all the first 

 few days where the Hermit was abundant. One was taken on Straight 

 Creek, apparently very much out of place, where the wood was quite 

 dense and damp. A few others were seen. 



66. Turdus fuscescens. Wilson's Thrush. — Only one on the hillside 

 above Straight Creek, acting very much as though a nest was near. 



67. Turdus aonalaschkae pallasii. Hermit Thrush. — Abundant; 

 four or five nests, three on mossy banks at the side of the road; two 

 I discovered from a wagon. 



68. Merula migratoria. Robin. — Very common all over the open 

 upland and near the clearings in the valleys. 



69. Sialia sialis. Bluebird. — Common around the farms. 



SUMMER BIRDS (JULY 15-AUG. 13, 1894) OF THE 



RHINE. 1 



BY RALPH HOFFMANN. 



The interest and pleasure which most naturalists experience in 

 making field observations is often a reward for their somewhat 

 tedious labors in other branches of the science to which they may 

 devote their time. Especially when one is so fortunate as to carry 

 his opera-glass into fresh woods and pastures new, the increased 

 interest and heightened pleasure amply repay him for the discom- 

 forts of the journey. To me, in my capacity of amateur ornithol- 

 ogist, there has come a rather large share of these lighter labors, 

 so that my slight connection with ornithology has proved, in a 

 way, to be all play and no work. I hoped, therefore, when I 

 looked forward last spring to a summer in Germany, to note 

 down something which might be of interest to the members of the 



1 Read before the Nuttall Ornith. Club, Cambridge, Mass., Dec, 1894. 



