CATALOGUE. 
CLAss—AvEs—Birds. 
ORDER—P ASSERES—Perchers. 
FAmMILY—TurRpDIDa&a—Thrushes. 
1.* Turdus migratorius,L. ROBIN. Abundant from February to 
November. 
2.* Turdus mustelinus, Gm. WOOD THRUSH. Summer resident; 
common; arrives in the Jatter part of April and nests about May 15. 
3. Turdus pallesi, Cab. HERMIT THRUSH. ‘Migrant; common; 
taken as early as April 4th. 
4 Turdus swainsoni, Cab. OLIVE BACKED THRUSH. Migrant; 
not common. 
5. Turdus (swainsoni var.) aliciz, Bd. ALICE’S THRUSH. Mi- 
grant; common. 
6. Turdus fuscescens, Steph. WILSON’S THRUSH, VEERY. 
Migrant; not common; may occasionally breed here, as I have seen 
it as late as June 11th. 
7.* Mimus polyglottus, Boie. MOCKING BIRD. Summer resident; 
rare. Lam informed by Dr. Hunt that a pair of Mocking Birds have 
bred near his house at Valley Junction for three seasons in succes- 
sion. OnJanuary Ist, 1877, lL took a specimen near Madisonville, 
although the weather had been unusually severe for two or three 
weeks, and the ground was covered with snow. 
8.* Mimus carolinensis, Gr. CAT BIRD. Very common from April 
till October, 
9.* Harporhynchus rufus, Cab BROWN THRUSH. Summer 
resident; common; arrives early in April. 
FAMILY, SAXICOLID&2—Bluebirds. 
10.* Sialia sialis, Haldeman. ‘ BLUE BIRD. Resident; common in 
summer, occasional in winter, when it is seen in parties of five or 
six. Pairs about the middle of February 
FAMILY, SYLVILD4:—Sylvias. 
11. Regulus calendula, Licht. RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. 
Spring and fall migrant; not as common as the following. 
12. Regulus satrapa, Licht. GOLDEN-CRESTED KINGLET. Win- 
ter resident; common. 
13.* Polioptila czerulea, Scl. BLUE-GRAY GNAT-CATCHER. 
Summer resident, but more abundant during the spring migrations ; 
arrives early in April. A nest of this species, sent ne by Mr. Edgar 
R. Quick, from Brookville, Ind., resembles a humming bird’s in 
form and texture and is quite large for the size cf the bird. This 
nest was commenced May 21st, and contained two eggs with em- 
bryos June 4th. Mr. Quick tells me that the usual number of eggs 
is five. 
