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BIRDS OF SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. 



BY J. D. FOOT). 



Charleston, S. C, Nov. 10, 188S. 

 E. B. Webster, 



Dear Sir: I take pleasure in enumerating for you a few 

 of the birds to be found near Summerville, S. C, and Lope it 

 will be of interest to your many readers. 



Of the family Turdidce we have: Wood Thrush, common res- 

 ident; Hermit Thrush, very rare, only three specimens having 

 ever been noted; Am. Robin, abundant winter visitor; Mocking- 

 bird, common resident, the sweetest songster we have in this 

 locality; Catbird, common resident; Brown Thrasher, common 

 resident. 



Of the family Saxicolid.ee, Bluebird, common resident. 



Ot the family Syloviidm, Blue-gray Onatcatchw, rare in win- 

 ter and common in summer; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, occasional 

 summer visitor. 



Of the family Pampas, Tufted Titmouse, resident, compara- 

 tively common; Black-capped Chickadee, comparatively common 

 resident; Carolina Chickadee, comparatively common resident. 



Of the family Sittidw, White-bellied Nuthatch, rare resident; 

 Brown-bellied Nuthatch, common resident. 



Of the family Troglodytidm, Carolina Wren, common resi- 

 dent; Bewick's Wren, rare resident, House Wren, commun resi- 

 dent; Long-billed Marsh Wren, common resident throughout 

 our marsh lands, Short-billed Marsh Wren, winter visitor. 



Of the family Mniotiltidw, Prothonotary Warbler, rare resi 

 dent, Swainson's Warbler, rare resident, Worm -eating Warbler, 

 casual winter visitor, Bachman's Warbler, coast-wise resident, 

 Black-throated Blue Warbler, rare winter visitor, Yellow throat- 

 ed Warbler, common resident, Pine-creeping Warbler, rare resi- 

 dent; Yellow Red-poll Warbler, rare resident. 



