ANNOTATED LIST OF THE BIRDS 295 



CENTRAL PARK. Very rare transient, single birds recorded 

 four times in spring, April 19, 1911 (Griscom) to May 13, 

 1907 (Hix) ; once in fall, August 23, 1915 (Hix). 



BRONX REGION. No record since April 30, 1886 (J. 

 Dwight). 



New Jersey. Rare and local summer resident. Breeding colo- 

 nies are known at Plainfield; Morristown; Andover, Newton and 

 Branchville, Sussex County (Miller and Griscom), and at Blairs- 

 town, Warren County (Griscom). At Morristown the Bird-Lore 

 migration tables give April 8, 1890 as the earliest arrival date, 

 April 17 as average, and September 11, 1911 as the latest date of 

 departure. The bird is practically unknown as a transient else- 

 where. Urner saw one bird August 31, 1920 near Elizabeth; 

 Rowland reports flocks on August 16 and 27, 1905 near Montclair. 

 ENGLEWOOD REGION. Recorded August 3, 1886 and May 

 13, 1888 (Chapman); unknown since then. 



CLIFF SWALLOW (Petrochelidon lunifrons) 

 Now the rarest of our Swallows, practically extinct as a 

 summer resident, and steadily decreasing as a transient. The 

 best remaining place to see it near the City is the Overpeck 

 Creek Marshes near Englewood, where it still occurs regularly 

 every spring on days when there are flights of other Swallows. 

 At any distance the bird" looks like a dull Barn Swallow in 

 color, with a reddish-brown rump, and the build of a Tree 

 Swallow. 



Long Island. Not known to have nested since 1904; now an 

 uncommon or rare transient in a few favored localities, April 23 

 to June; August to October 11. 



ORIENT. Very rare transient, August; formerly nested in 

 Cutchogue. 



MASTIC. Uncommon transient. 



LONG BEACH. Very rare transient, May 24 and 26, 1917 

 (Bicknell and Hix); September 1, 1919 and September 2, 1920 

 (Bicknell). 



New York State. Long since extinct as a summer resident, 

 steadily decreasing as a transient, and apparently much rarer in 

 fall than in spring. 



CENTRAL PARK. Formerly a regular spring transient, now 

 rare and irregular, April 20, 1911 (Griscom) to June 3, 1907 

 (Hix) ; no record in fall. 



