. Ornithologist and oölogist . and was one vast flock, and a few calls suf-ficed to bring down clouds of birds. In thebushes along the roads the Parula Wai-blers had become common, the Bay-breastedand Blackpolls were everywhere, and theBlack-throated Greens, Magnolias, and Nasli-villes were not much behind. The Pine Creep-eis. Jrairies, Wilson, and Chestnut-sided weremuch commoner than usual, and the DownyWoodpeckers were in every tree. t-oon Iturned along the bluff, where they weie stillin Tud)roken array, where I saw four White-bellied Nuthatches and a Hairy Woodpecker,both, strange to say,
. Ornithologist and oölogist . and was one vast flock, and a few calls suf-ficed to bring down clouds of birds. In thebushes along the roads the Parula Wai-blers had become common, the Bay-breastedand Blackpolls were everywhere, and theBlack-throated Greens, Magnolias, and Nasli-villes were not much behind. The Pine Creep-eis. Jrairies, Wilson, and Chestnut-sided weremuch commoner than usual, and the DownyWoodpeckers were in every tree. t-oon Iturned along the bluff, where they weie stillin Tud)roken array, where I saw four White-bellied Nuthatches and a Hairy Woodpecker,both, strange to say, rare birds to the island. Among other rarities were a i)air of IMiila-delphia Vireos and a Cape ]SIay breakfast I rested an hour or so while Iskinned some birds and then started out my surprise the host had neaily disaj)-peared and the birds weie if anything a littleless comnujn than usual. That day was theheight of the season; ol species were recorded. Sfetvarf E. White. Grand Rapids, Kent Co., ;\ :Nov. 1890.] a:nt) oologist. 175 THK ORNlTHOLOGIST.^^OdL0GIST A Monthly .>I:it;azine ol NATURAL HISTORY, TiKler the Editorial MaiiaKenicnt of FRANK J!. WEIJSTER, Hoston, Mass. J. PARKER XORKIS, Philadelphia, Pa. FRANK A. BATES, Hoston, Mass. IlHLISIIEn AT FRANK B. WEBSTERS N A T U R A r. 1 S T ti 8 IT P P I. Y D E P O T, , Mass., U. S. A. The O. & O. is mailed each issue to every paid siib-sc^-iher. If you fail to receive it. notify us. Editorial.
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