b BIRDS OF MAINE. 



Many birds belonging to warmer regions straggle across our 

 southern and western boundaries, while many northern birds like- 

 wise occur in the northern and eastern counties. 



A partial bibliography has been appended, but notices regarding 

 many of the publications cited have been taken from other publica- 

 tions, and consequently the author is not responsible for any errors 

 in titles which may occur. 



Species which have been reported in previous lists upon insuffi- 

 cient evidence, those which have been taken near our boundaries, 

 and those which may reasonably be expected to be detected in the 

 state at some future date are given in a hypothetical list. 



A supplement to the list will be issued as soon as enough addi- 

 tional information to warrant it has been secured, and all persons 

 having knowledge of the occurrence in the state of any species not 

 cited are requested to send notice of the same to the author. It is 

 also hoped that any mistakes which may occur will be pointed 

 out for correction. 



Below is given a list of the counties of the state with the names 

 of the observers from each county* 



Androscoggin : E. E. Johnson lists 167 species taken or seen 

 near Lewiston ; A. R. Pike reports on 66 of the rarer birds from 

 the same locality ; Prof. A. B. Call has furnished notes on 105 

 species likewise observed near Lewiston ; these notes are supple- 

 mented by records from "The Birds of Androscoggin County," and 

 information received from Prof. J. Y. Stanton of Bates College. 



Aroostook : The majority of the records from this county are 

 credited to Mr. Chas. F. Batchelder, and were taken from a series 

 of articles entitled "Notes on the Summer Birds of the Upper St. 

 John" which were published in early numbers of the Bulletin of the 

 Nuttall Ornithological Club ; notes on certain species observed by 

 O. W. Knight at Sherman, Fort Fairfield, Houlton, Caribou, Lime- 

 stone and Presque Isle, have also been used. 



Cumberland : J. C. Mead lists 147 species from the northern 

 part of the county ; these are supplemented by notes from A. H. 

 Norton and Dr. H. H. Brock, and extracts from Brown's "Cata- 

 logue of the Birds of Portland." 



Franklin : J. Merton Swain has given information regarding 130 

 species from the southern part of the county, and F. M. Richards 

 reports on 147 from the same section; these are supplemented by 



