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April, then common {Pearson) ; Frankford, none from October 

 until April (Miller)] none until March 30 at Media (Allen); 

 none at Swarthmore until March 16 (Palmer); Darby not until 

 April 15 (Packer). 



Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos brachyrhynchos. Young hatched 

 April 20 Frankford (Miller). 



Fish Crow, Corvus ossifragus. Pensauken Creek, N, J., eggs 

 May 19 (Miller). 



Starling, Sturnus vulgaris. Abundant all winter in north- 

 eastern Philadelphia, and twenty nests were found in late April 

 and May, usually in Flickers' holes. Young hatched by May 

 10, second sets laid after middle of June (Miller); George School, 

 present all winter, increasing in numbers, several nests 

 (Swayne); Phoenixville, two June 9 and breeding at Wayne 

 May 1 (Pearson) ; four at Yardville, N. J. , in autumn and early 

 spring (Allinson); Westtown, occasionally since January 3, at 

 one time a flock of 20 (*S^. C. De Haven) ; Holmesburg, flock all 

 winter (Fowler) ; Swarthmore, appeared for the first time Janu- 

 ary 6 (Palmer); Cape May, N. J., nesting March 8 (Hand). 



Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Moorestown, N. J., August 

 15, 1911 (Mickle). 



Cowbird. Atlantic City, N. J., January 13 (Cromie). 



Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula. One found dead at Had- 

 donfield, N. J., January 16, 1912 (E. T. Moore). 



Meadowlark, Sturnella magna magna. Nest with young just 

 hatching, Mt. Moriah, May 26 (Hill). 



Purple Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula quiscula. Holmesburg, 

 January 22 (Fowler). 



Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus purpureus. West Chester, 

 September 10 to April 11, large flocks March 2 to April 11 

 (Roberts) ; flocks observed at Rosemont February 24, March 3, 

 10 and 17 (Scoville); very common at Haddonfield, N. J., No- 

 vember to January (Moore); Doylestown, flock of 11, February 



23 (Mason); Wayne, March 30-May 11 \Pearson); Trenton, 

 N. J., Feb. 9 to April 25 (Abbott); Bernardsville, N. J., April 



24 (Kuser); Moorestown, N. J., Feb. 1-April 7 (Wierman); 

 Camden, N. J., Dec. 5 and April 16 (Potter); three at Swarth- 

 more January 28 (Palmer); Lansdowne, April 20 (Nicholson); 



