. Birds of Michigan . udwig Kum- lein; %breeds abundantly at Mackinac Island in July (S. E. White); eggs four to nine occasionally ten (Prof. A. W. Butler); nine (E. E. Brewster); cream color, or creamy white, specked with brown. 324-749-(33). Regulus calendula (Linn.). * Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Rather common; throughout the state; migrant; April and May, and Oct. andNov.; rare at Ann Arbor (Dr. J. B. Steere); Dewitt (Dr. G. W. Topping); com-mon at Iron Mountain (E. E. Brewster); breeds in the Northern Peninsula; nestswith five young at Mackinac Island, July 26,1890 (S. E. White); breeds at LAns
. Birds of Michigan . udwig Kum- lein; %breeds abundantly at Mackinac Island in July (S. E. White); eggs four to nine occasionally ten (Prof. A. W. Butler); nine (E. E. Brewster); cream color, or creamy white, specked with brown. 324-749-(33). Regulus calendula (Linn.). * Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Rather common; throughout the state; migrant; April and May, and Oct. andNov.; rare at Ann Arbor (Dr. J. B. Steere); Dewitt (Dr. G. W. Topping); com-mon at Iron Mountain (E. E. Brewster); breeds in the Northern Peninsula; nestswith five young at Mackinac Island, July 26,1890 (S. E. White); breeds at LAnse(Prof. Ludwig Kumlein); nests semipensile in trees (Coues North American Birds); eggs five to nine, dull whitish, or pale buff, faintly spotted with light brown, chieflyat the larger end (Davie); often found in flocks with the preceding species ( W. Simmons); this and the preceding species are two of our most elegant species is not shy. Subfamily POLIOPTILINiE. POLIO PTI LA Blue-gray Gnalcatcher, natural size. 325-751-(36). Polioptlla cserulea (Linn.). * Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Very common; throughout Southern Michigan; April to Sept.; very common atAnn Arbor (Dr. J. B. Steere); we find it common at this place; S. E. White reports itrare at Mackinac Island and says it is found in the Northern Peninsula; breeds; nestsin trees in May; nest elegant, softly lined and covered outside with lichens; oftensecures material for nest from nests of other birds; eggs four to seven, white, speckedwith brown; habits much like those of Creepers and Nuthatches. ZOOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. 129 Family TURDIDiE. Thrushes; Blue Birds, principally insects, often fruit; usually sweet TURDIN^E. TURD OS Linn.
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