40 BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
White-breasted Nuthatch.—Common Transient Visitant, 
and Winter Visitant; less common Summer Resident. 
Red-breasted Nuthatch. —Irregularly abundant Winter Vis- 
itant, sometimes rare, September 15 to May 10. 
Golden-crowned Kinglet.—Abundant Winter Visitant, Oc- 
tober 5 to April 27. 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet.—Abundant Transient Visitant, 
April 5 to May 10; September 25 to November 1 ; oc- 
casionally winters. 
Veery.—Common Transient Visitant, April 26 to May 28; 
August 20 to September 30. 
Wood Thrush.—Common Summer Resident, April 20 to 
October 15. 
Hermit Thrush.—Very common Transient Visitant ; some- 
times not uncommon Winter Visitant, April 4 to May 
15 ; October 15 to November. 
Robin.—Rather common Summer Resident; abundant 
Transient Visitant from February to April ; irregularly 
common in winter. 
Bluebird.—Common Permanent Resident. 
NOTES FROM A LOCALITY SLIGHTLY NORTH 
OF PHILADELPHIA, PA., ON THE BIRDS IN- 
CLUDED IN ‘“‘ BIRD-LIFE.” | 
By Witmer Stone. 
Pied-billed Grebe.—Common Transient Visitant. 
Loon.—Tolerably common Transient Visitant and less 
frequent Winter Visitant, October 5 to May 1. . 4 
Herring Gull.—Common Winter Visitant, October 1 to 
April 1. 
Common Tern.—Occasional in August. 
Wood Duck.—Tolerably common Transient Visitant ; occa- 
sional Winter Visitant and Summer Resident, 
Pintail.—Tolerably common Transient Visitant. 
Mallard.—Not common Transient Visitant. 
