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the English Sparrow’s. It has a noticeable characteristic of teeter- 
ing its body up and down, as if likely to fall forward but catching 
itself in time. This sandpiper can also be recognized by its loud, 
plaintive call-notes, resembling the syllables “ peet weet ” accented 
somewhat on the first syllable. The Spotted Sandpiper has light 
brown upper parts, whitish under parts, and over all it is marked 
with indistinct blackish spots. 
59. Green Heron. Butorides virescens virescens (Linn.) 
The little Green Heron was observed regularly at the marsh 
between Iona Island station and Bear Mountain. Generally two 
birds were seen, and I inferred that a pair had a home in the 
vicinity of the marsh. The greenish hue of the upper parts, with 
the greenish black of the crown, serve to distinguish this heron at 
a distance. In flight it might be taken for a crow, but careful 
discrimination will show its different appearance in form and man- 
ner. When perched in a favorite station, generally the dead top 
of a small tree in the marsh, the peculiar humped position of the 
Green Heron is a characteristic assisting identification, for its 
elongated neck is not apparent when the bird is thus perched. 
60. Herring Gull. Lams argentatus Pont. 
Without being over-positive regarding the accuracy of identifi- 
cation I noted, June 1, a specimen of this gull flying along the 
marsh toward the river, near the southeast entrance to Bear Moun- 
tain Inn. The bird was in the grayish white plumage, and was 
doubtless a young one of the year ranging abroad on an independent 
foraging trip, as there was no evidence that a family or colony of 
this gull lived in the neighborhood. 
THE BIRDS OF THE VICINITY OF THE GUEST HOUSE 
Description of the Guest House Region. The Guest House 
and its environment make it a most, attractive center of bird 
activity. It is located on the road to Jolmsontown, about an eighth 
of a mile from the junction of that road with the Bear Mountain- 
Tuxedo Drive (Seven Lakes). The house is situated on a rocky 
