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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Apxxl 26, 1883. 



fingers, byitsboingaecidciitallycauglilwilh the meat. Th.-y 

 ii ; :i way of rapidlj foiling over and <>v< r when they bite 

 anything, 'until the p'iocc is twisted out. li' they were very 

 large they would not fie vrery.fjood pots "> Imiva wound, 

 especially if children were exposed. 



Flu' little swamps had been drv bo Ions Ilia! the Water woe 

 all gone except in the alliualof holes. 1 saw something 

 swimming about in a little pool ahout six feel in diameter, 

 1 .sat down on the sand bar thrown up around fhehole, which 

 bad probably been there tor year:!, the work of the alligator 

 when digging the hole. Boon the nubliy nose and little 

 green eyes of'n young alligator popped up. (hen another. 

 until 1 counted six or eight. 1 was not more than tour feet 

 from the water, but, a- I kept still, the little fellows did 

 nothing but eye ine sharply. Pretty soon I heard a strange 

 Clucking sound, and a big bunch* of a nose ami a pair of 

 huge, green goggle eyes were thrust up a little too close and 

 familiar, 1 thought. "considering the short acquaintance, 1 

 sal quite limber on foot, ready to take leave in case the old 

 lady should harbor a notion" to scoop me into the family 

 Circle, The Blare Of sixteen or eighteen eyes was embarrass. 

 mi audience seemed to aspect something of me. 

 Cautiou-lv 1 backed down and out, and the audience sud- 

 denly and' silently disappeared. 1 tried to snare the old one. 

 but she pulled Out of the noose 1 fixed, and was not at home 

 for caller-- for several weeks. By fixing a sack under water 

 ami pulling a string 1 closed the bole behind three of the 

 little ones, which are the pels 1 now have: three feet each. 

 The bav has filled upyvith water, so I have not been able to 

 Catch the re-t, but expect lo soon. Knick. 



I.awtey, Pin.. April J. 



[A skin and skeleton of the Florida crocodile {Oiveodilus 

 ■ Lin rirninif) is in the National Museum at Washington, 

 specimen number 14. 874. They were received from Prof. 

 II. A. Ward, of Rochester, N. V. The museum would like- 

 more specimens.] 



THE BIRDS OF MAINE. 



With Annotations of their Comparative Abundance, 

 Dates of Migration, Breeding Habits, etc. 



HV EVKKKTT SMITH 

 .SV.I/aY.IAT. 



r pHK following classification of the birds already emuner- 

 X aled iii this catalogue may prove of interest toils 

 readers. 

 Class A. — Residents, or species found here during the 



entire year: 33 species. 



B, -Summer Visitants. Species found here in 

 summer, and with but few exceptions of regular occurrence ; 

 113 species. 



Class C— Winter Visitants. Species found here in 

 winter, hut usually not at any other time, and with few ex- 

 ceptions ot regular occurrence.- 21 epeei. s. 



Class I). — 'Migrants. Species found here during migra- 

 tions, but with few exceptions not at other limes; 07 species. 



CLASS E.— Stragglers or Irregular Visitants; 69 species. 



L.—M A?< <<■'. in- species found here during the entire year; 



ii . - 

 18. QolJen-ciownud Km-hi 

 15. Black -capped Chickadee. 

 Hi. Iludsoninni icct.i.e-. 

 !■• *'• ! ■',.. • - • 



i..-. Oreai HornedOwl 

 I ,■'. Long cared Owl. 

 ill. Barred Owl 



. . I'm, el. 

 -;... Golden-eyed Duck. 



tfi r-bn uated Morgonsor, 

 ; ■ , • ,t.ed Merganser, 

 tlvei rGull, 

 UV-X Ureal Sen here Diver or Loon. 

 '.i ciiain. 

 . . BlacfcCnullemot, 



B.—Sn - i ! fi intt, or species found here in summer. 



and with but few exceptions of regular occurrence: 118 

 species. 



a Wilson - lie;,-:; K.gidnily hreeils. 



. i.'.s ,!■; 



; '. Ileus, tt'ivu. iieguiarly breeds. 



■.'I. Wilder V, l,-o. li- ell 



■j; .s|„,r; mlf .1 y,;e- 1: Wren. .More . 



• 



•;•; W.lli I- U,:. nil. le . 



•:;. lii.i i. 



SO. NaalivJUe Warbler. B 



::•;. Wnnie,-,:. - ■ ■;• be, - -' e Warbler 



ei rc-nriclrd i... moo-.. 

 :!;. |i|i. ■ ■ nrhler. li. 



til. Ca|itli:iv Wmbl.r. flobat.lv l)r. 



imhei- 



■vidence needed as to sound- 

 ireedlng. 



rly breeds. 



arbler. Regularly breeds 



. probably breeds regularly 



■gnlurlv I. ic-ls 



■.•(is regularly in very limited 



85, 



,ler. Regll 



. ■: . . 



iris species, for 



Prouubfi breeds regularly. 



regularly, I an i" 



regular occurrence. Store 



.1' regular occurrence. 



y breeds, 



" Regularly breeds, and of 

 rl3 breeds, 



ipparently of irregular winter 



species 111 



of hawks. 



•J to. 



' , I 



Jill, 



mm 



814! 



Plller 



SIM. 





last. 





shirk 





ed Hawk. Regularly breeds. The w 



/I- Imgninriy breeds. Of irregular oeeur- 



■gnkiVly breeds". 



lady breeds. 



reliably a few continue to regularly breed 



[per. Regularly breeds. 



species remain in Maine 



usually' not in i 



Jar occurrence ; 31 speck 



23. Horned [.al- 



lies species remain in Mai 

 y breed here, but further e 



eurreuce. Probably breeds. 



reds. 



of irregular occurrence, but known 



Species found here in winter, but 

 -, and with but few exceptions of regu- 



:e, most commonly seen on 



Winter, but irre 



nvnee in .. infer, but irregu 

 red within die limits of the 



obs.r\ 

 limit,-, 



10 lire. 



rui-renoe. In the 

 : ! March S, IKWS. 

 nbably of regular 



Probably of regular occurrence in limited 

 ppai-emiy hi regular occurrence, bur never 



D — 



with f. 



:; An 



(a. Apparently of regular oeeur- 



liilled Morre. So uncommon that 

 egularity of the occurrence of this 



c during migration, but, 



-" species. 



ic. or.l of specimens taken 



nmn Apparently rare in 

 num. More evidence needed 

 a.! i.uiemii. 



'•r! s. ■mi'p.ili. '.. ■ .-k. Spiiag and uiuumii. 



'■'■■ Vera- '■■!,. -. spring ami e.uinuin 



!■••■ •-P'-m- and autumn. 

 -...! Sandpiper Autumn only, 

 dm u.-.i Sandpiper. Spring and autumn. 



. spring and autumn. 



v.V Uuulin. -. !!,',,' . J on shores »f Maine i 



11. Red-breasted Sandpiper Spring ami autumn, 



I'M. Sauderling. Autumn. Very rarely appears on the shores of 

 Maine.n spring. 

 1118. Little VeltnTclinn!::; Tut If r. Autumn. Very rarely occurs here 



in spring, 



''■'"■ ' ■ '"■ ' ' ■ I '. : ll.ul 'I .!■!- .;.' ine n 



•MX Semipalniaied Taller, Wiilet. ( ".if irregular appearance on the 



shores el Minm huini: autumn migrations. 



3H. IbulsoaianCodwif. Autumn. 



sol, Hudsonian. Curlew. Springanda 



•M. r-s(|uunaux Curlew. Autumn, 

 species, in second Imp, for "apring" real 



spring and autumn. 





Sprh 



and a 



that 



Never abundant. 



031. Sprigtail Duck, 



throughout, ilie winie 

 ■JIM.' Hon. led ilerga 



lierc. am: :. I hough n 



est,. Eta 

 tions. in 

 entlyofii 



g and autumn. A few remain throughout 



Spring and autumn. But few remain 



'. Spring and autumn. Never abundant 

 irobable a few lmeularly breed within the 

 •k oi' satisfactory evidence the species is 



read, ' 



:nd autumn. In fifth line of 

 d "winter" should be omitted, 

 vidence needed in regard to 

 rence of this species here. 



Spring and autumn. Nos. 866 

 currence off the Maine coast. 

 ml September. 



autumn. A few remain here 



ibalily a regular migrant. 



currence during spring and autumn migra- 



imbers. bowecer. Uncommon, and appar- 



uluniu am! i,rol,aS,]y in spring also. 

 i or liagden. Spring and autumn, 

 ■r Black Hagden. Srii-jn^ ami anounn. The 

 r iilin mm' oit" the Maine coast in August 

 ' or Loon. Spring and autumn. 

 Spring and autumn. A few remain here 



and i 



E. — Stritr/glavor Ivrnjuhir 17 

 I . Wood Thrush. Keeord of but 0! 



ritliiniheti 

 81. Orangi 



16. Agile 



sken. 

 33. Yellow 

 ■>s. White- 



rregularlv. 



itiunn. A few remain in winter. 



ling here, 



rs cannot properly he regarded 



limit* 



api.; 



• 69 species, 

 men taken. 



ce needed of the occur- 

 srd of two specimens 



•asted i 'hat. Keeord of one specimen taken, 

 d Vireo. Record of a pair nesting. Perhaps . 

 ire evidence wanted in regard to occurrence ( 



r Tj.n; 



l.obeuiian Chattei-t 



■dmai firoslieak. Sftagglers 



tally 



. . escaped cage-birds. 

 i:J. Blue Grosheal:. Keeord of o single specimen taken. 

 85. A'ellow-winged Sparrow. Apparently occurs only as a straggler. 



0U in-cliar-; i in'ole. u V n I -,.■ !■ m rs o;.lv as a straggler. 



HO. Hoat-tailn-i flraekle KeeorOni'l ne instance. 



ttt. Western Kingbird. Record of a single specimen taken. 

 Wt. Yellow billed Cuckoo. Apivn-i mly occurs inegularly only. 

 135. Red-headed Woodpecker. Apparently of irregular occurrence 

 only, 



It;;'. Ham Owl. Keeord of a single specimen taken. 

 1311. Screech Owl. Apparently of irregular occurrence, but not 

 ran- ami lias been taken in summer and in winter. 



14-:. eelaiiO i.vraile.ei. . lecnrs only as a straggler. 



'-yrfalcon. Occurs only as a straggler. 



I Iti 



ulai 



only. 



OccuiTence only by artificial iu- 

 ee only by artificial introduction 



single, specimen taken. 



i-aggler 

 aggler. 

 r. Apparently Of irregular occurrence 



from Europe, 



Straggler. 

 raggler. 

 raggier. 



lord of a single specimen taken. 



Re 



3rd of a single specimen ; idem 



a taken within die 



shot near the harbor of 

 I, to Mr. Andrew Downs 

 n the south past the coast 



iceount of die laid: of sat 

 ti.t - oecies on our coast, it 

 r of irregular occurrence. 



