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83. Scolecophagus ferrugineii£ (Gmelin) Swainson. Rusty Black- 
bird. — Common summer resident. 
84. Quiscalus purpureus (Bartram) Lichtenstein. Purple Grackle. 
— Breeds. Not common. I have found it along the Fulton Chain in June. 
84 a. Quiscalus pm pureus aeneus Ridgway. Bronzed Grackle. — 
This form of the species breeds here and is by all odds the commonest in 
the Adirondack region. 
85. Corvus corax carnivorus (. Bartram ) Ridgway. Raven. — Com- 
mon resident throughout the Adirondacks. 
86. Corvus frugivorus, Bartram. Common Crow. — Common sum- 
mer resident, remaining, in spots, during some of the mild winters. 
87. Cyanocitta cristata (Linn.) Strickl. Blue Jay. — Abundant 
resident. 
88. Perisoreus canadensis (Linn.) Bonaparte. Canada Jay. — 
Resident; tolerably common in summer and very abundant in winter. 
Breeds very early — before the snow goes off. 
89. Eremophila alpestris (Forster) Boie. Shore Lark. — Rare, but 
becoming more common. Breeds on the sandy fields along the western 
border of the wilderness and probably at other localities. 
90. Tyrannus carolinensis (Linn.) Temminck. Kingbird. — Breeds. 
Common in many places. 
91. Myiarchus crinitus (IJnn.) Cabanis. Great-crested Fly- 
catcher. — Breeds, but rather rare. 
92. Sayornis fuscus (Gmelin) Baird. Phcebe-bird ; Pewee. — 
Breeds, but rather rare. 
93. Contopus borealis (Swainson) Baird. Olive-sided Flycatcher. 
— Common summer resident, breeding about the middle of June. 
94. Contopus virens (Linn.) Cabanis. Wood Pewee.— Tolerably 
common summer resident. • 
95. Empidonax flaviventris, Baird. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. 
— A rather rare summer resident. 
96. Empidonax pusillus trailli (Audubon) Baird. Traill’s Fly- 
catcher. — Summer resident. Not common. 
97. Empidonax minimus, Baird. Least Flycatcher. — Common 
summer resident, generally breeding in hard timber. 
98. Trochilus colubris, Linn. Humming-bird. — Tolerably common 
summer resident. 
99. Chaetura pelasgica (Linn.) Baird. Chimney Swift. — Common 
summer resident. 
100. Caprimulgus vociferus, Wilson. Whip-poor-will. — Breeds, 
but not common except about the borders of the woods. 
101. Chordeiles popetue (Vieillot) Baird. Nighthawk. — Rather 
rare, but breeds in places. I have seen it at Big Moose Lake in July. 
102. Pious villosus, Linn. Hairy Woodpecker. — A common resi- 
dent, breeding everywhere. 
103. Piciis pubescens, Linn. Downy Woodpecker. — Not so com- 
mon as the foregoing, but like it a resident, breeding throughout the 
wilderness. 
