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have two spring records. The more interesting was May 1901. The 

 bird frequented the shrubbery, feeding about the roots, often com- 

 ing out into the open ground. When disturbed it rarely toolc wing, 

 but ran rapidly to cover among the bushes. A cold storm delayed the 

 northward movement of the migrants, and this bird tarried several 

 days with the flock which was made up of our more common war- 

 iilers. 



152. Geothylphis Philadelphia. MOURNING WARBLER.— Com 

 mon S. R. of the bushy clearings of our mountain woods, and moun- 

 tain meadows where maples, birches and beeches are scattered in 

 neighborly groops, and give protection to the berry bushes from the 

 brousing cattle. 



153. Geothylpis trichus brachidactyla. NORTHERN YELLOW 

 THROAT.— Abundant S. R. 



154. Wilsonia pusilla. WILSON'S BLACKCAP.— M. Common in 

 the spring. 



155. Wilsonia canadensis. CANADIAN WARBLER.— Common S. 

 R. in all the hill towns. 



156. Setophage ruticilla. AMERICAN REDSTART.— Abundant 

 S. R. 



157. Anthus pensilvanicus. AMERICAN PIPIT.— M. Have found 

 it only in the fall. 



158. Galeoscoptis carolinensis. CATBIRD.— S. R. 



159. Toxostoma rufum. BROWN THRASHER.— S. R. Found 

 this bird more numerous in the township of Stamford than in any 

 other town of the two counties. 



160. Troglodytes aedon. HOUSE WREN.— S. R. Much more rare- 

 ly found than 1S80-1890. 



161. Olbiorchilus hiemalis. WINTER WREN.— S. R. in the moun- 

 tain towns. 



162. Telmatodytes paiustris. LONG-BILLED MARSH WREN.— 

 One record, Brattleboro May 1902. 



163. Certhia familiaris americana. BROWN CREEPER. — R. Had 

 a pair under observation an entire winter and a single bird a second 

 winter. Breeds in the hill towns. 



164. Sitta carolinensis. WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH.— R. 



165. Sitta canadensis. RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.— R. Less 

 common in winter than the former. Breeds spariingly at the lower 

 altitudes. 



166. Parus tricapillus. CHICKADEE.— R. Abundant. 



167. Parus hudsonius. HUDSONIAN CHICADEE.— W. V. rare. 



168. Regulus Satrapa. GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET.— R. 

 breeding in the hill towns, and wintering in coniferous forests of the 

 lower altit'des. 



169.— Regules calendula. RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET.— M. 



170. Hylocichia mustelince. WOOD THRUSH.— S. R. Common in 

 the lower range of townships. 



171. Hylocichia fuscescens. WILSON'S THRUSH.— S. R. Com.- 

 mon. 



172. Hylocichia aliciae bicknelli, BICKNELL'S THURSH.M. 



173. Hylocichia ustulata swainsonii. SWAINSON'S THRUSH.— 

 S. R. Not uncommon in the hill towns. 



174. Hylocichia guttata palassi. HERMIT THRUSH.— S. R. 

 Found in every township. In the southern range of townships occu- 

 pies same territory as the W'ood Thrush, allowing for differences in 

 environment of nesting sites. In the hill towns, and hills of other 

 towns, in same found area with the Swainson. I should say the most 



