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dence of five months, from April 1 to September 1, 1877, at the 

 point indicated, and about three miles south of Barnegat Inlet. A 

 few supplementary notes have been made during visits to the same 

 point at other times of the year. The list is nearly restricted to the 

 so-called " Water Birds," or the Waders and Swimmers, and the 

 few strictly maritime Land Birds, but notices of a few others, whose 

 occurrence here seems of interest, are also added. It may be stated, 

 in general terms, that, notwithstanding the peculiar character of 

 the locality, nearly all of the commoner Land Birds were taken or 

 observed, but usually only a few individuals of each were noted, 

 and often only a single example. 



1. Lophophanes bicolor. Tufted Titmouse. — Rare. Noted a 

 few times during summer in tlie cedars. Not met with in winter. 



2. Parus atricapillus carolinensis. Caroijna Chickadee. — 

 Met with about the same as the preceding species. 



3. Eremophila alpestris. Shore Lark. — Abundant winter visitor. 



4. Tachycinetes bicolor. White-bellied Swallow. — ■ Common 

 migrant and very rare breeding. First seen April 7 ; not seen again till 

 April 15. A pair bred on the northern extremity of the Beach, near the 

 Liglithouse. 



5. Lanius ludovicianus. Loggerhead Shrike. — Met with but 

 once, on April 5. 



6. Ammodromus caudacutus. Sharp-tailed Finch. — Very 

 common migrant, but not breeding as abundantly as A. maritimus. 



7. Ammodromus maritimus. Seaside Finch. — Arrives about 

 20th of April, and breeds very abundantly. The proportion of these two 

 during the breeding season was one pair of A. caudacutus to three pairs of 

 A. maritimus. This proportion seems about reversed during the migration. 



8. Corvus corax. Raven. — Rather rare. Seen almost every day 

 during the month of April, and occasionally throughout the summer. I 

 am informed by reliable gunners and bay men that this species certainly 

 breeds in limited numbers in the almost impassable cedar swamps that 

 border the bay on the main-land. 



9. Corvus americanus. Common Crow. — Rare. Noted but once 

 or twice during my stay. 



10. Antrostomus vociferus. Whip-poor-will.. — Rather rare; 

 breeds. First noted the 29th of April. 



11. Brachyotus palustris. Short-eared Owl. — Rather common ; 

 resident; breeds. Tooli a nest and seven partly incubated eggs, June 

 28, 1878. 



1 2. Ny ctea nivea. Snowy Owl. — An irregular winter visitant, 

 but much more common than is generally supposed. They were very 

 abundant during; the winter of 1876 and 1877. 



