LIST OF BIRDS 

 In vicinity of Fishkill on-Hudson. N. Y. 



BY WINFRID A. STEARNS. 



During a stay of ten months in this place 

 I have carefully studied the birds of the 

 region ; besides several small collections 

 which I have seen, I have derived infor- 

 mation from every available source in order 

 to make the list as complete as possible. 

 Endeavoring to class all birds on the basis 

 of : Abundant, common, rather common, 

 not rare, rather rare, rare, I have been 

 obliged to call the Robin, Song Sparrow, 

 and one or two others, very abundant. The 

 word regular signifies a spring and autumn 

 migrant and summer resident, breeding. 

 The star (*) indicates that I am indebted 

 to my friend Mr. Peter de Nottbeck for the 

 information, either personally, or from 

 specimens in his collection; and the dag- 

 ger (t) to Mr. John Lynch, of Fishkill. I 

 have endeavored throughout to give only 

 what I know, and not to theorize, hence the 

 apparent imperfectness of the list. 



TURDUS MIORATORIUS, JRobin. Very 

 abundant, regular. A few remain during 

 winter in sheltered places on the moun- 

 tains, feeding on the cedar berries. 



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