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§ XL November. 



During this month, many winter birds usually come from the 

 north, and, as in spring, " bird-waves " may occur ; Fox Sparrows 

 are common, and Hermit Thrushes finally disappear. In the early 

 part of November, the last Bay-winged Buntings, Blackbirds, Blue- 

 birds, Savannah Sparrows, and Swamp Sparrows, move to the 

 southward. I have seen Great Crested Flycatchers so late as Nov. 

 1st, and White-throated Sparrows on the 14th. f 



§ XII. Decembeb. 



I have seen Fox Sparrows, the last loiterers among our fall mi- 

 grants, so late as the 9th of December. During this month, addi- 

 tional winter birds may arrive from the north ; and the same birds 

 generally occur here as in January (§ I) 



B. DISTRIBUTION OF THE BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND. 



A LIST of the birds of New England, confined in the breeding- 

 season principally, or wholly to the district of the Alleghanian Fauna 

 (southward of the 44th parallel of latitude), or southern New 

 England: Wood Thrush, (Mocking-bird), Catbird (?), Brown 

 Thrush, Long-billed Marsh Wren, Short-billed Marsh Wren, Golden- 

 winged Warbler, Prairie Warbler, (Yellow-breasted Chat), Yellow- 

 throated Vireo, White-eyed Vireo, (Summer Red -bird). Scarlet 

 Tanager, Henslow's Bunting, Yellow-winged Sparrow, (Sea-side 

 Finch), Sharp-tailed Finch, Field Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, 

 Black-throated Bunting, Hose-breasted Grosbeak, (Cardinal Gros- 

 beak), Towhee Bunting, Meadow Lark, Baltimore Oriole, Orchard 

 Oriole, Purple Grackle (?), Black-biUed Cuckoo, Yellow-bUled 

 Cuckoo, (Red-headed Woodpecker), (Barn Owl), Carolina Dove, 

 (Heath Hen), and Quail (also several water-birds, etc.). t 



A list of the birds of New England, confined in the breeding- 

 season principally or wholly to the district of the Canadian Fauna 



t A few Swamp and White-throated the Red-headed Woodpecker, so far as 



Sparrows regularly pass the entire win- its distribution in Xew England is 



ter in the Fresh Pond swamps at Cam- concerned, is rather a. " Canadian " 



bridge. — W. B. than an " Alleghanian " bird. Lin- 



i TTie Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted coin's Sparrow is not known to breed 



Grosbeak, Baltimore Oriole, and Black- in New England, and it should have 



billed Cuckoo breed by far too com- been given among onr migratory viai- 



monly in northern New England to tors. — W. B. 

 be entitled to places in this list, and 



