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month. The wild cherries were an attraction to them, as to 

 several other species of birds, and they were generally seen in 

 the vicinity of these trees. 



Eleven specimens were collected (nos. 16671-16681), five 

 males and three females in summer plumage, and two adult 

 females and one young one molting into winter plumage. Of 

 the five males three have no chesnut on the back, one has a little 

 on each shoulder, and one a little on the middle of the back. 



