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mounted on tall weeds, shrubs, or low trees. Mr. Maynard compares the 
song to the syllables seé-wzck, but to my ear there was a liquid sound in 
the first part—/eé-s7c, with a strong accent upon the first syllable. When 
heard at a very short distance it seemed almost tri-syllabic—/’-leé-s/c. 
The song is delivered rapidly, the head thrown back as the notes are 
emitted. 
36. Spizella socialis. CHIPPING SPARROW.—Abundant. 
37. Spizella pusilla. Fretp SPARROW.—Common. 
38. Junco hyemalis. SNowsirp.—Not uncommon on the summit of 
the Dome of the Taconics (or Mt. Everett), 2624 feet above the sea- 
level. Also found on the top of Bear Mt., Salisbury, Conn. (altitude, 
2354 feet), June 24. 
39. Melospiza fasciata. SONG SpARROW.—Abundant. 
40. Melospiza georgiana. SwAmp SPARROW.—Not uncommon in suit- 
able localities. 
41. Passer domesticus. House SpARRow.—Common in the village of 
Sheffield. 
42. Pipilo erythrophthalmus. TowHrEr.—Common, especially on the 
barren summits of the Taconic Mts. 
43. Habialudoviciana. ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK.—Rather common. 
44. Passerina cyanea. INpIGO-BrrRD.—Common. 
45. Piranga erythromelas. ScARLET TANAGER. — Rather common. 
Known in Berkshire as the ‘English Robin.’ 
46. Petrochelidon lunifrons. EAvE SwaALLow.—Common. 
47. Chelidon erythrogaster. BARN SwALLow.—Common. 
48. Clivicola riparia. BANK SwALLow.—Common, breeding in the 
banks of the Housatonic River. 
49. Ampelis cedrorum. CEDARRIRD.—Common. 
50. Vireo olivaceus. ReD-EYED VIREO.—Abundant. 
51. Vireo gilvus. WARBLING ViIREO.—Common. 
52. Vireosolitarius. BLUE-HEADED VIREO.—Notvery common. Metwith 
at Guilder’s Pond, on the west side of the Dome, and in some other places. 
53. Vireo noveboracensis. WHITE-EYED ViIR&0.—Only two specimens 
observed. ¢ 
54. Mniotilta varia. BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER.—Common. 
55. Helminthophila ruficapilla. NAsHvILLE WARBLER.—Rare at low- 
er levels. not rare on the mountains. 
56. Compsothlypis americana. BLUE YELLOW-BACKED WARBLER. -— 
Not common. 
57- Dendroica estiva. YeELLow WARBLER.—Common along the wil- 
lowed shores of streams near the village. Seldom observed elsewhere. 
58. Dendroica cerulescens. BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER.— 
Common on the Taconic Mts. from their base to summit. Wherever the 
mountain sides presented a fine growth of maple, chestnut, etc., with a 
dense under-growth of mountain laurel (Kalmza latifolfa), the drawling 
notes of this bird were sure to be heard. Indeed I have nowhere found 
them more abundant than here. They are equally common in similar 
places in the northwestern part of Connecticut. 
