INTRODUCTION. 



As all the previous lists of Maine birds are inaccessible to the 

 majority of Ornithologists, it has seemed desirable to publish one 

 in which our present knowledge of the distribution and status of 

 the birds of the state may be given. Many records taken from the 

 various Ornithological publications have been incorporated in the list. 



While it has seemed desirable to make this an annotated list, 

 the chief aim of the notes is to point out the distribution and status 

 of each species in the various counties of the state. Remarks 

 regarding the habits, songs and migration dates of many birds are 

 also included. 



No record has been admitted except upon the best of evidence as 

 to its authenticity. The distribution and relative abundance of 

 each species have been reported on by one or more observers from 

 each county, except Lincoln which is represented only by a few 

 records taken from material which has already been published. 

 The members of the United Ornithologists of Maine have rendered 

 aid by furnishing many notes of interest, and their efforts have 

 been heartily seconded by many other prominent Ornithologists of 

 the state. 



The classification and nomenclature of The American Ornitholo- 

 gists' Union have been followed. A summary of the status and 

 abundance of each species is followed by the county records. The 

 counties are arranged in alphabetical order, and following each is 

 a brief statement of the bird's status in that county, and the name 

 of the observer who is responsible for the statement. 



All remarks regarding the habits, abundance, migration dates, 

 etc., of individual species apply only to this state, unless expressly 

 stated otherwise in the text. 



Maine is of great Ornithological interest owing to its being the 

 most eastern meeting point of the Canadian and Alleghanian faunae. 



