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Cedar Bird, Clierry Bird, Ampelis cedrorum. Baird. Common. Sum- 

 mer visitor. Is often seen in flocks in mild winters. Breeds ; nests in trees ; 

 eirgs laid last of May. 



Great Northern . Shriije, Butcher Bird, Collyrio horealis. Baird. 

 Common in winter. Said to breed in this State, but doubtful. 



Red-eyed Flycatcher, or Vireo, Vireo olivaceus. Vieill. Common. 

 Summer visitor. Breeds ; nests in low trees ; eggs 4 ; laid in JNIay or 

 June. 



Warbling Flycatcher, Vireo gilvus. Bonap. Not common. Sum- 

 mer visitor. Breeds ; nests in high poplar trees ; eggs 4 ; laid last of May or 

 first of June. 



White-eyed Vireo, Vireo novehoracensis. Bonap. Common. Summer 

 visitor. Breeds ; nests in thickets of briars and vines ; eggs 3 to 4 ; laid first 

 of June. 



Blue-headed Flycatcher, Vireo solitarius. Vieill. Not common, or 

 rare. Summer visitor. Nests in trees ; eggs 4 ; laid in June. 



Yellow-throated Flycatcher, Vireo Jlavifrons. Vieill. Common. 

 Summer visitor. Breeds ; nests in low trees ; eggs 3 to 4 ; laid in June. 



Mocking Bird, Mimus polyglotlus. Boie. Rare. Summer visitor ; occa- 

 sionally breeds ; nests in bushes ; eggs 4 to 5 ; laid in June. 



Cat Bird, Mimus carolinensis. Gray. Common. Summer visitor. 

 Breeds, often twice ; nests in bushes; eggs 3 to 5 ; laid in May and July. 



Brown Thrush, HarporhyncJius rufus. Cab. Common. Summer visi- 

 tor. Breeds, often twice ; nests in bushes and small trees ; eggs 4 to 5 ; laid 

 in May and July. 



Long-billed Marsh Wren, Cislothorus palustris. Cab. Not common. 

 Summer visitor. Breeds ; nests in tall grass in marshes ; eggs 6 to 8 ; laid in 

 May or June. 



Short-billed Marsh Wren, Cistothorus stellaris. Cab. Common. 

 Summer visitor. Breeds ; nests in grass in mai-shes ; eggs 6 to 8 ; laid in 

 May or June. 



House Wren, Troglodytes aedon. Vieill. Common. Summer visitor. 

 Breeds. Nests in hollow trees, deserted blue bird's nests, martin boxes, &c. ; 

 eggs 6 to 9 ; laid in May and July. 



Wood Wren, Troglodytes americanus. Aud. Rare. Spring and fall. 

 Possibly breeds. 



Winter Wren, Troglodytes hyemalis. Vieill. Rare. Occasionally seen 

 in fall, winter, and spring. 



American Creeper, Certhia americana. Bonap. Common in spring 

 and fall. Possibly breeds ; nests in holes in trees, &c. ; eggs 6 to 8 ; laid in 

 May. 



White-bellied Nuthatch, Sitla carolinensis. Gmelin. Common. 

 Resident. Breeds ; nests in holes in trees, &c. ; eggs 5 ; laid in Aj^ril or 

 May. 



Red-bellied Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis. Linn. Common in spring, 

 summer, and fall ; less common in winter. Breeds ; not acquainted with 

 nest. 



