A Bevised List of Cincinnati Birds. 3 



LAND BIRDS. 



List of Identified Species. 



Class AvES: Birds. 



Sub-class Caeinatjs : Caeinate Birds. 

 Order Passeres: Perchers. 

 Sub-order Oscines : Singing Perchers. 



Family Turdid^ : The Thrushes. 



1. *TuRDUS MUSTELiNUS, Gmelin. — Wood Thrush. A common sum- 

 mer resident. April 20th to October 1st. 



2. Tdrdus pdsgescens, Stephens. — Wilson'' 3 Thrush. — A rare mi- 

 grant in April. 



3. TuRDUs ALICIA, Bel. — Alice^s or Gray-cheeked Thrush. — Spring 

 and fall migrant. Rather common early in October, feeding on the 

 berries of the sour-gum. 



4. Tdhdus swainsoni, Cabanis. — Swainson' s Thrush. — Common mi- 

 grant in April and September. 



5. *TuRDUs PALLASijCabanis. — Hermit Thrush. — A common migrant 

 about April 10th, and October 15th. Nest and eggs taken May 10th, 

 1877 {Dury).'' 



* 6. *TuRDns MiGRATOKius, Linneeus. — Bobin. — Eepresented from 

 February till December. Remains during the summer in limited num- 

 bers however, compared with the large flocks which pass north in Feb- 

 ruary and March, and return in October and November. 



7. *HARPORHYNCHcrs Rupus, Cabanis. — Brown Thrasher. — A com- 

 mon, but not abundant summer resident. April 10th to Sept. 20th. 



8. *MiMus poLYGLOTTUs, Boic. — Moolcing Bird. — A rare summer 

 resident. One specimen taken in winter, — January 1st, 1877. 



9. *Galeoscoptes carolinensis, Cabanis. — Catbird. — Common 

 summer resident. April 20th to October 1st. 



Family Saxicolid^. : Bluebirds; Stonechats. 



10. *Sialia sialis, Baird. — Eastern Bluebird. — A common resi- 

 dent. Less numerous in winter. 



1 Seethe writer's " Observations on Cincinnati Birds"— this Journai, Vol.1, No. 3, 

 111, Oct. 1878. 



