Birds of Lewiston-Auburn 69 



REMARKS 



Probably few have an adequate idea of the number of 

 birds that may be seen in this vicinity. Of the one hun- 

 dred sixty-one birds in the catalogue I have personally 

 identified one hundred and thirty-seven, divided as fol- 

 lows: 



Singing, Songless Birds, etc., 108 



Birds of Prey and Game Birds 1 1 



Water Birds 18 



All have been seen no farther away than Greene, Tur- 

 ner and Lisbon, except four water birds that I studied at 

 the seashore and which I might have found at Sabattus 

 or Lake Auburn. Doubtless most of these may be seen 

 throughout the county. In the northern section I should 

 expect to find birds that belong to the Canadian Zone 

 (Lewiston and Auburn are in the Transition or AUeghe- 

 nian Zone) which are not included in this catalogue. 



By making special effort during my last year of 

 observation for this pamphlet I identified one hundred 

 and twenty-eight different species. A bird-student could 

 hardly expect to see as many unless there was some object 

 in view. 



When one of Professor Stanton's class in ornithology 

 brought in a list of seventy different birds seen between 

 Thanksgiving and Commencement, he considered that 

 good work had been done. If a student had identified 

 from seventy-five to eighty the work was excellent. 



