1 8 Notes on Rhode Island Ornithology. 



93. Trochilus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — Common 

 summer resident. May to September, 1899. June 2 to August 31, 1900. 



94. Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. — A fairly common summer resi- 

 dent ; breeds. May 17 (1899) to September 12, 1899). 



95. Sayornis phcsbe. Phcebe. — Two were seen on April 15, one 

 September 26, and one September 30, all in 1900. 



96. Horizopus virens. Wood Pewee. — An uncommon summer resi- 

 dent ; breeds. May 21 to August 2, 1900. 



97. Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. — A rare summer resi- 

 dent; breeds. May i, 1899; two seen May 21, 1900. 



98. Otocorys alpestris. Horned Lark. — Common winter resident. 

 October 29 (1900) to April 8 (1900). 



99. Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jay. — From July to October, 1901 , sev- 

 eral flocks visited Newport and other wooded parts of the island. 



100. Corvus americanus. American Crow. — A common resident; 

 breeds ; most abundant in winter and early spring. A pair nested in a 

 maple swamp on Moorland Road, in 1899 and 1900. In 1899, the parents 

 were brooding May 27th ; and the eggs were taken by boys May 20, 1900. 

 A pair of Crows, probably those that bred, remained about this place 

 throughout the year. On November 25, 1899, they were seen chasing a 

 Red-tailed Hawk that was flying overhead. 



loi. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Bobolink. — A common summer resi- 

 dent; breeds. May 21 to September 13, 1900. One flock, in a cornfield, as 

 late as September 13, 1901. The males precede the females, and sing on 

 their arrival. Both sexes are abundant during the last week of May. 



102. Molothrus ater. Cowbird. — An abundant summer resident; 

 breeds ; first egg June 7, 1900; young on the wing as early as June 16 ; 

 1900. April 7 (1900) to October 15 (1899). 



103. Agelaius phcEniceus. Red-winged Blackbird. — An abundant 

 summer resident. March 20 (1899) to August 5 (1900). Four eggs in a 

 tussock as early as May 26, 1900. Some young were on the wing June 18, 

 1899, when other pairs were still breeding. The sexes were in separate 

 flocks by July 26, 1901. 



104 Sturnella magna. Meadowlark. — A common resident. Breeds. 

 Local name "Marsh Quail." In winter it roosts in marshes where it is 

 sometimes covered by falling snow. At that season its coloration makes 

 it very diflicult to distinguish in the dry grass. It was heard singing 

 throughout the year, excepting the months of December and January. 

 On December 3, 1901, a pair continued feeding on a weedy lawn near my 

 window throughout a driving rain-storm. It is gregarious except during 

 the breeding season, after which families remain together through July. 

 Six young were found in a nest as early as May 21, 1900. The New Eng- 

 land Meadowlark is the largest of all the geographic forms of the species. 



105. Icterus spurius. Orchard Oriole. — A rather uncommon sum- 

 mer resident ; breeds. May 27 (1900) to autumn (1899). A pair bred in 

 Peckham's apple-orchard, near Brenton's Point, in 1899. The male, a 



