ANNOTATED LIST OF THE BIRDS 355 



New York State. Generally abundant summer resident. 



CENTRAL PARK. Last bred in 1904; now a very common 

 transient; April 26 ? 1913 (Hix) to May 30, 1917 (Hix); 

 September 14, 1921 (Carter) to October 12, 1913 (Hix). 



BRONX REGION. Common summer resident, two winter 

 records; April 27, 1912 (Hix) to November 25, 1917 (Janvrin). 

 New Jersey. Abundant summer resident throughout, very 

 rare in winter. 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Abundant summer resident, April 

 27, 1912 (J. T. Nichols) to November 4, 1911 (Griscom, Hix, 

 LaDow) . 



BROWN THRASHER (Toxostoma rufum) Fig. 29 

 The Thrasher is a common summer resident in most of 

 our area, but is absent or relatively uncommon in the hilly 

 country of northwestern New Jersey. It arrives from ten to 

 fourteen days earlier than the Catbird, but departs about 

 the same time, and is even rarer in winter. 



Long Island. Common summer resident, very rare in winter; 

 April 2 and April 21 to November 3. 



ORIENT. Common summer resident, but rare locally; 

 recorded in winter; April 23, 1916 to October 25, 1912; aver- 

 age arrival April 28. 



MASTIC. Common summer resident. 



LONG BEACH. Formerly a common summer resident, still 

 breeds occasionally or frequently; April 21, 1912 (Griscom) to 

 October 13, 1919 (Bicknell). 



New York State. Common summer resident throughout our 

 area. 



CENTRAL PARK. Common transient; April 19, 1914 (Fot- 

 terer) to June 4, 1917 (Hix); September 4, 1910 (Hix) to 

 October 19, 1907 (Griscom); casual in August; wintered up- 

 town three years in succession from 1907-8 to 1909-10. 



BRONX REGION. Common summer resident, April 8, 1919 

 (L. N. Nichols) and April 21, 1917 (E. G. Nichols) to October 

 12, 1909 (Griscom); one winter record. 



New Jersey. Generally common summer resident, but un- 

 common or locally absent in the hills of the northwestern and ex- 

 treme northern sections; it is abundant, however, along the 

 Delaware River from Dingmtm's Ferry to Port Jervis, a very sandy 

 region; very rare in winter. 



