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53. Scolecophagus ferrugineus (Gniclin) Sivainson. Rusty Black- 

 bird. — Common summer resident. 



54. Quiscalus purpureus {Bartram) Licktenstein. Purple Grackle. 

 — Breeds. Not common. I have found it along the Fulton Chain in June. 



84 a. Quiscalus puipureus aeneus Ridgway. Bronzed Grackle. — 

 This form of the species breeds here and is by all odds the commonest in 

 the Adirondack region. 



85. Corvus corax carnivorus (Bartram) Ridgway. Raven. — Com- 

 mon resident throughout the Adirondacks. 



86. Corvus frugivorus, Bartram. Common Crow. — Common sum- 

 mer resident, remaining, in spots, during some of the mild winters. 



87. Cyanocitta cristata {Linn.) Strickl. Blue Jay. — Abundant 

 resident. 



55. Perisoreus canadensis {Linn.) Bonaparte. Canada Jay. — 

 Resident; tolerably common in summer and very abundant in winter. 

 Breeds very earlv — before the snow goes off. 



89. Eremophila alpestris (Forstcr) Boic. Shore Lark. — Rare, but 

 becoming more common. Breeds on the sandy fields along the western 

 border of the wilderness and probably at other localities. 



90. Tyrannus carolinensis (Linn.) Temminck. Kingbird. — Breeds. 

 Common in many places. 



91. Myiarchus crinitus {Linn.) Cabanis. Great-crested Fly- 

 catcher. — Breeds, but rather rare. 



92. Sayornis fuscus (Gmelin) Baird. Phcebe-bird; Pewee. — 

 Breeds, but rather rare. 



93. Contopus borealis (Sivainson) Baird. Olive-sided Flycatcher. 

 — Common summer resident, breeding about the middle of June. 



94. Contopus virens (Linn.) Cabanis. Wood Pewee. — Tolerably 

 common summer resident. 



95. Empidonax flaviventris, Baird. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. 

 — A rather rare summer resident. 



96. Empidonax pusillus trailli (Audubon) Baird. Traill*s Fly- 

 catcher. — Summer resident. Not common. 



97. Empidonax minimus, Baird. Least Flycatcher. — Common 

 summer resident, generally breeding in hard timber. 



9S. Trcchilus colubris, Linn. Humming-bird. — Tolerably common 

 summer resident. 



99. Chaetura pelasgica (Linn.) Baird. Chimney Swift.— Common 

 summer resident. 



100. Caprimulgus vociferus, Wilson. Whip-poor-will. — Breeds, 

 but not common except about the borders of the woods. 



101. Chordeiles popetue (Vieillot) Baird. Nighthawk. — Rather 

 rare, hut breeds in places. I have seen it at Big Moose Lake in |ulv. 



102. Picus villosus. Linn. Hairy Woodpecker. — A common resi- 

 dent, breeding everywhere. 



103. Picus pubescens. Linn. Downy Woodpecker.— Not so com- 

 mon as the foregoing, but like it a resident, breeding throughout the 

 w ilderness. 



