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ture birds. It is also fairly common, though local, during 

 the summer. A pair were seen mating on May 15 ('92), and 

 young birds out of the nest are noted from June 3 to July 18 

 ('93, Gray). On June 20, '93, Mr. W. H. Fisher and I found 

 them very numerous at Mount Washington. In a walk of about 

 three-fourths of a mile we noted 9 pairs feeding young, and no 

 doubt there were others we did not see. Sets are 3 of 3. At 

 Washington it is "a common migrant, first noted on April 19, 

 '91. A few breed. Hasbrouck found a nest with 4 eggs nearly 

 hatched on May 21, ; 88" (Richmond). On Dan's Mountain, 

 June 5 to 14, '95, they were very numerous; their numbers 

 about equalled that of all other birds seen there. On the 9th 

 young birds left a nest before I could count them. 



Family MOTACILLID.E Pipits. 

 Anthus pensilvanicus (697). American Pipit. 



Common in flocks from October 13 ('95) to November 19 

 ('94), and from February 11 ('94) to May 13 ('92) ; occasionally 

 some winter with us. At Washington "from October 15 ('90) 

 to May 4 ('89); more numerous in October, November and 

 March and April than in midwinter. They were common until 

 November 30, 90 " (Richmond). 



On November 12, '93, I found a large flock in Dulaney's 

 Valley ; some were running and presumably feeding on pas- 

 ture, others on a part that had been newly turned up, while the 

 greater number were either bathing in a shallow puddle or 

 dressing their feathers in an adjoining tree, being perched on 

 the branches from the ground up to the top, fully 50 feet from 

 the ground ; they, however, were more at home on the fence 

 rails or on the ground. 



Family TROGLODYTID^E Thrashers, Wrens, etc. 



Mimus polyglottos (703). Mockingbird. 



Resident in the southern counties of Maryland and regular in 

 summer as far north as Kent and Anne Arundel Counties. In 



