T able VI.
List of Species which merely winter in P ennsylvania, and migrate m summer to rear
their young in the F ur Countries.
F alconidj®. Falco peregrinus, Buteo lagopus, Buteo (Circus) cyaneus (young only).. .
Strigidze. Strix brachyota.
M erulid-e. Merula migratoria. A few breed in Pennsylvania.
Sylviad/k. Anthus aquaticus.
Fringilud*. Alauda cornuta, Emberiza Canadensis, Fringilla leucophrys, F. iliaca, F.
hyemalis, F. purpurea, Coccothraustes Ludoviciana.
CERTHIAD2E. Troglodytes hyemalis.
Grallatores. Calidris arenaria, Charadrius vociferus, Ch. pluvialis, Vanellus melanogaster,
(a few breed within fhe state,) Limosa fedoa, L. Hudsonica, Scolopax Wilsonii.
Natatores. Podiceps cornutus, P. Carolinensis, Sterna arctica, St. nigra, Larus argenta-
toides, L. leucopterus, L. canus, Anas clypeata, A. (Chauliodus) strepera, A. (Dafila)
caudacuta, A. (Boschas) domestica, A. (B.) crecca, Mareca Americana, Oidemia per-
spicillata, O. fusca, 0 . Americana, Fuligula vallisneria, F. ferina, F. marila, F. rubida,
Clangula vulgaris, Cl. albeola, Harelda glacialis, Mergus merganser, M. serrator, Anser
Canadensis, A. bernicla, Colymbus glacialis, C. septentrionalis, Uria alle. In all 52.
T able VII.
List of Species which summer fo r breed) in the F ur Countries and in P ennsylvania, but
WINTER farther to the southward.
V ulturidze. Cathartes aura.
F alconidzb. Aquila (Pandion) haliseeta.
Laniadze. Tyrannus intrepidus.
Merulid®. Merula Wilsonii, M. solitaria, Orpheus rufus, O. felivox.
Sylviadji. Erythaca (Sialia) Wilsonii, Sylvicola sestiva, S, petechia, Setophaga ruticilla,
Seiurus aurocapillus.
Ampelid®. Yireo olivaceus, Bombycilla Americana.
F ringillidze. Carduelis Americana (only a very short time absent from Pennsylvania),
Pyranga rubra.'
Sturnidze. Molothrus pecoris, Agelaius phceniceus, Icterus Baltimore, Quiscalus versicolor,
Scolecophagus ferrugineus.
Certhiadze. Troglodytes aedon, T. palustris.
T rochilid* . Trochilus colubris.
H ircndinida;. Hirundo bicolor, H. Americana, H. riparia, H. purpurea, Cypselus pelasgius.
Caprimulgidæ. Caprimulgus vociferus, C. (chordeiles) Virginiana.
Halcyonidæ. Alcedo alcyon.
Columbidæ. Columba (Ectopistes) migratoria.
Grallatores. Ardea Herodias, A. lentiginosa, Totanus vociferus, T. flavipes, T. Bar-
tramius, Rallus Carolinus.
Natatores. Sterna hirundo, Anas discors, Dendronessa sponsa.------In ail 42.
T able VIII.
List of Species which winter to the southward, are birds of passage in the parallel of
P hiladelphia in spring and autumn, and breed in summer in the F ur Countries.
Falconid®. Falco Columbarius.
Sylviad®. Sylvicola maculosa, S. coronata, S. striata, S. (Vermivora) rubricapilla, S. (V.)
peregrina? Setophaga Bonapartii, Seiurus aquaticus.
Ampelid®. Bombycilla garrula.
Sturnid®. Dolichonyx oryzivorus.
Grallatores. Charadrius semipalmatus, Strepsilas interpres, Grus Americana, G. Canadensis,
Recurvirostra Americana, Numeniuslongirostris, N. Hudsonicus, N. borealis ? Tringa
Douglasii, Tr. himantopus, Tr. semipalmata, Tr. alpina, Tr. maritima? Tr. Schinzii, Tr.
minuta, Tr. pusilla, Tr. cinerea, Totanus semipalmatus, T. chloropygius, Scolopax Novo-
boracensis, Rallus Novoboracensis, Fulica Americana, PhalaropusWilsonii,Ph. hyperboreus.
N atatores. Fuligula rufitorques.------In all 35.
Note.__To illustrate the distribution of the Northern American birds still farther, the two following tables compiled
from the Prince of Musignano’s Specchio comparative), &c., are subjoined.
No. I.__List of the Species which migrate northwards, from or through Pennsylvania, in spring, and may therefore be
considered as retiring to the Fur Countries to breed, although they did not come under our notice.
F alconidzE. Falco Sancti Johannis, F. hyemalis.
SylviadzE. Sylvia Novoboracensis, S. palmarum, S. maritima, S. pardalina, S. mitrata, S. pensilis, S. virens, S.
Blackburniffi, S. icterocephala, S. castanea, S. Canadensis, S. autumnalis, S. sphagnosa, S. azurea, S. Wilsonii,
S. vermivora, S. solitaria, S. chrysoptera, Parus bicolor, Regulus cristatus, R. calendula.
F r in g ill tDxE. Fringilla pinus, Loxia curvirostra.
-Grallatores. Tringa pectoralis.
N atatores. Rhincops nigra, Sterna minuta, Anas obscura, A. Labradora, Mergus albellus, Phalacrocorax carbo,
Ph. graculus, Ph. cristatus, Mormon fratercula, Alca torda.----- In all 36.
No. II.__Species resident all the year in Pennsylvania, which were not seen by us in the Fur Countries.
St r ig id .®. Strix asio.
SylviaDzE. Sylvia trichas (absents itself a few days in the middle of winter).
Certhiadze. Sitta Carolinensis. F ringillidze. Fringilla melodia, F. socialis, F. pusilla, F. caudacuta, F. maritima, F. Cardinalis.
Tetr a o n iDzE. Perdix Virginiana.
P avonidze. Meleagris gallopavo (formerly, now extinct in that state).
Grallatores. Haematopus ostralegus.——In all 12.