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Whiton, Maine.
1871
that June 9th had evidently deposited all but her last egg.
(We were unable to detect either D. aurita D. jamaica, or D. palmarum)
46 Myi Canadensis. Found everywhere in the woods though in our locality very common. The females were evidently laying at the time of our departure.
47 Setophaga ruticilla. Common everywhere and as great a nuisance as any bird can continually shooting them for food sake for
48 Pizzanga rubra. Heard only one at Whiton, a male on the shore of the lake June 11.
Heard another about four miles South of Whiston and North of the mountain range.
49 Ximando boreaeus. Common breeding.
50 " Luniipons. Common the first pair arrived June 1st and immediately commenced a nest; in a few days a colony of a dozen or more was at work.
51 H. brichis. Very common on the lake when the bird in the hollow stubs and dusted Woodpecker holes.
52 Cysta riparia. Common on the lake
53 Pssent auris. A few pairs bred in the shelter top in front of the hotel.
54 Ampelis cedrum. Common especially in the flooded forests when they perch or are the tops of the "stubs"; saw them building in a low for June 8th.
55 Vireo oliaconis. Common everywhere in the woods
56 Vireo solitarius. Not very common in the woods.
(Found V. gilvus common at Bethel)
57 Troglodytes fuscescals. Very common everywhere.