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Found in the same localities as the Field Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, 

 Maryland Yellow-throat and White-eyed Vireo. 



73. Setophaga ruticilla (Linn.). [American Redstart). 

 Breeding sparingly in groves and other woods in the outskirts. 



74. Mimus polyglottos (Linn.). [Mockingbird). Rare- 

 One or two pairs breed within the town limits nearly every season. 



75. Galeoscoptes carolinensis ( Linn. ). ( Catbird ). 

 Abundant in orchards and door yards. One of the most numerous 

 species. 



76. Harporhynchus rufus (Linn.). [Brown Thrasher). 

 Common in outskirts and occasional in orchards. 



77. Thryothorus ludovicianus (Lath.). [Carolina Wren). 

 A few pairs breed every Summer in the town, but the principal 

 haunts of the species are the woods, especially in bottom lands. 



78. Thryothorus bewickii (Aud.). [Bexvicfrs Wren). 

 Abundant. Nesting about almost every habitation in the town. 

 I do not remember having ever seen a specimen of this species out- 

 side of the town, except in a few instances where a pair had taken 

 up their abode about the stable or other out buildings of some farm 

 house. 



79. Sitta carolinensis Lath. ( White-breasted Nuthatch). 

 Rather rare during the breeding season, only one nest having been 

 found within the corporation limits. 



80. Parus bicolor (Linn.). [Tufted Titmottse). Common 

 in orchards and groves. 



81. Parus carolinensis Aud. [Carolina Chickadee} 

 Common about the outskirts of the town but more rare in orchards 

 within the town limits. 



82. Polioptila c^erulea (Linn.). [Blue-gray Gnat- 

 catcher). Several nests found within the town limits, but only in 

 the outskirts in oak trees. 



83. Turdus mustelinus Gmel. ( Wood Thrush). Com- 

 mon in damp woods. 



84. Merula migratoria (Linn.). [American Robin). One 

 or two pairs in nearly every orchai"d, also in shade trees and in 

 large elms on the outskirts of the town. 



85. Sialia sialis (Linn.). [Bluebird). Common, nesting 

 in hollows of apple or shade trees, about houses, etc. 



In this connection a comparison with a locality of nearly cor- 

 responding latitude on the Atlantic coast — Washington, D. C, — 

 may be of interest. 

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