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far western stragglers which are occasionally found on Long 

 Island. An individual was taken at Kings Park, Nov. 25, 

 1905, by J. A. Weber (Dwight,Auk, xxiii, 1906, p. 105). The 

 number of birds lost in migrations is illustrated by such waifs 

 and stragglers, comparatively few of which ever fall under the 

 observation of the ornithologist. Those destroyed at sea or 

 lost on land probably reach an annual aggregate of large pro- 

 portions for observers are so few and the area each can ex- 

 plore so small that the waifs actually recorded must be only 

 a minute fraction of the total number. 



355. Hylocichla mustelina. Wood Thrush. 



Common summer resident. May 4 (Lake Grove) to Sept. 

 26 (Parkville). 



356. Hylocichla fuscescens. Wilson's Thrush. 



Not common summer resident. April 13 (Parkville) to 

 Oct. 15 (Lake Grove). 



357. Hylocichla alicise. Gray-cheeked Thrush. 

 Common transient visitant. May 11 (Parkville) to May 30 



(Jamaica); and Sept. 26 (Jamaica) to Oct. 12 (Flatlands). 



358. Hylocichla alicise bicknelli. Bicknell's Thrush. 



Not uncommon transient visitant. Sept. 18 (Shinnecock 

 Light, A. H. Howell, Auk, x, 1893, p. 91) to Oct. 23 (Astoria). 



359. Hylocichla ustulata swainsonii. Olive-backed Thrush. 

 Common transient visitant. April 30 (Parkville) to May 17 



(Jamaica) and Sept. 4 (Freeport) to Oct. 30 (Sheepshead Bay). 



360. Hylocichla guttata pallasii. Hermit Thrush. 

 Common transient visitant. April 10 (Prospect Park) to 



May 6 (Parkville) and Sept. 14 (Montauk) to Dec. 1 (Prospect 

 Park). 



361. Merula migratoria. Robin. 



Abundant summer resident. Feb. 23 (Parkville) to Dec. 23 



