lairds of Narberth, Pa., and Vicinity. 
The accompanying list of the birds observed in the vicinity of 
Narberth does not profess to be a complete list of all of our birds, 
but only such species as have been noted by the writer during the 
past three years. The list is published with the hope that it will 
be of interest to those who desire to possess some information 
relative to our native birds, and to stimulate others to make obser¬ 
vations, so that a complete list may be obtained. 
There are, doubtless, many other birds that occasionally occur 
in this vicinity, but I have refrained from recording any except 
those that are well authenticated, preferring that future observa¬ 
tions should add to the list rather than take from it. 
In commenting on the various species, I am especially indebted 
to Warren’s Birds of Pennsylvania and Stone’s valuable production 
on the Birds of Eastern Pennsylvania and New fersey. 
Any notes pertaining to the birds of this vicinity not included 
in the list, or observations relating to the recorded species, will be 
thankfully received. 
1. Anas boschas. Mallard. Migrant; not common. Sev¬ 
eral were shot near Narberth two years ago. 
2. Aix sponsa. Wood Duck. Observed occasionally along 
Mill Creek. 
3. Botaurus lentiginosus. Bittern. Summer resident in some 
portions of Pennsylvania, but rare here. An adult male of this 
species was run over by a train near Merion Station, November 9, 
1894, and is now in the collection of Mr. Frank L. Burns, of Berwyn, 
Pa. The bird possibly flew against the telegraph wires and then 
fell to the track. 
4. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. Occasionally seen 
in spring and fall. 
5. Ardea virescens. Green Heron. Summer resident. 
6. Nycticorax nycticorax naevius. Night Heron. Summer 
resident; tolerably common along Mill Creek. Breeds in Mont¬ 
gomery County. 
7. Rallus virginianus. Virginia Rail. Rare summer resident. 
8. Porzana Carolina. Sora. Carolina Rail. Rather com¬ 
mon ; migrant. “ Mr. Thomas S. Gillen has occasionally found it 
breeding at Ambler, Montgomery County.” — Stone. 
9. Philohela minor. American Woodcock. Rare summer 
resident. 
