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(Murch) ; Kenuebec, "common summer resident" ((iardiner Branch); 

 Kuox, "summer" ( IJ.-u-klitV) ; Oxford, "breeds commonly" i Na-h : 

 Penobscot, "common summer resident and breeder" (Knight) : l'iscat:i- 

 quis, "common summer resident" (Homer); Sagadahoc, ''common 

 summer resident*' (Spinney); Somerset, "not very comm>n summer 

 ivsidi'iit" (Morrell); Waldo, "common summer resident" (Knight); 

 Washington, "abundant summer resident" (Boardman) ; York, (Adams). 



Genus MERULA Leach. 



315. (761). Merula migratoria (/,//<//.). American Robin. 

 An abundant summer resident everywhere. It has also been 



observed in winter near our southern boundary, but probably does 

 not regularly remain throughout the entire season. 



County Records. Androscoggiu, "abundant summer resident" (John- 

 son) ; Aroostook, "seen at Fairfield" (Batchelder, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, 

 Vol. 7, p. 108) ; Cumberland, "common summer resident" (Mead) ; 

 Franklin, "common summer resident" (Swain) ; Hancock, "common 

 summer resident" (Murch) ; Keunebec, "abundant summer resident" 

 (Gardiner Branch); Kuox, "summer resident" (Rackliff); Oxford, 

 "breeds commonly" (Xash) ; Penobscot, "abundant summer resident, 

 April to Xovember" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "common summer resident" 

 (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "common summer resident" (Spinney) ; Somerset, 

 "common summer resident" (Morrell) ; Waldo, "common summer resi- 

 dent" (Knight) ; Washington, "abundant summer resident" (Boardmau) ; 

 York, "formerly abundant summer resident, wintered in 1888 and 1889, 

 only two nests seen in 1896" (Adams). 



Genus SIALIA Swainson. 



316. (766). Sialia sialis (Lhm.). Bluebird. 



Formerly of common and general occurrence as a summer resi- 

 dent. During the past two years, 1895 and 1896, the species has 

 been of very rare occurrence in most places, although locally com- 

 mon in a few places. 



County Records. Androscoggin, "common summer resident" (John- 

 son) ; Aroostook, "breeding at Houltou" (Batchelder, Bull. Xutt. Orn. 

 Club, Vol. 7, p. 109); Cumberland, "common (?) summer resident"' 

 (Mead); Franklin, "summer resident, not common at present" (Swain) 

 Hancock, "rare summer resident" (Murch) ; Kenuebec, "very rare sum- 

 mer resident" (Powers) ; Kuox, "summer" (Rackliff) ; Oxford, "breeds" 

 (Xash); Penobscot, "formerly common, now rare, only about fifteen 

 seen in the past two years" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "common summer 

 resident" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "common summer resident" (Spinney) ; 

 Somerset, "formerly a common summer resident, for the past two years 

 a rare migrant" (Morrell) ; Waldo, (Spratt) ; Washington, "not common 

 summer resident" (Boardmau) ; York, "rare visitant, formerly common" 

 (Adams). 



