' r ,i';' ' i , Bird Migration Recordt <>f W&Maim Bartram. 347 



(»n February x, iso.'» we find 'Snowbirds begin to associate, meditating 

 their departure for the north,' and again on March 11,1803, 'Snowbird* 

 and other parrowi b lemble meditating their journey to the north.' 



hit' '.i arrival in autumn are a follows, :ill quite late as compared 

 with our recent record : 



1803. October 22. ISH>. October 20. 



L805. October 28. L820. October 25. 



1806. October 29. 1821. October 30. 



Pipilo erythrophthalmus erythrophthalmua. Towhbb. 



No bird mentioned in the Journal] referred to byasmanynanu 

 the Towhee. Two or three time the technical name it attempted with 

 ■uch result a ' /•'/ ingilla efythropalma' or '/''. eri&pthahma,' while the 

 vernacular Dames are variou ly pelled, 'Towhee' 'Towe Bird,' 'Towhee 

 bunting;' 'Chewink,' 'Tewink,' 'Tiewink,' and 'Ground Robin.' 



Dates of arrival are: 



L802. Apnl 19. L818. May 2. 



1803. Apnl 15. 1819. April 18. 



1804. April i I L821. April 24. 

 In autumn the 'Tewink ' u recorded as 'yet with us': 



i 03. October 22. LS18. November 20. 



1804. October 3. 1819. October 8. 



L805. October 25. L820. October 17. 



There were everal year when individual birds wintered in the garden 

 find ili«' following: 



i 06 January 18. Saw a Tewink in a sheltered situation Very cold, 

 id'' above zero. 



The next winter a bird i reported on Dec. 24, 1806, Jan. 16, 20, 22 and 

 27, L807. 



In is'jo w<- find: 'December 28. Towhee bird (FrinaiUa eriopthalma). 

 Began to snow, now five inches on the eart h,' bul on January 2, in spite of 

 the now he wa 'yet with u ' and on May 13 following we read 'Towhe 

 bunting building its oest in the garden.' 



PasBerina cyanea. [noioo bibd. 



Always referred to as the 'Blue Linnet' with 'Emia-n << Ci/nncn' :n\ib-<l 

 one one occa ion. 

 Arrival d follows: 



L802. May 7. 1SHt. May 8. 



1804. M i 1820. May 9. 



1807 May 6. L821. May 12. 



IMS. May 8. L822. Ma 

 Autumn ■ ben I be pecii are: 



1803. October 'i. isis. September 3. 



MM October 3. 1819. September 18. 



