BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR PHILADELPHIA, PA. 45 
May 15; August 15 to September 1; common Summer 
Resident in New Jersey, within twenty miles of Phila- 
delphia. . 
Purple Martin.—Irregular and local Summer Resident, 
April 15 to September 1. 
Cedar Waxwing.—Tolerably common Summer Resident; 
abundant Transient Visitant ; occasional Winter Visitant. 
Northern Shrike.—Rather rare Winter Visitant, December 
2 to February 5. 
Red-eyed Vireo.—Very common Summer Resident, April 
30 to October 10. 
Warbling Vireo.—Not very common Summer Resident, 
May 5 to October 10. 
Yellow-throated Vireo.—Tolerably common Summer Resi- 
dent, May 2 to September 15. 
White-eyed Vireo.—Common Summer Resident, May 5 to 
October 1. 
Black and White Warbler.—Very common Transient Vis- 
itant, April 23 to May 15 ; August 10 to October 5 ; less 
common Summer Resident. 
Yellow Warbler.—Common Summer Resident, May 1 to 
ber 25. 
Myrtle Warbler.—Very common Transient Visitant, April 
15to May 20 ; September 25to November 1 ; found spar- 
ingly, Winter Visitant. 
Black-throated Green Warbler.—Common Transient Vis- 
itant, May 1 to May 15 ; September 1 to October 10. 
Redstart.—Very common Transient Visitant ; a few breed; 
April 30 to May 20 ; August 5 to October 5. 
Oven-bird.—Common Summer Resident, April 30 to Octo- 
ber 6. 
Maryland Yellowthroat.—Very common Summer Resi- 
dent, April 25 to October 12. 
Chat.—Common Summer Resident, May 5 to September 20. 
Catbird.—Very common Summer Resident, May 3 to Octo- 
ber 18 ; one winter record. 
Mockingbird.—Rare straggler. 
_ Brown Thrasher.—Common Summer Resident, April 22 to 
October 20 ; occasional in winter ; a few records. 
