83 (Trochilus colubris) Ruby-tliroat- 
c Humming bird. A rather common 
summer resident. Breeds. 
u i} O'yronnus tyrannus) Kingbird, 
ee Martin. Common summer resi- 
1!!!!' # i ree( ^ s ' Destroys great num- 
°f bees and wasps. 
! 3o (Myiarchus crinitus) Crested Fly¬ 
catcher. Common summer resident. 
1 reeds in holes in trees, a discarded 
snake s skin being almost invariably 
found among the nesting materials. 
»«. (Sayornis phcebe)Phoebe. ‘‘Bridge 
Be wee.” Common summer resident. 
Builds under bridges. 
87. (Contopus borealis) Olive-sided 
Fly-catcher. Rare migrant. 
88. (Contopus virens) Wood Pewee. 
Common summer resident Breeds in 
numbers, covering the outside of its 
nest with gray moss. 
89. (Empidonax flaviventris) Yellow- 
bellied Flycatcher. Tolerably common 
migrant. 
90. (Empidonax minimus) Least Fly¬ 
catcher. “ Chebec,” from its call-note. 
Tolerably common summer resident. 
Probablv breeds. 
91. (Otoeoris alpestris) Horned Lark. 
“ Shore Lark.” At intervals of three 
or four years this is a common winter 
visitor. 
93. (Cyanocitta cristata) Blue Jay. 
Abundant resident. Breeds. A rowdy 
bird, always making a disturbance in 
the woods. Has a predilection for other 
bird’s eggs. 
93. (Corvus corax sinuatus) Am. Ra¬ 
ven. Rare. One shot by Mr. L. P. 
Scherrer about 1881. 
94. (Corvus americanus) Am. Crow. 
Abundant resident. Breeds. 
95. (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Bobo 
link. “Reed-bird” along the Chesa- j 
peake. “ Rice-bird” and “ May-bird” in 
the south. A common summer resi¬ 
dent. Breeds. Dr. Merriam, the U. S. 
Ornithologist, estimates the annual 
loss to the rice-growers by the depreda¬ 
tions of this bird at $3,ObO,000. (Dept, 
of Agri. Rep., 1886, p. 347). 
96. (Molothrus ater) Cowbird. Com¬ 
mon summer resident. Breeds, laying 
its eggs in other birds’ nests. 
97. (Agelaius phoeniceus) Red-winged 
Blackbird. Common summer resident. 
Breeds. 
98. (Sturnella magua) Meadowlark. 
Common summer resident. Breeds. A 
few winter here. 
99. (Icterus spurius) Orchard Oriole. 
Tolerably common summer resident.* 
Breeds. 
100. (Icterus galbula) Baltimore Ori¬ 
ole. “Hang-nest,” “Baltimore Robin.” 
“Fire-bird.” Common summer resi¬ 
dent, Has a preference for elms for 
nesting. Two or three of its pensile 
nests of as many diffeient years, being 
sometimes seen on one of these trees. 
101. (Scolecophagus carolinus) Rusty 
Blackbird. A rather common mi¬ 
grant. , . _ . 
102. (Quiscalus* quiscula) Purple 
Grackle. “Crow Blackbird.” An abun¬ 
dant summer resident. Breeds. This 
and the following subspecies are very 
destructive to corn when just planted. 
103. (Quiscalus quiscula ameus)Bronz- 
ed Grackle. “ Crow Blackbird.” Com- 
mon migrant. I do not think it e\ei 
1 > r>/n 
104. (Pinlcola enucleator canadensis) 
Am. Pine Grosbeak. “Bullfinch.” A 
rare winter visitor, only appearing at 
long intervals. The male is dull rose- 
pink, wings and tail dusky. Female : 
wings and tail as in the male, rest of 
plumage dull grayish, olive-taw-ny on 
head. Length 8.25 to 9.00 inches, wing 
4.50-5.00. 
105. (Carpodacus purpureus) Purple 
or Rosy Finch. Common winter resi¬ 
dent, staying in the cedars during the 
colder months. 
106. (Loxia curvirostra minor) Am. 
Crossbill. A very rare winter visitor. 
107. (Acanthis linaria) Redpoll. Rare 
winter visitors. The adults have the 
crown a bright crimson, otherwise are 
like small sparrows. 
108. (Spinus tristis) Am. Goldfinch. 
“Yellow-bird.” “Wild Canary.” An 
abundant permanent resident. Breeds 
late in July and early part of August. 
109. (Spinus pinus) Pine Siskin. 
“Pine Goldfinch.” Not uncommon as 
a winter visitor. 
110. (Passer domesticus) European 
House Sparrow. “ English Sparrow.” 
An abundant permanent resident. This 
little pest now occupies nearly the 
whole country from the Atlantic to the 
Mississippi. It not only leaves unmo 
lested the caterpillars it was imported 
to destroy, but drives away those of 
our native birds that feed on these in¬ 
sects. 
111. (Plectrophenax nivalis) Snow-¬ 
flake. “Snow Bunting.” Rare winter 
visitor. A few were seen here in the 
winter of 1886-’87. 
112. (Calcarius lapponicus) Lapland 
Longspur. A rare winter visitor, some¬ 
times seen in flock? of Horned Larks 
and Snow-flakes. 
113. (Poocietes gramineus) Vesper 
Sparrow. “ Bayw-inged Bunting.” A 
common migrant, rare in summer. 
Breeds. 
114. (Ammodramus sandwicliensis sa¬ 
vanna) Savanna Sparrow. Common 
migrant, rarer in summer. Breeds. 
115. (Ammodramus savannarum pas- 
serinus) Grasshopper Sparrow. “ Yel¬ 
low-winged Sparrow.” Rather common 
summer resident. Breeds. (Fairchild.) 
116. (Ammodramus lienslowii) Hens- 
low-’s Sparrow. Rather common sum¬ 
mer resident, but very local. The 
only places that 1 know of its being 
found are, a large meadow near Horse 
Hill, and in Wheeler Swamp near Lit¬ 
tleton. 
117. (Ammodramus candacutus) 
Sharp-tailed Sparrow. Not uncommon 
along the Passaic below Chatham. 
(Fairchild.) 
118. (Zonotrichia leucophrys) White- 
crowned Sparrow. This handsome 
sparrow is a rather rare migrant. 
119. (Zonotrichia albicollis)’ White- 
throated Sparrow'. An abundant mi¬ 
grant. 
120. (Spizella monticola) Tree Spar¬ 
row-. Abundant winter resident. Is 
often mistaken for the Chipping or 
Field Sparrows, which are not found 
here during the winter. 
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