NoTEs ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY. 19 
Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon).—'Two were seen. ; 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Zvrochkzlus colubrzs).— Common, fre- 
quenting especially the flowering jewel weeds. 
Kingbird (Zyrannus tyrannus).— Very abundant. Three shot at once. 
American Crow (Corvus americanus).— Common in small parties. 
About 5 o’clock a flock of several hundred appeared on the highest part of 
the island. Shells of clams, oysters, mussels, and many other littoral 
shells have been scattered all over the island by Crows. 
Cowbird ((Molothrus ater). — One female seen on an old fence-post. 
Meadowlark (Szurnella magna). — Several seen in marshy meadows. 
American Goldfinch (Astvagalinus tristis).— A great many were seen 
flying overhead. 
Vesper Sparrow (Powcetes sramineus).— One seen. 
Savanna Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensts savanna).— About twenty 
seen in marshes and old fields. 
Song Sparrow (Melospiza meloda).— Very common everywhere; feed- 
ing on small purple berries. 
Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus).— About ten seen or heard. 
Barn Swallow (zrundo erythrogastra).— A few seen flying over a 
marsh. 
Tree Swallow (Zachycineta 5zcolor).— Very abundant. Fifty were 
seen on one small dead limb of a mulberry-tree. Hundreds of them were 
perched on a barn. 
Cedar Waxwing (Amfelis cedrorum).— Two were seen flying overhead. 
Migrant Shrike (Lavnius ludovictanus migrans William Palmer). — One 
was shot on a fence-post, near the residence of Mr. Daniel Chase. This 
bird was at once mailed, in the flesh, to Mr. J. William Critchley, the 
well-known taxidermist, to his old address in Providence, together with a 
letter requesting him to mount the Shrike and send it to the Natural His- 
tory Museum, in Roger Williams Park, as a present from me; but Mr. 
Critchley having recently moved to New York, both the letter and package 
were forwarded, and the latter disappeared. ‘This bird bore slight traces 
of immaturity, and, from its large size, it was doubtless a male. Its meas- 
urements were as follows: Length, 237; alar expanse, 324; wing, 104; 
tail, 106 ; culmen (chord), 16.3; tarsus, 26.5 ; middle toe and claw, 23 mm. 
This makes the third record for the State. 
Maryland Yellow-throat (Geothlypis trichas brachidactyla).—Two 
shot; others seen. 
Catbird (Galeoscoptes carolinensis). — Abundant. One young male shot. 
Brown Thrasher (Harporrhynchus rufus).— Two seen in the under- 
brush. 
Chickadee (Parus atricapillus). — Several seen and heard; one young 
male shot. 
American Robin (Merula migratoria).— Very common everywhere. 
One young female, scarcely able to fly, was shot. 

