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ulus Polyphemus, in the laboratory of the Anderson School of 

 Natural History at Penikese Island, Mass. — A. S. Packard, Jr. 



Birds Breeding on Penikese Island.— The following birds 

 have been observed by me, breeding upon the island during the 

 summer months of July and August, 1873, and '74. 



Hirundo horreorum Wils. Barn swallow. Several nests have 

 been found in the barn and beneath several old sheds, and may be 

 called common. 



Petrochelidon lunifrons Cab. Cliff swallow. One nest found on 

 the outside of an old shed. Rare. 



Cotyle riparia Boie. Bank swallow. A small colony on the 

 northwest side of the Island in a small sand' bank. Common or 



Passerculus Savanna Bon. Savanna sparrow. Found breeding 

 on the ground all over the Island. Common. 



Pooecetes gramineus Bd. Grass finch, bay-winged bunting. 

 Several nests have been taken. Not common but may be found 

 more abundantly. 



Melospiza melodia Bd. Song sparrow. Several nests have been 

 ■found. Not rare. 



Agelaeus pheniceus YieWL Red-winged blackbird. Nests in the 

 sedge grass, not very abundant, on the north shore of the larger 

 Island. Not rare. 



Sturnella magna Vieill. Meadow lark. Breeds in the fields of 

 the larger Island in several places. Common. 



Tyrannus Carolinensis Cuv. Kingbird, bee martin. One nest 

 of four eggs was found by me in the bow of an old sail boat on 



Tringoides macular ius Bon. Spotted sandpiper. A few pairs 

 have been found breeding along the shores and in the grass near 

 the shore. Common or not rare. 



[Tachycineta bicolor was found breeding on the island in the 

 summer of 1873, by Mr. A. S. Scott, as we are informed by Mr. 

 C. O. Whitman.— Eds.] 



Sterna hirundo Wils. Wilson's tern. Breeds abundantly all 

 along the shores and in the grass near the shores. 



Sterna paradisea Law. Roseate tern. Breeds with the former, 

 but perhaps not quite so abundantly, but both breed by hundreds, 

 though they are fast leaving for more secure quarters. 



