THE OOIiOGIST. 



The Arrival if Birds as ohservel in Uliei. 

 1874. 



tbbju, April 1. Blue Bird, April ">. 

 House Wren, May 5. Summer Warbler, 

 May 10. Mnrylaiul yellow-th't, May 13. 

 liani Swallow," May 8. White-bellied S. 

 Mayo. Purple Martin. May 12. Cedar 

 bird, March 20. Purple Finch, April 10. 

 Yellow-bird. May 10. Bay-winged Spar- 

 row, April 4. Song Sparrow, April t. 

 Tree Sparrow, April 4. Chipping Spar- 

 row. April «. Field Sparrow. April 11. 

 White-th't'd Sparrow. April 28. White- 

 crown'd Sparrow. May 18. Bobolink, 

 May 12. Cow-bird, April 12. Red-w'g 

 Blackbird, April W. Meadow Lark, A- 

 pril !). Baltimore Oriole, May 11. Crow 

 Blackbird, April 20. Crow, "March 28. 

 King Mini, May 13. Pewee, April 10. 

 Cbjm. Swal., "8. Hum. Bird. May 20. 

 Belted Kingfisher, April '20. Yellow bel- 

 lied Woodpecker, " 7. Golden-winged 

 " "15. Sparrow-hawk, 



April 16. Fish Hawk, May 2. White- 

 headed Eagle, April 11. Killdeer Plover, 

 April 8. Spotted Sandpiper, May 10. 



Owing to limited space, the Arrival of Birds 

 tin- 18761b crowded out this month. 



Attitudes of Birds While Singing.* 



AlTHOUGH not singular, it is peculiar, 

 that all birds of the same family have the 

 same characteristics as regards position in 

 singing. The Robin, for instance, coales- 

 ces exactly in attitude with the thrushes, — 

 but to our point; 



The Robin, (T. migrotorius) Fiji. 1. us. 

 ually occupies a crouched position, with 

 throat distended and head a little above the 

 horizontal; body nearly upright : tail clos- 

 ed, and wiugs usually folded across the back, 



Wood Thrush (71 muntelinw) Fig. 2, 

 sits more oblique than the preceding bird, 

 with tail closed; wiugs folded across the 

 back ; head thrown back considerably more 

 than the horizontal ; mandibles usually wide 

 agape, and feet stiffly catching the perch. 



Mocking Bird (M. polyglottus). — This 

 knig of songsters always occupies a bold, 

 striking attitude, noticeable also in the 

 Brown Thrush, lie generally perches up- 

 on the top of some tree overlooking the 

 country, with tail flatly closed ; head slight- 

 ly thrown back, and throat distended; 

 wings sometimes drooped loosely at the 

 sides. This is applicable to the Cat Bird, 

 although it resorts to thick, low underbrush 

 generally while singing. 



The Blue Bird's \S. sialis.) position is 

 not different from the one always occupied 

 while perching. The throat is not always 

 distended, but usually so. 



TO BE COM IM'KU. 



KP-Thk Unihithuja awthtacma mention- 

 ed in Tax Ooi.oc.ist of last month, was. 

 it seems, discovered some time ago by Capt. 

 Beudire, and not H. W. Hensbaw. We 

 mention it here to give the discoverer due 

 credit. 



"Many birds are lea out on account of simi- 

 larity of attitude to those deeerlbed. 



All the original manuscripts of Audu- 

 bon, comprising some eight hundred vol- 

 umes, were destroyed by lire a short time 

 since, at Shelbyville. Ky. 



Not long ago, a young man named Max- 

 well, living near Liberty, Miss., killed a 

 bird that was a stranger to that part of the 

 country. In size, it resembled a common 

 thrush, but bore a lighter and more gaudy 

 [color. By the persons who saw it, it was 

 supposed to have been the Lyre Bird, BS 

 its tail indicated such species, but how it 

 came to be shot in this country can't be ex- 

 plained, as it is an Australian bird. 



