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THE COLLECTORS' MONTHLY. 



billed Marsh Wren, but that somewhat 

 rare and local species, the Short billed 

 Marsh Wren, breed here in considerable 

 numbers. These nests, contaning pure 

 white eggs, ai*e placed near the ground, 

 sometimes touching the ground, in grassy 

 sedgy tracts of the swamp, where the 

 water disappears in summer. 



Here was the never ending chant of the 

 Golden-crowned Accentor ; and the com- 

 mon water Thrush, was to be seen any 

 where^ around the water-holes, amongthe 

 fallen and decaying trees. Its so-called 

 song, sounding, as one has said, as if the 

 bird had met with some strange surprise, 

 was common enough at any time through 

 the breeding season. Appearing as early 

 as the 25th of April, it has already made 

 its nest on the ground and is leading its 

 young about by the 19th of June. 



Here the Warblers are well represented. 

 The Yellow Warbler of course, breed here 

 abundantly, also the Redstart and the 

 Chestnut sided Warbler. Every where 

 among the cedars, throughout the spring 

 and summer, one could hear the drowsy 

 song of the Black-throated Green Warbler. 

 Among the tall trees, the Coerulean was 

 a common resident, making its closely 

 compacted nest, gray as a wasp's nest 

 outside and brown inside, some 30 or 50 

 feet from the groud. This species is a 

 constant singer. That rather southern 

 species, the Hooded Warbler was to be 

 seen in great numbers, making its nest 

 in low bushes near the ground. And, 

 singular as the companionship may be, 

 here too was the Canada Warbler, sing- 

 ing in every direction throughout the 

 breeding season. Without doubt it bred 

 here. That shy beauty, the Mourning 

 Warbler, was to be found .in suitable 

 places; and the Black and White Creep- 

 ing Warbler, could be both seen and 

 heard many times a day. 



All these Warbles, withoutdoubt, breed 

 here in very considerable numbers. The 

 nests of most of them become very 

 familiar to me while studying here. 1 

 omitted to say that the Maryland Yellow 

 throat was exceedingly common here, al 

 a summer resident. 



Once, on the 7th of June, Isawafemale 

 of the Slate-colored Snow Bird, her 

 mouth crammed with writhing carvoe 

 evidently intended for a brood of young 

 near by. 



The most striking feature of bird life 

 in summer, was the charming song of 

 the Winter Wren, quite common among 

 the cedars. 



Had we space, we might speak of the 

 Bittens, the Rails, etc., but this note is 

 long already. 



J. H. Langillic. 



Kensington, Md. 



Notefe on the Birds of Long Island. 



By "W. W. Worthington. 



All articles by Mr. Worthington are original 

 and written expressly For the Collector's Month- 

 ly. "Ed." ■ 



(62) 151. Glaucionetta clangnla 



americana.. 

 American Golden eye. (620) 



Head glossy green, and with a loose crest. A 

 round white spot in front of the eye. .Above 

 black, a voilet patch on the wing and white 

 markings on the scapulars. Tail hoary. Undm - 

 part except the flanks white. 



An abundant winter resident, arriving 

 from North on theadventof cold weather. 

 Called " Whistlers'' on account of the 

 noise caused by their wings when riving. 

 They often feed in thesmall shallow creeks, 

 and sometimes even in fresh water ponds. 

 Breeds.in the far North, .laying six. to. ten 

 pale greenish e.^-gs, about 2% x 1 ^ inches 

 in holes in trees. N»est of grasses etc., 

 lined with down. 



