ANNOTATED LIST OF THE BIRDS 377 



ORIENT. Rare summer resident, occasionally seen in 

 winter; irregularly common transient; February 22, 1915 

 (Mabel R. Wiggins) to November 25, 1915; average arrival 

 March 4. 



MASTIC. Common transient, uncommon summer resident. 

 LONG BEACH. Four spring records, March 12, 1911 (Gris- 

 com) to April 15, 1919 (Bicknell); rare in the fall, October 22, 

 1911 (Griscom) to November 3, 1914 (Hix and Rogers). 

 New York State. Reported as a common permanent resident 

 at Ossining (Fisher) ; now steadily decreasing as a summer resident. 

 CENTRAL PARK. Rare spring, uncommon fall transient; 

 March 12, 1905 (Hix) and March 29, 1910 (Anne A. Crolius) 

 to April 30, 1901 (Chubb); October 21, 1910 (Hix) to Novem- 

 ber 4, 1917 (E. G. Nichols) and December 15, 1901 (C .H. 

 Rogers) ; only seven spring records in twenty-two years. 



BRONX REGION. Uncommon summer resident, decreasing; 



February 7, 1884 (Bicknell) to November 26, 1916 (Janvrin). 



New Jersey. A common summer resident in the rural districts, 



steadily decreasing in the suburban area; wintering frequently 



near Elizabeth, Plainfield, Morristown and Montclair, in some 



localities more often than the Robin. 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Common transient; formerly com- 

 mon summer resident and occasional winter resident; now 

 uncommon summer resident and rare in winter; steadily 

 decreasing; February 22, 1909 (Chapman) to November 22, 

 1913 (J. T. Nichols). 



