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ture birds. It is also fairly common, though local, during 
the summer. A pair were seen mating on May 15 (’92), and 
young birds out of the nest are noted from June 3 to July 18 
(98, Gray). On June 20, 793, Mr. W. H. Fisher and I found 
them very numerous at Mount Washington. Ina walk of about 
three-fourths of a mile we noted 9 pairs feeding young, and no 
doubt there were others we did not see. Setsare 30f 3. At 
Washington it is ‘a common migrant, first noted on April 19, 
91. A few breed. Hasbrouck found a nest with 4 eggs nearly 
hatched on May 21, ’88” (Richmond). On Dan’s Mountain, 
June 5 to 14, ’95, they were very numerous; their numbers 
about equalled that of all other birds seen there. On the 9th 
young birds left a nest before I could count them. 
Family Moracitiipa—Pipits. 
Anthus pensilvanicus (697). American Pipit. 
Common in flocks from October 13 (’95) to November 19 
(794), and from February 11 (’94) to May 13 (’92) ; occasionally 
some winter with us. At Washington “from October 15 (’90) 
to May 4 (’89); more numerous in October, November and 
March and April than in midwinter. They were common until 
November 30, 90” (Richmond). 
On November 12, ’93, I found a large flock in Dulaney’s 
Valley ; some were running and presumably feeding on pas- 
ture, others on a part that had been newly turned up, while the 
greater number were either bathing in a shallow puddle or 
dressing their feathers in an adjoining tree, being perched on 
the branches from the ground up to the top, fully 50 feet from 
the ground ; they, however, were more at home on the fence 
rails or on the ground. 
Family TroaLopyrip2—Thrashers, Wrens, ete. 
Mimus polyglottos (703). Mockingbird. 
Resident in the southern counties of Maryland and regular in 
summer as far north as Kent and Anne Arundel Counties, In 
