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ORNITHOLOGIST 



[Vol. 10-No. 3 



found myself on the edge of a large Orange grove, 

 and in passing through it came upon a flock of 

 about ten Ground Doves, { (Jhn m/Bpiii'a passei-iiid). 

 They were quite tame and allowed me to come 

 within a few yards of them before taking wing. 

 I notice that they are quite common in this vicin- 

 ity, and may be found in any Orange grove. 



The Mourning Dove is here in large numbers. 

 They stay in flocks of from ten to a hundred and 

 fifty, frequenting the skirts of the woods, an 1 de- 

 scending from time to time into the fields and 

 (Grange groves to feed. I have never heard them 

 utter a single note since I have been here, and yet 

 I have seen them under many circumstances. 

 They are very sliy and difficult of approach, and 

 when feeding ^on the ground usually have a sen- 

 try stationed in the top of some dead tree near 

 by. At dusk they all betake themselves to some 

 certain spot, and, at ii certain Jiine, to drink. I 

 never knew them to vary more than a few min- 

 utes from 5.30 p. m. If the coast api)ears clear 

 they fly straight to the spot until directly over it, 

 at a height of about five' feet, pause with loud 

 whistling and rapid beatings of the wings and 

 alight. Afier alighting they remain motionless 

 for an lony as three minutes, and then commence 

 to drink and dress their plumage. Should they, 

 however, perceive cause for alarm, they wheel over 

 the spot several times, and should they deem it 

 unsafe, fly away to some other place. Tlieir flight 

 is accompanied by a whistling noise that may be 

 plainly heard, if everything is quiet, at a distance 

 of two hundred yards. 



Birds of the Upper Passaic Valley, 

 New Jersey. 



BY H. K. B.\RRELL, NEW PROVIDENCE, N. .J. 

 (Continued from page 23.) 

 73 Field Sparrow, (HjnzeUa piisilla,) Summer 

 resident ; abundant. Breeds. March 25 — 

 Oct. 34. 



73 Black Snowbird, (Jinini /ii/i-ii/n/i.i,) Winter 



visitant; abundant. Oct. 14. 



74 Song Sparrow, (Melospisafaticiatii,) permanent 



resident; abundant. Breeds. 



75 Swamp Sparrow, (MduTipiza paliistrin,} Sum- 



mer resident ; commmon. Breeds. April 14. 



76 Fox-colored Spa.Trow, {PniKereU(( iliani.) Win- 



ter visitant; common. 



77 Chewink, (Pipilt) eri/t/irnp/itlialiiinK,) Summer 



resident ; common. Breeds. April :-!C — 

 Oct, 1. 



78 Rose-breasted Grosbeak, (Zainelodia tndnvi- 



eiana,) Summer resident ; tolerably com- 

 mon. Breeds. May 10 — Sept. 2. 



79 Indigo Bunting, {Passerina cyanea,) Summer 



resident; tolerably common. Breeds. 

 May 13. 



80 Bobolink, (Dtilii-hiiny.r uryzienni.f,) Summer 



resident ; tolerably comuKm. Breeds. 

 May (i. 



81 Cowbird, (J[/oW/(vw« nfc/-,) Summer resident; 



common. Breeds. April 9 — Oct. 14. 

 83 Red-and-buff-shouldered Blackbird, {Ayiici'iis 

 ji/i(i'iiiceiix,) Summer resident ; conunon. 

 Breeds. February 38— August 13. 



83 Meadow Lark, (Stnrnella magna,) permanent 



resident ; tolerably common. Breeds. 



84 Orchard Oriole, (leteriis iipurit/.s,) Summer 



resident ; tolerably common. Breeds. May 

 (i — August 13. 



85 Baltimore Oriole, (Icterus ijalbiila,) Sunmier 



resident ; tolerably common. Breeds. May 

 2— August 13. 

 m Rusty Blackbird, [Scalrrop/ai gi/.^ firnii/iii< ii«.) 

 transient visitant; tolerably common. Seen 

 more in Autumn in flocks, migrating, 

 Oct. 18. 



87 Purple Grackle, tQiiixcalus purpiireiin,) Sum- 



mer resident ; common. Breeds. Feb. 19 — 

 Oct. 11. 



88 Common Crow, (Oirrim friinirnriin.) perma- 



nent resident; common. Breeds. 



89 Blue Jay, (Cyanocittu crUtnta,) permanent 



resident ; common. Breeds. 



90 Kingbird, (Tyrannus caroUnenais, Summer 



resident; common. Breeds. April 14 — 

 Sept. 15. 



91 Great Crested Flycatcher, (Myiarchun crini- 



tii.i,) Summer resident ; tolerably common. 

 Breeds. May 4 — Sept. 15. 

 93 Phd'be Bird, (Sayornis fuseas,) Summer resi- 

 dent; common. Breeds. March 23 — Oct. 37. 



93 Wood Pewee, (CantDpiis circus,) Summer resi- 



dent; tolerably common. Breeds. May 

 10— Sept. 31. 



94 Yellow-belled Flycatcher, (Kwpidtmaj' flaci- 



!■('«<;■«,) Summer resident ; rather common. 



95 Least Flycatcher, (Enipid(inn.r minimus,) Sum- 



mer resident ; common. Breeds. May 

 10— Sept. 34. 

 90 Huby-tiiroated Hummingbird, I TcoHiUkk col- 

 (ibris,) Summer resident ; tolerably common. 

 Breeds. May 9— Sept. 31. 



97 Qhaaney iivi\H,(Gh(rtiira pelasgica,) Summer 



resident; common. Breeds. May 3 — 

 Sept. 14. 



98 Whip-poor-will, (6V/p)7'mi/^5r»« tocifenis,) Sum- 



mer resident ; tolerably common. Breeds. 

 May 3— .July 31. 



99 Nighthawk, (C7i/>;'(/«7f(i popi l>'c,} Summer resi- 



dent, but very seldom seen. Very rare. 

 Aug. 21— Oct,"l. 



