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86. Carolina Chickadee. Parus carolinensis. Com- 

 mon. 



87. Blue - gray Gnatcatcher. Polioptila ccerulea. 

 Common. 



88. Wood Thrush. Turdus mustelinus. Very com- 

 mon. A bird with its beak full of nest materials was 

 seen April 29, at the base of Missionary Ridge. 



89. Wilson's Thrush. Veery. Turdus fuscescens. 

 Rare. 



90. Gray-cheeked Thrush. Turdus alicice, or T. ali- 

 cice bicknelli. Two birds, May 2 and 13. 



91. Swainson's Thrush. Olive-backed Thrush. Tur- 

 dus ustulatus swainsonii. In good numbers and free 

 song. Seen on four dates, the latest being May 12. 



92. Robin. Merula migratoria. Five birds in the 

 national cemetery, April 29. 



93. Bluebird. Sialia sialis. Common. Young birds 

 out of the nest, April 28. 



