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the other three. In one case this egg was almost a perfect sphere. 
There being but few grapes or wild fruit grown in Bermuda to attract 
these mischievous birds, they are not looked upon with the same dis- 
favor as in the United States. Mr. Hurdis mentions two instances of 
the occurrence of this species in mottled plumage, and I was told of 
one being seen, while I was there, with a good deal of white about it. 
Family SAXICOLIDA. 
Genus SAXICOLA, Bechst. 
5. Saxicola enanthe, Bechst. Wheatear. 
Motacilla ananthe, Linn. 
Saxicola enanthe, Bechst., and authors generally. 
Saxicola enanthoides, Vig., Cass. 
Length, 6; wing, 3.45; tail, 2.50; tarsus, 1.05. 
Hab.—An Old World species (Europe, North Africa, and Asia). 
Abundant in Greenland. Found probably as an autumnal migrant in 
Labrador, Canada, Nova Scotia, &c. Very occasional in the Eastern 
- States: Long Island. (B. B. & RB.) 
This bird, a waif and a stray from Europe, via Greenland, to the 
American continent, has actually found its way to these remote islands. 
One was shot by an officer of the garrison, near the light-house, on Oc- 
tober 5, 1846; the tail, unfortunately, was the only portion preserved, 
but this was sent to the late Mr. Yarrell, who confirmed its identity. 
. Another was seen frequently by Colonel Drummond and Colonel Wed- 
derburn, near St. George’s, in March, 1850, but baffled all their attempts 
to obtain it. Whether these two examples came direct from Greenland, 
or were blown off the American coast, is an inscrutable mystery. No 
others have since been recorded. 
Genus SIALIA, Sw. 
6. Stalia sialis (Linn.) Hald. Eastern Bluebird. 
Motacilla sialis, Linn. 
Sylvia sialis, Lath., Vieil., Wils. 
Saxicola sialis, Bp. 
Ampelis sialis, Nutt. 
Sialia sialis, Hald. and modern authors. 
Sialia wilsoni, Sw., Aud. 
Erythaca (Sialia) Wilsoni, Sw. & Rich. 
Length, 6.75; wing, 4.00; tail, 2.90. 
Hab.—Kastern faunal area of temperate North America, north to 48°; 
west to Western Kansas (to Colorado, Holden) and Lower Missouri re- 
gion; Bermuda, Cuba. (Coues.) 
