248 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



over in fall in late October and November, but they cannot be 

 specifically identified. 



BRONX REGION. Common summer resident, February 21, 

 1909 (Griscom) to December 31, 1914 (Griscom); occasional 

 in winter. 



New Jersey. Abundant summer resident, occasional in winter 

 near the coast and the Hudson River, rare further inland. Only 

 two winter records for Plainfield (Miller). 



ENGLEWOOD REGION/ Common summer resident, Feb- 

 ruary 22, 1909 (F. M. Chapman) to November 22, 1913 (J. T. 

 Nichols); uncommon in winter. 



MEADOWLARK (Sturnella magna) Fig. 23 

 A common permanent resident on Long Island, especially 

 on the salt marshes. A few birds winter regularly in the 

 Hackensack Meadows and other localities near the coast. 

 Further inland a common summer resident in pasture or 

 meadowland, rare or unknown in winter. Abundant on 

 migration in March and October. 



Long Island. Permanent resident throughout, but in reduced 

 numbers in winter. 



New York State. Permanent resident throughout, but in 

 greatly reduced numbers in winter inland. 



CENTRAL PARK. Very rare casual visitor, six fall records in 

 fifteen years, October 9, 1910 (Hix) to November 4, 1917 (E. 

 G. Nichols); only one spring record, May 1, 1913 (Griscom). 

 New Jersey. A permanent resident near the Hudson River 

 Valley, wintering regularly as far inland as Plainfield (Miller). 

 Rare or unrecorded further inland. Common throughout as a 

 summer resident, often abundant in migration. 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Common; winters and breeds in 

 reduced numbers; obvious migration as early as March 6, 

 1921 (Griscom). 



ORCHARD ORIOLE (Icterus spurius) 



The Orchard Oriole is a locally common summer resident 

 throughout the area, with a marked preference for gardens 

 and^orchards in the more rural sections. Its exact distribu- 

 tion^ quite erratic and inexplicable, and will be given in 



