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rather infrequently; that Wood Pewee ranks third; that the Oven- 

 bird is often fourth with ;i flight song which may be given a second 

 time somewhat later, but that it is much later when the usual 

 form of song is sung and repeated frequently; that Vesper Sparrow 



often ranks fifth, when not ahead of the Oven-bird's early flight- 

 song; that Indigo Bunting is next in the order, but is sometimes 

 preceded by Olive-backed Thrush or Hermit Thrush; that the latter 

 is not lower than the eighth in rank and sometimes ranks higher, 

 being accustomed to call for some time before singing, at least 

 five minutes and sometimes ten. and, therefore, in respect to song 

 taking a. lower place; that the White-throated Sparrow often ranks 

 next, although sometimes much higher, being less certain to take 

 a definite position among the early songsters than they, having 

 been on one occasion fourth and on some others below the ninth; 

 that the Junco sometimes ranks closely with the White-throat; 

 that Veery and Wood Thrush may follow next as eleventh and 

 twelfth without being entirely reliable members of the chorus; 

 that Scarlet Tanager sometimes occupied a place very close to the 

 last-named thrushes; that Maryland Yellow-throat comes earliest 

 of the warblers, if Oven-bird be excepted in its early flight song; 

 that Chipping Sparrow and Savannah Sparrow in the open fields 

 have filled the next places, not heard, however, in their first songs, 

 as later experience has shown; that Red-eyed Vireo ranks seven- 

 teenth, but sometimes takes a lower place among the warblers, 

 some of which are likely to be heard earlier than Red-eye; thai 

 then follow eight warblers in rather close ranking, but according 

 to the local records in this order: Redstart. Chestnut-sided, 

 Magnolia. Panda, Mourning, Canada, Rlackburnian, ami Black 

 and White, the range of time being eight minutes; that the Crow 

 takes the twenty-sixth place as heard from the wood border; that 

 the Winter Wren does not sing until almost all the warblers have 

 sung, four records varying but eight minutes; that the Sapsuekcr 

 ranks last, taking the twenty-eighth place at ten minutes before 

 sunrise. 



Still other two records were procured in the same locality on 

 July IS and 27, but as these dates proved rather late in the singing 

 season for obtaining satisfactory results, the records have not 

 been used in drawing up the averages which are submitted in tabu- 

 lated form. 



