viii BIKDS OF NORTH CAROLINA 



Before taking up the systematic catalogue of North Carolina birds, there is 

 given a short explanatory statement relating to keys and descriptions. 



The descriptive list of birds of North Carolina contains records of the occur- 

 rence of 341 species and varieties of birds taken in North Carolina. It is neces- 

 sarily an incomplete list, as new discoveries will continue to be made from time to 

 time, but it is intended to serve as a basis for future observations, and as a book 

 for consultation until a more adequate publication shall have taken its place. 



In this catalogue the descriptions of species are taken mainly from the superb 

 Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America by Frank M. Chapman, copy- 

 righted 1895 and 1912 by D. Appleton & Co. For this courtesy both the authors 

 and the Survey are indebted to the publishers. These descriptions are followed by 

 an account of the range of the species in North Carolina, and, as far as possible, 

 full notes are given regarding observations made on the habits of the birds. 



Following the catalogue of the birds, there are Appendices on the Bibliography 

 of North Carolina Birds; on Migration of Birds at Raleigh, North Carolina, 1895 

 to 1911, as recorded by H. H. Brimley and C. S. Brimley; on the Song Period of 

 Birds at Raleigh as recorded by C. S. Brimley; and a brief Glossary. The authors 

 and the Survey are indebted to a number of North Carolina bird students, and 

 many references have been made in the general text to the material furnished by 

 them. Of these the authors particularly wish to mention the following: Mr. T. W. 

 Adickes, Mr. Stephen C. Bruner, Mr. George W. MacNider, Mr. Z. P. Metcalf, and 

 Mr. Alexander L. Feild of Raleigh; Dr. J. W. P. Smithwick of Kinston; Mr. 

 Thomas A. Smithwick of Merry Hill, Bertie County; Mr. R. W. Collett of 

 Raleigh; Mr. J. H. Armfield of Greensboro; and Mr. Ernest Seeman of Durham. 

 To those outside the State who have rendered special assistance, we wish to express 

 our appreciation of the kindness of Dr. C. Hart Merriam, and of Mr. Henry W. 

 Henshaw, each of whom, in turn, as Chief of the United States Biological Survey, 

 has permitted the examination of all Government migration-schedules from North 

 Carolina; of Mr. W. W. Cooke and Mr. W. L. McAtee, assistants in the United 

 States Biological Survey, for several overlooked records; of Dr. Louis B. Bishop 



