Part 15

74. Yellow-breasted Chat. Icteria virens.--Very common.

75. Hooded Warbler. Sylvania mitrata.--Common, especially along the woodland streams on Walden's Ridge.

76. Wilson's Blackcap. Sylvania pusilla.--A single bird on Walden's Ridge, May 12, in free song.

77. Canadian Warbler. Sylvania canadensis.--Seen on three dates--May 6, 11, and 12.

78. Redstart. Setophaga ruticilla.--Common. Not seen after May 14.

79. Mocking-bird. Mimus polyglottos.--Rare. Not found on the mountains.

80. Catbird. Galeoscoptes carolinensis.--Very common, both in the city and in the country round about.

81. Brown Thrasher. Harporhynchus rufus.--Common.

82. Carolina Wren. Mocking Wren. Thryothorus ludovicianus.--Common.

83. Bewick's Wren. Thryothorus bewickii.--Not common. Seen only on Missionary Ridge.

84. White-breasted Nuthatch. Sitta carolinensis.--Common at Chickamauga and on Walden's Ridge. A single bird noticed on Lookout Mountain.

85. Tufted Titmouse. Parus bicolor.--Common.

86. Carolina Chickadee. Parus carolinensis.--Common.

87. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Polioptila cærulea.--Common.

88. Wood Thrush. Turdus mustelinus.--Very common. A bird with its beak full of nest materials was seen April 29, at the base of Missionary Ridge.

89. Wilson's Thrush. Veery. Turdus fuscescens.--Rare.

90. Gray-cheeked Thrush. Turdus aliciæ, or T. aliciæ bicknelli.--Two birds, May 2 and 13.

91. Swainson's Thrush. Olive-backed Thrush. Turdus ustulatus swainsonii.--In good numbers and free song. Seen on four dates, the latest being May 12.

92. Robin. Merula migratoria.--Five birds in the national cemetery, April 29.

93. Bluebird. Sialia sialis.--Common. Young birds out of the nest, April 28.

INDEX.

Arbutus, 137. Azalea:-- flame-colored, 178. pink, 182. white, 132.

Baptisia, blue, 14, 93. Blackbird:-- crow, 99. red-winged, 215. Bluebird, 9, 13, 78, 99, 111, 207. Bobolink, 205, 209. Buzzard, turkey, 6, 188.

Catbird, 6, 17, 25, 43, 47, 78, 99, 111, 183, 207. Catchfly, scarlet, 15, 85, 109. Cedar-bird, 207. Chat, yellow-breasted, 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 19, 27, 47, 55, 99, 110, 121, 135, 204. Chewink, 6, 13, 207. Chickadee, blackcap, 98. Chickadee, Carolina, 13, 25, 71, 88. Cowslip, 85. Cranesbill, 34, 85. Creeper, black-and-white, 6, 12, 33, 42, 117, 204, 207. Cross-vine, 23, 137, 181. Crow, 42, 189. Cuckoo:-- black-billed, 31, 42. yellow-billed, 19, 24, 71, 99, 111, 117.

Dogwood, flowering, 136. Dove, mourning, 24.

Fern:-- cinnamon, 148. maiden-hair, 47. Finch:-- Bachman's, 2, 6, 9, 13, 25, 66, 78, 81, 110, 118, 193, 194, 210. purple, 194. Flicker, 66, 78, 190. Flycatcher:-- Acadian, 17, 24, 26, 62, 117. crested, 9, 13, 67, 71, 87. yellow-bellied, 206. Fringe-tree, 135.

Ginger, wild, 137. Gnatcatcher, blue-gray, 6, 13, 18, 55, 99, 110. Goldfinch, 13, 17, 24, 25, 47, 78, 111. Gromwell, 85, 92. Grosbeak:-- cardinal, 6, 13, 23, 26, 42, 135, 146, 162. rose-breasted, 119, 194. Grouse, ruffed (pheasant), 167.

Hawk:-- red-tailed, 169, 187. sparrow, 174, 187. Hieracium, 122. Houstonia, 23, 61, 85, 93. Humming-bird, ruby-throated, 109, 178, 191.