Una) Common in summer, nests in late 

 April, or May, eggs four or rive. 



Prairie Horned Lark. (Otocoris al- 

 pe*tris) I think a few nest here; am not 

 sure about the bird. 



Bobolink. (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) 

 Abundant in spring and summer, but 

 begin to leave for the south in September, 

 nest in May and June, eggs rive or six. 



Meadow Lark. (Sturnella magna) 

 Abundant spring and summer resident, 

 nest in May and June, eggs four to six. 



A FEW WARBLERS. 



(Concluded.) 



The Maryland Yellew-throat and the 

 Golden-winged Warbler both occur es 

 summer residents, breeding here; and 

 both evince a decided liking for swamps, 

 peat beds, bogs and wet places in general, 

 particularly so, the Yellow-throat, who 

 sometimes builds his nest scarcely out 

 of the water. Botli are ground builders. 

 The drowsy grasshopper notes of the 

 Golden-winged Warbler, and a lively, 

 "vveech-a-tee, weech-a-tee" of the Mary- 

 1 md Yellew-throat are in decided eoi - 

 trast to each other, and both of decided 

 pleasantness, and quite in harmony 

 with the surroundings of their swampy 

 haunts. 



Among the rarer of the migrant War- 

 bler in this vicinity, is the Nashville 

 Warbler, who will occasionally give you 

 a glimpse of his form on some bright 

 May morning, from out the branches of 

 some ever green hedge where he seems 

 to lelight to st ly. The Nashville War- 

 bler is always easily identifiable to me 

 by his song, which always strikes me as 

 being two songs in one,— first a faint 

 lisping song, then a livelier chipping 

 c'.iorus, like, — u ke-tsee, ke-tsee, ke-tsee, 

 ke-tsee, chip-ee, chip-ee, chip-ee, chip-ee. 



He has a chestnut colored cap, a yel- 

 lowish vest, and a slaty overcoat. 



I might speak of the Ovenbird, as a 

 warbler, if every body didn't know him; 



and I might speak of several others, it 

 I knew them better. As it is, 1 will 

 leave this entertaining and pleasing little 

 family to take care of itself, which, by 

 the way, it is well able to do. • 



Njsil P. Posson, Medina, N. Y. 



BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH 

 CAROLINA. 



Sitta carolinensis, White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch. — Only a winter visitant. Not 

 very plentiful. 



Sitta pusilla, Brown-headed Nuthatch. 

 — The most common of the Nuthatches 

 about here, and one of our soonest nest- 

 ers. 



Lophophanesbicolor, Tufted Titmouse. 

 — Resident. They use old cavities for 

 nesting places. Common. 



Parus carolinensis, Carolina Chickadee. 

 — These pretty little birds build their 

 nest sometimes in knot holes and some- 

 times make the excavation themselves. 

 Tollerably common. 



Polioptila caerulae, Blue-Gray Gnat- 

 catcher. — One of our prettiest nest- 

 makers, and cannot to my notion be ex- 

 celled by any other bird in the construc- 

 tion of their nest. Resident. 



llylocichla mustelina, Wood Thrush. — 

 The commonest of our thrushes arrives in 

 April and departs in September. Tluy 

 possess a very good musical power 

 which they put to use in making the 

 woods ring with their songs during the 

 spring and summer evenings. 



Merula migatoria, American Robin. — 

 Abundant winter resident. They arrive 

 in October and remain all the winter 

 feeding on Boll Gun n, Holly and Cedar 

 berries. 



Sialia sialis, Bluebird. — Common resi- 

 dent. I do not know any thing about 

 this species that would be interesting. 



English Sparrow. — Abundant resident 

 and a nuisance wherever found. They 

 exercise the authority of a monarch, and 

 run all the other birds away. 

 J. W. P. Smith wick, Sans Souci, N. ('. 



