I04 The Ornithology of Chester County 



(1910-1917); ave. 18 yrs. May 22. 



Fall arrival — Aug. 8 (1914) — Sept. 11 (1893); 

 ave. 13 yrs. Aug. 27. 



Fall departure — Sept. 6 (1897) — Oct. 3 (1894) ; 

 ave. 12 yrs. Sept. 21. 



222. Anthus rubescens Pipit, "titlark." Irreg- 

 ular winter visitant. Montgomery observed a flock 

 of 100 individuals Apr. 14, 1888, and Pennock the 

 same number on Apr. 11, 19 12. 



Arrival — Oct. 8 (1911) — Dec. 25 (1907-1911) ; 

 ave. 4 yrs. Nov. 18. 



Departure — Mar. 20 (1908) — May 10 (1915); 

 ave. 10 yrs. Apr. 12. 



223. Mimus polyglottos polyglottos Mockingbird. 

 Rare resident. Dr. Michener gives it as a summer 

 resident; Barnard took a nest and parent birds one 

 mile east of Kennett Square, and another specimen 

 was shot near the same place in 1872, according to 

 Pennock. From B. M. Everhart, Dr. Warren 

 learned that about 1859, several individuals built 

 nests and reared young for two or three consecu- 

 tive years in the thorn hedges on the property of the 

 Misses Bennett, West Chester. Several stragglers 

 have occurred: Eagle (Strafford) about 1880, col- 

 lected by D. N. McCadden (Stone, Bds. E. Pa. 

 and N. J., 142) ; Berwyn, one observed about my 

 yard from Nov. 11 to Dec. 2, 1909 (Redfield, Cass., 

 xiv, 44) ; Kennett Square, Dec. 15, 1910, to Jan. 4, 

 191 1, by C. J. Pennock; Westtown, Nov. and Dec, 

 19 1 4, by George Forsythe, and wintering at the same 

 place 1914-15, by Morris; and West Chester, Dec. 

 25, 1916, by Dr. Ehinger. That the species is still 



