Near Wareham, Mass.
1900.
June 12-14
(No 5)
  The numbered species in the following list were met
with during my stay; those without numbers & enclosed in
brackets have been found on former occasions by Mr. Bangs.
  1. Turdus pallasi. - Common throughout the pitch pines & oak
woods. Five males heard singing on the evening of
the 12th and several birds seen on this & the
following day. On the evening of the 14th one was
singing within hearing of the Bang's house. These
Plymouth County birds do not seem to me to
sing as well as do those in northern New England.
  2. Merula migratoria. - Abundant in the villages & about
farm & country houses but decidedly uncommon in
the woods. At least six or seven pairs were
breeding on the Bangs' place where they nest most
frequently under sheds & the roofs of piazzas. I first
photographed and afterwards took a nest with 7 eggs
which was built in the top of a pile of dry,
leafless brush in the barnyard. Three of the eggs were
fresh, three addled, & one contained a small dead
embryo.
  3. Galeoscoptes carolinensis. - Ordinarily common according to
Mr. Bangs but only two or three were seen during
my stay.
  4. Harporhynchus rufus. - Apparently not numerous. We
heard one singing and saw two or three
others. The open scrubly woods on the burnt
levels would seem to be admirably adapted to this species
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