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Miscellanies. 



7. Observations on the time of the appearance of the Spring Birds, in Williams- 

 town, (Mass.) in the years 1331, 1832 & 1833 ; by E. Emmojvs. 



1831. 1832. 1833 



Saxicola sialis, Bon. 

 Turdus migratorius, L. 



Sturnus Ludovicianus,L. 



Falcovelox, Wits. 



Caprimulgus Virginia- 

 ns, Briss. 



Muscicapa fusca, Gm. 



Icterus phoeniceus,Daud 



Bombycilla Carolinien- 

 sis, Briss. 



Columba migratoria, L. 



Scolopax minor, Gm. 

 Picus auratus, L. 



Turdus Wilsoni, Bon. 

 Charadrius vociferus, L. 



Hirundo rufa, Gm. 



10 

 12 



12 

 14 



19- 

 18- 



13 - 12 - 13 - 



20- 



- 20 - 24 - 



20 

 21 



^ 



24- 



20- 

 20- 



22- 



<< 



fulva, Vieill. 





1 - 



2- 



4- 



10- 



- 



12- 



10- 



11 - 



12- 



13- 



12- 





f Sometimes a few appear in Feb., and 

 j even in Jan , in sheltered places. 

 ] The blue bird uniformly precedes 

 (^ the robin. 



Appear quite numerous in Septem- 

 ber, associating with F. Sparverius 

 and Columbarius. 



Generally heard several days ear- 

 lier, just at evening. 



Appeared in February, in 1830. 



In a flock. Did not remain. Weath- 

 er still cold, and considerable snow. 



Irregular in the time of their appear- 

 ance and continuance. 



Often heard a few days earlier in 

 the air, over marshy places, at 

 twilight. 



19 - 20 - 19 - 



Muscicapa tyrannus,Briss. 

 Cypselus Pelasgius, 



Temm. 

 Sylvia aurocapilla, Bon. 



Turdus felivox, Vieill. 



Fringilla tristis, L. . 

 Tanagra rubra, L. 

 Icterus agripeunis, Bon. 

 *' Baltimore, Bon. 





1-2-4- 

 3- 4-1- 



7- 6- 9- 



8- 6- 7- 



c Sometimes seen earlier, flying high 

 I in the air, but do not remain. 

 C Ten days later than the H. rufa; 

 \ first appeared in 1825. 



10- 

 10- 

 12- 



L 12- 



WlLLIAMSTOWN, Aug. 1, 1833. 



11- 



10 



12- 



12 



10- 



9 



10- 



11 



Remaining often till late' in Germa- 

 ny, subsisting on the seed of vari- 

 ous plants, 

 f At this period the songsters of the 

 woods and fields have all arrived, 

 busily engaged in preparing their 

 nests and rearing their young. 



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 retary of the Treasury, in compliance with a resolution of the House 

 of Representatives of Jan. 25, 1830. City of Washington. Print- 

 ed by F. P. Blair, 8vo. pp. 122 with 4 plates. 



Outlines of Geology : intended as a popular treatise on the most 

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