LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 



A. V. Accidental Visitant. A bird found beyond the 

 limits of its usual range. 



L. Length of a bird from the tip of its bill to the end 

 of its tail. Remember that living birds look 

 shorter than the measurements of specimens 

 given beyond. 



P. R. Permanent Resident. A species which is found in 

 the same locality throughout the year. The Bob- 

 white, Ruffed Grouse, most Owls, and Hawks, 

 the Crow, Jays, Black-capped Chickadee and 

 the White-breasted Nuthatch are Permanent 

 Residents. 



S. R. Summer Resident. A species which comes from 

 the South in the spring and, after nesting, returns 

 to its winter quarters. 



T. V. Transient Visitant. A species which visits us in 

 the spring while en route to its more northern 

 nesting grounds, and in the fall when returning 

 to its winter home in the South. Most Transient 

 Visitants are found both in the spring and fall, 

 but some, like the Connecticut Warbler, are found 

 in the North Atlantic States only in the fall. 



W. V. Winter Visitant. A species which comes from the 

 North to remain with us all, or part of the winter 

 and then return to the North. Winter Visitants 

 may arrive in September and remain until April, 

 or they may come later and only for a brief stay. 



Note. Measurements are in inches. 



