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Abbreviations : R., Resident. S. R., Summer Resident. W. V., Winter Visitor. M., Migrant. C. indicates that the bird is often found in the settled parts of the city. Many others are occasionally seen in streets and gardens.
The figures following indicate the average length of the bird in inches, taken as follows : A dead specimen is laid upon its back with its neck extended, but not stretched, and the distance measured from the tip of its bill to the end of its tail.
ORDER I. PYGOPODES, (Divers).
FAMILY PODICIPIDAE, (Grebes).
I. Pied-billed Grebe or Dab-chick, (Podilymbus podi- ceps). S. R., 133.
Eminently aquatic, rarely venturing upon land ; de- pends for safety on its skill as a diver.
ORDER II. LONGIPENNES, (Long-winged Swim- mers).
FAMILY LARIDAE, (Gulls).
I. American Herring Gull, (Larus argentatus smith- sonianus). M., 24.
Large white Gull, with light blue mantle and black wing- tips.
ORDER V. ANSERES, (Swimmers).
FAMILY ANATIDAE, (Ducks, Geese and Swans). Sub-family Anatinae, (Dabblers, River and Pond Ducks). I. Mallard, (Anas boschas). M., 23.
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Drake has green head. Duck is brown. Feet red. Ancestor of domestic duck.
2. Dusky Duck, (Anas obscura). M., 22. Like duck of No. I, but darker.
3. Green-winged Teal, (Anas carolinensis). M. 143. Small. Drake has chestnut head with green stripe on each side. Duck is brownish.
4. Blue-winged Teal, (Anas discors). M., 16. Small. Distinguished by large light blue wing-patch.
Wood Duck, (Aix sponsa). M., 183. 5.
Drake has wonderful combination of gorgeous colors ; head dark green, purple and white, with long crest ; breast maroon with white spots. Duck, grayish with white throat. Nests in hollow trees.
Sub-family Fuligulinae. (Bay and Sea Ducks).
I. Greater Scaup Duck, (Aythya marila neartica). M., 20. Large. Black head and breast ; broad, blue bill ; "canvas" back.
2. Lesser Scaup Duck, (Aythya affinis). M., 17.
Similar, but smaller.
The Scaup Ducks are more commonly called "Black Heads," or "Blue Bills."
3. Golden Eye or Whistler, (Glaucionetta clangula americana). M., 20.
Drake, black and white. Duck has snuff-colored head.
4. Buffle Head or Butter Ball, (Charitonetta albeola). M., 143.
Drake very small ; black and white. Duck dusky. Sub-family Anserinae, (Geese).
I. Wild Goose, (Branta canadensis). M., 40.
Black neck and brown body. Migrates in V-shaped flocks, "honking " as it flies.
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ORDER VII. HERODIONES, (Herons, Storks, etc.). FAMILY ARDEIDAE, (Herons and Bitterns).
Bittern, (Botaurus lentiginosus). S. R., 28. I. Solitary, in grassy marshes. Streaked yellowish brown. 2. Great Blue Heron, (Ardea herodias). S. R., 48.
Incorrectly called "crane." Breeds in colonies, but feeds alone ; wades cautiously in rivers, etc. ; flies flap- ping over the water with legs trailing behind.
3. Green Heron, (Ardea virescens). S. R., 17. Much smaller. Dark greenish. Solitary, (never in flocks). Along wooded shores.
ORDER VIII. PALUDICOLAE, (Cranes, Rails, etc., ). FAMILY RALLIDAE, (Rails, etc.,).
I. Sora Rail, (Porzana carolina). S. R., 8%. Fresh water marshes. Keeps well hidden ; makes very short flights to cover.
ORDER IX. LIMICOLAE, (Shorebirds, etc.).
FAMILY SCOLOPACIDAE, (Snipes, Sandpipers, etc.).
I. American Woodcock, (Philohela minor). S. R., II.
Wooded lands or cornfields with soft, moist earth in which it may probe for worms. Nocturnal.
2. Wilson's Snipe, (Gallinago delicata. ). M., 114.
Long neck and long bill. Tan-color. Water-soaked, fresh water meadows, where hillocks or grasses make con- cealment possible.
3. Greater Yellowlegs, (Totanus melanoleucus). M., 14. Gray, black and white streaked. Very long yellow legs. Summer Yellowlegs, (Totanus flavipes). M., 10%. 4. Similar but much smaller. Commoner and less wary. 5. Spotted Sandpiper or Tip-up, (Actitis macularia). S. R., 73.
Gray. Running and flying along streams and tipping up and down.
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FAMILY CHARADRIIDAE, (Plovers).
I. Killdeer Plover, (Aegialitis vocifera). S. R., 73.
Named from its cry. Black ring around neck, orange rump.
ORDER X. GALLINAE, (Gallinaceous Birds).
FAMILY TETRAONIDAE, (Grouse).
I. Ruffed Grouse, (Bonasa umbellus). R., 17.
Incorrectly called " partridge." Reddish brown and gray; black ruffs on each side of neck. Fan-like tail gray, with broad, black band. Drumming caused by rapid beating of wings. Only male bird drums.
ORDER XI. COLUMBAE, (Pigeons and Doves). FAMILY COLUMBIDAE, (Pigeons and Doves). I. Passenger Pigeon, (Ectopistes migratorius). M., 164.
Now almost extinct, but once very common. Borders of woodland, often on ground.
2. Mourning Dove, (Zenaidura macroura). Locally very rare, but S. R. a short distance west. 112.
ORDER XII. RAPTORES, (Birds of Prey).
FAMILY FALCONIDAE, (Falcons).
All our diurnal birds of prey belong to this family.
I.
Marsh Hawk, (Circus hudsonius). S. R., 20.
Male, light bluish gray ; female, rusty brown streaked. Beneficial to man. Flies low over ground in places not wooded.
2. Sharp-shinned Hawk, (Accipiter velox). S. R., II, I3를·
Similar to No. I. but smaller.
3. Cooper's Hawk, (Accipiter cooperii ). S. R., 15, 19. Bluish gray above, barred with rufous below. Swift of flight. Dangerous to birds and small poultry.
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2. and 3. are long tailed species. Male much smaller than female.
4. Red-tailed Hawk, (Buteo borealis). S. R., 213. Blackish brown ; upper side of tail bright rufous. Bird of the woods. Harmless to man.
5. Red-shouldered Hawk, (Buteo lineatus). S. R., 19. Reddish brown and cinnamon ; tail black, crossed by 6 white bands. Habitat same as that of No. 4.
4. and 5. are far the commonest of our Hawks. They are large, and are known as "Hen Hawks." Yet it is 2. and 3. that do the harm.
6. Broad-winged Hawk, (Buteo latissimus). S. R., 16. Dusky brownish ; tail crossed by broad bands of blackish and white.
7. Sparrow Hawk, (Falco sparverius). S. R., 10.
Small. Short-tailed. Frequents dead trees in open fields.
FAMILY BUBONIDAE, (Horned Owls, Hoot Owls, etc. ).
I. Long-eared Owl, (Asio wilsonianus). R., 15.
Dusky to tawny. Conspicuous "horns " or "ears" of feathers. Nocturnal ; by day in thick woods. Destroys rodents.
2. Short-eared Owl, (Asio accipitrinus). M., 153. Bright tawny to buffy. Ear-tufts inconspicuous. Not so nocturnal as No. I. Grassy marshes. Flies low. Deserves protection as destroyer of rodents and insects.
3. Barred Owl, (Syrnium nebulosum). R., 20. Large. No ear-tufts. Brown and white barred.
4.
Screech Owl, (Megascops asio). R., 93.
Small. Ear-tufts conspicuous. Two totally distinct plumages, having no relation to age, sex or season ; one grayish, the other reddish. Perhaps our most common owl.
5. Great Horned Owl, (Bubo virginianus). R., 23.
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Ear-tufts conspicuous. Varied, buffy and tawny. The only owl that destroys poultry and birds in any num- ber. Largest and fiercest of our Raptores. Heavy forests.
ORDER XIV. COCCYGES, (Cuckoos and Kingfish- ers).
FAMILY CUCULIDAE, (Cuckoos).
I. Black-billed Cuckoo, (Coccyzus erythrophthalmus). S. R., 12.
Long, slender, dove-like. Mostly in low trees. Eats tent caterpillars.
Our cuckoos differ from their European cousins in that they do not usually lay eggs in other birds' nests, (though they have been known to do so).
FAMILY ALCEDINIDAE, (Kingfishers).
I. Belted Kingfisher, (Ceryle alcyon). S. R., 13.
Blue above, white below. Broad band across breast ; large head and bill. Shores of streams or ponds.
ORDER XV. PICI, (Woodpeckers).
FAMILY PICIDAE, (Woodpeckers). I. Downy Woodpecker, (Dryobates pubescens.) R., c., 62.
Small. Black and white spotted. Sociable. On tree trunks.
2. Red-headed Woodpecker, (Melanerpes erythro- cephalus). S. R., 92.
Black and white, with bright red head.
Flicker or Highhole, (Colaptes auratus). S. R., 12. 3.
Scarlet band on back of neck ; shafts and under sides of wing feathers yellow. Somewhat terrestrial.
Drumming of woodpeckers made with bills on resonant dead limbs.
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ORDER XVI. MACROCHIRES, (Goatsuckers, Swifts and Hummingbirds).
FAMILY CAPRIMULGIDAE, (Goatsuckers). So called from an ancient notion that these birds obtained goat's milk for food.
I. Nighthawk, (Chordeiles virginianus). S. R., c., 10.
Black and white ; white patch on wing. Often seen sky-coasting over the city on cloudy days or in the even- ing. Sometimes nests on the gravel roofs of houses in the city. Loud, nasal call.
FAMILY MICROPODIDAE, (Swifts).
I. Chimney Swift, (Chaetura pelagica). S. R., c., 53.
Not a "Swallow." Bow-and-arrow-like form against the sky, whenever the sun is not too strong. Builds mostly in chimneys, where it attaches its nest to the brickwork by a glue which it produces in its own salivary glands.
FAMILY TROCHILIDAE, (Hummingbirds). Found in the New World only.
I. Ruby-throated Hummingbird, ( Trochilus colubris). S. R., c., 38.
Changeable green above with ruby-red, metallic throat. The only one of the 400 species of Hummingbirds which is found in the U. S. east of the Mississippi. Tiny, beau- tiful, and fearless. Near honeysuckle or trumpet-vine, or in flower gardens, but not in evening. Should not be con- founded with spinx moth. Feeds largely on insects, but to some extent also on honey and juices of flowers. Perches in trees, high above the ground.
ORDER XVII. PASSERES, (Perching Birds).
FAMILY TYRANNIDAE, ( Flycatchers).
I. King Bird or Bee Bird, (Tyrannus tyrannus). S. R., 83.
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Gray, with white breast and broad white band across fan-like tail.
2. Great Crested Flycatcher, (Myiarchus crinitus). S. R., 9.
Crested. Slate breast ; sulphur yellow below. A wood bird, but often nests in orchards. Has the singular habit of placing the cast off skin of a snake in its nest.
3. Phoebe, (Sayornis phoebe). S. R., c., 7.
Grayish brown with olive cast. Friendly to man ; perches often near houses, on gates, etc. ; builds nest in porches, on rafters in barns, etc. ; also on rocks under bridges. Eats many insects injurious to vegetation.
4. Wood Pewee, (Contopus virens). S. R., 63.
Similar, but darker and smaller. Lives in forest and shade trees. Sweet notes all day, even in mid-summer.
5. Least Flycatcher, (Empidonax minimus). S. R., 54.
Similar in color, but even smaller. Distinguished by strong, short note. Frequents orchards and gardens.
FAMILY ALAUDIDAE, (Larks).
Prairie Horned Lark, (Otocoris alpestris praticola). I.
S. R., 74.
Walks instead of hopping. Black markings about head, and black crescent under throat. Two little feather horns. The first of our summer residents to arrive in the spring, often building its nest before the snow has left us. In flocks, or running singly, on ground in open places.
FAMILY CORVIDAE, (Crows and Jays).
I. Blue Jay, (Cyanocitta cristata). R., 112.
Crested. Bright gray blue ; forehead, back of neck, and breast, black. Is, without doubt, a bird's nester of the worst kind, being very fond of eggs and young birds. So- ciable and very intelligent.
2. Crow, (Corvus americanus), R., c., 114.
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Black. Domestic, droll and very cunning. Does farmers more good than harm.
FAMILY ICTERIDAE, (Blackbirds, Orioles, etc. ).
I. Bobolink, (Doliconix orysivorus). S. R., 74.
Male in spring, black, white and buff ; male later, fe- male and young, olive buff, streaked with dark brown. Fields and meadows in May and June. On quivering wing, sings to his mate on her nest in the grass ; perches in tops of orchard trees.
2. Cowbird, (Molothrus ater). S. R., 8.
Male, shiny black with brown head ; . female, dark brownish streaked. American representative of European Cuckoo in the curious habit of laying its eggs in the nests of other birds and leaving foster parents to rear its young.
3. Red-winged Blackbird, (Agelaius phoeniceus). S. R., 93.
Male, black with red, buff-bordered epaulettes ; female, blackish and buffy streaked.
4.
Meadowlark, (Sturnella magna). S. R., 102.
Breast bright yellow, with large black crescent ; outer tail feathers white, showing when he flies. Frequents pastures and meadows. Clear whistle.
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Baltimore Oriole, (Icterus galbula). S. R., c., 73.
Male, orange and black, the colors of Lord Baltimore ; female, yellowish and brownish. Builds pendulous nest, usually at extreme end of drooping branch of elm.
6. Bronzed Grackle or Crow Blackbird, (Quiscalus quiscula aeneus). S. R., c., 13.
Blackish ; head of male purple and green, metallic and changeable. Arrives in small flocks ; sometimes nests in colonies.
FAMILY FRINGILLIDAE, (Sparrows, Finches, Grosbeaks, etc.). A great family.
I. Pine Grosbeak, (Pinicola enucleator). W. V., 9.
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Large. Male, rosy red ; female, slaty gray. Sum- mer home in coniferous forests of the north ; visits us oc- casionally in mid-winter, when he is particularly attracted by Mountain Ash berries.
2. Purple Finch, (Carpodacus purpureus). S. R., c., 64.
Male, rose red on head, rump and breast ; color fading away to brown : female, brownish. Often in evergreens of the city. Eats fruit buds.
3. House Sparrow or English Sparrow, (Passer domes- ticus). R. c., 61.
Male, breast black, shoulders chestnut ; female, grayish brown. Imported from Europe. Lives with us in flocks all winter, but has doubtless driven away our own birds.
4. Goldfinch, or Yellowbird, (Spinus tristis). S. R., c., 5.
Yellow, with black cap, wings and tail. A rising and falling flight.
5. Snowflake or White Snowbird, (Plectrophenax niva- lis). W. V., 6%.
Rusty brown, black and white, white predominating. Visits us in flocks, usually during prolonged snowstorms. A bird of the ground.
6. Vesper Sparrow, (Poocaetes gramineus). S. R., 6. Brown streaked ; two white feathers in tail. Pastures and along roads.
Tree Sparrow, (Spizella monticola). M., c., 64. 7.
Red cap ; two white chevrons on each wing ; breast grayish.
8. Chipping Sparrow, (Spizella socialis). S. R., c., 54.
Known by his little red skull-cap. Loves human soci- ety ; prefers to nest near dwellings of men.
9. Field Sparrow, (Spisella pusilla). S. R., 53.
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Bright rufous plain breast and pink bill. Fields and pastures. Pleasing song.
IO. Slate-colored Junco or Black Snowbird, (Junco hyemalis). M., c., 64.
Back, throat and breast, slate color ; white below. Seen in flocks migrating.
II. Song Sparrow, (Mclospiza fasciata). S. R., c., 61.
Brown with spotted breast, the spots uniting in centre to form a breast-pin. Often the first spring arrival. Sweet and varied song. Fearless and friendly.
12. Rose-breasted Grosbeak, (Habia ludoviciana). S. R., 8.
Male, black and white with rose breast ; has a beau- tiful carol : female, grayish brown. Loves second growths.
13. Indigo-bird, (Passerina cyanea). S. R., 53.
Male, bright dark blue; female, grayish brown and rufous. Clumps of bushes in clearings or old pastures.
FAMILY TANAGRIDAE, (Tanagers).
I. Scarlet Tanager, (Piranga erythromelas). S. R., 74. Most brilliant of all our birds. Male, scarlet with black wings and tail ; female, olive green. Dense woods. FAMILY HIRUNDINIDAE, (Swallows).
I. Purple Martin, (Progne subis). S. R., 8.
Formerly common, now rare. Shining blue-black ; wings and tail duller. Builds in boxes and holes in houses.
2. Cliff Swallow, (Petrochelidon lunifrons). S. R., 6.
Whitish crescent on forehead ; rufous rump and short, square tail. Builds mud nest under eaves of barns. Eats enormous quantities of insects.
3. Barn Swallow, (Chelidon erythrogastra). S. R., 7. Builds inside barns. Insect eater of first rank.
4. Tree Swallow, (Tachycineta bicolor). S. R., c., 6.
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Steel blue above, white below. £ Builds in holes in trees or sometimes in houses.
Bank Swallow, (Clivicola riparia). S. R., 54. 5.
Brownish gray above, white beneath. Builds in holes which it excavates in sand banks. In colonies, generally near water.
FAMILY AMPELIDAE, (Waxwings).
I. Cedar Bird or Cherry Bird, (Ampelis cedrorum). S. R., c., 144.
Crested ; fawn colored ; red sealing-wax-like append- ages to wing feathers. Builds in the Cedar and dines in the Cherry tree. Seen often during winter feeding on Mountain Ash berries in yards of the city.
FAMILY LANIIDAE, (Shrikes).
I. Great Northern Shrike or Butcher Bird, (Lanius borealis). W. V., 10}.
Gray, wings and tail black with some white. Feeds on mice and small birds which he impales on a thorn or fence barb, or hangs in a crotch. On very top of our shade trees in mid-winter, watching for English Sparrows.
2. White-rumped Migrant Shrike. (Lanius ludovi- cianus excubitorides). S. R., 9.
Smaller ; blue gray ; wings and tail black, with some white feathers. In habits similar to No. I.
FAMILY VIREONIDAE, (Vireos).
I. Red-eyed Vireo, (Vireo olivaceus). S. R., 61.
Light olive green ; white stripe over red eye. Pensile nest in outer fork of horizontal limb ; not high.
2. Warbling Vireo, (Vireo gilvus). S. R., c., 52.
Small. Ashy olive green ; below, yellowish white. Upper branches of shade trees. More often heard than seen.
FAMILY MNIOTILTIDAE, (Wood Warblers).
Represented by a number of the most beautiful of our
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birds, mostly of small size and retiring nature, so that they are overlooked by many, though perhaps the most attrac- tive birds we have.
I. Yellow Warbler, (Dendroica acstiva). S. R., c., 5. Bright yellow, streaked with darker. Sociable and friendly. Builds beautiful soft nest in fork of bush.
2. Myrtle or Yellow-rumped Warbler, (Dendroica cor- onata). M., 52.
Bluish gray streaked with black, a yellow patch on rump, crown, and each side of breast.
3. Chestnut-sided Warbler, (Dendroica pennsylvan- ica). S. R., 5.
Crown, yellow ; body, olive green, black and white ; sides, chestnut. Second growths, scrubby clearings, or borders of woodlands.
4. Oven Bird, (Seiurus aurocapillus). S. R., 6.
Brownish olive green ; golden crown. On ground in thick woods. Builds a covered nest on ground, very diffi - cult to find.
5. Maryland Yellow-throat, (Geothlypis trichas). S. R., 54.
Back, olive ; breast and throat, yellow ; a black mask on forehead and sides of head. Low, damp thickets. Retiring and shy.
6.
Redstart, (Setophaga ruticilla). S. R., 52.
Male, black and salmon red ; female, black and yel- low. Woodlands. Easily recognized.
FAMILY TROGLODYTIDAE, (Thrashers, Wrens, etc. ). I. Catbird, (Galeoscoptes carolinensis). S. R., c., 9. Slaty gray ; crown black ; rump chestnut. A trim Quakerish bird. Intelligent and friendly. Has a charm- ing song besides its harsh, cat-like note.
2. House Wren, (Troglodytes aedon). S. R., 5.
A small, saucy, cinnamon brown bird, with his tail up
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in the air. £ Sociable. Builds in boxes and crevices, as hol- lows in trees.
FAMILY CERTHIIDAE, (Creepers).
I. Brown Creeper, (Certhia familiaris americana). M., 52.
Small ; pepper and salt color ; runs up and down trunks of trees, head up or down, as is most convenient.
FAMILY PARIDAE, (Nuthatches and Titmice).
I. White-breasted Nuthatch, (Sitta carolinensis). R., c., 6.
Bluish gray back; black crown; white below. In summer in forests ; in winter comes into the city, where it runs up and down tree trunks, searching for insects and their eggs in crevices of bark.
2. Chickadee, (Parus atricapillus). R., c., 5}.
Very small ; ashy blue ; head black ; lower parts white. In summer in woods, where he raises a large family in a hole in a tree ; in winter very sociable, running about shade trees, head up or down, and continually repeating his own name.
FAMILY TURDIDAE, (Thrushes, Bluebird, etc )
I. Wilson's Thrush or Veery, (Turdus fuscescens). S. R., 73.
Cinnamon brown ; breast white with wedge-shaped, brown spots on sides. Our common thrush of the woods. Low, thick, marshy woods.
2. Hermit Thrush, (Turdus aonalaschkae pallasii). M., 74.
Olive brown above ; breast yellowish white with round black spots ; tail rufous. Home farther north. Pure, sweet song.
3. Robin, (Merula migratoria). S. R., c., 10.
Our best known and most universally popular bird. Ar-
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rives among the first, and is the most sociable and familiar of all.
4. Bluebird, (Sialia sialis). S. R., c., 7.
Carries our national colors. Back, bright blue ; breast, cinnamon red ; below, white. One of our early birds. Fond of orchards and gardens. Builds in holes and boxes.
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.
Page 47 .- January, 1900. The deaths of two more Oneida County soldiers in the Philippines have recently been reported in the papers.
Page 50 .-- Trenton. Presbyterian Church of Holland U. Herald, Patent ; organized Deceniber 16, 1799. Centennial, De- Dec. 15, 1899. cember 14, 1899.
Page 87. - After ISAAC S. HARTLEY insert-
ALBERT BARNES, (1798-1870) ; b. Rome ; Hamilton, '20. Commentator on the Scriptures ; well known on both Johnson's Cyc. sides of the Atlantic. Notes on the New Testament, II vols., said to have reached a circulation of over a million. Commentaries on Isaiah, Job, Daniel, Psalms; The Church and Slavery; The Atonement in its Relations to Law and Moral Government; Life at Three Score and Ten.
SAMUEL KIRKLAND LOTHROP, (1804-1886) ; b. Whites- boro ; Harvard, '25. Grandson of Samuel Kirkland ; for Pioneers, p. 160. forty-two years pastor Brattle Square Ch., Boston. The Life of Samuel Kirkland, Missionary to the Indians, in Peabody's Memoir Rev. Sparks's Am. Biog. The History of the Church in Brattle S. K. Lothrop. Square.
After EDWARD BRIGHT insert-
JAMES EELLS, (1822-1886) ; b. Westmoreland ; Hamil- ton, '44. Memoir of Samuel Eells.
Page 89 .- After Mrs. MARTHA L. WHITCHER insert- Griswold's Mrs. CAROLINE M. FISHER SAWYER, (1812-1864). Wife Fem. Poets, pp. 218-24.
of Thomas Jefferson Sawyer ; lived seven years at Clinton ; Lippincott's author of translations of Hebrew poetry and German Dict. Am. philosophy ; in 1861 Ed. Rose of Sharon, a monthly mag- Biog.
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azine in the French language; and Ladies' Repository. Poetry of Hebrew Tradition.
Page 92. - After ANSON JUDD UPSON insert-
Who's Who in America.
FRANCIS MARION BURDICK, (b. 1845) ; Hamilton, '69. Practiced law in Utica, 1872-83 ; Mayor, 1882-3 ; Prof. Law and History, Ham. Coll., 1882-7; Prof. Law, Cor- nell Univ. School of Law, 1887-91. Prof. Law, Colum- bia Univ. since 1891. Burdick's Cases on Torts ; Cases on Sales; The Law of Sales; Cases on Partnership; The Law of Partnership; Assoc. Ed. (Dept. of Law) John- son's Cyc.
Page 93 .- After Mrs. ELEANOR ECOB MORSE, insert-
Who's Who in America.
Mrs. CHARLOTTE BUELL COMAN, (b. Waterville). Painter of landscapes ; is one of the artists whose works have been selected for the Paris Exposition of 1900.
Sch. Rep't, 1899, p. 25.
Page 103 .- The Utica Free Academy has a reference library of over two thousand volumes for the use of pupils.
Page 3 .- In line 33 read-Brant.
Page 9. - First marginal reference to read-Pioneers, pp. 78, 62-5.
Third marginal reference to read-Pioneers, pp. 206, 432.
After third reference, insert-Ibid, p, 79.
Pages 23, 25 .- On margin read-A. F. B. Chace.
Page 39. - In line 2 read-Philo C. Curtis.
Page 63. - In line 19 read- David W. Childs.
Page 70 .- Under MAPPA read-Olden Barneveldt.
Page 82 .- Read-HENRY P. SARTWELL. Page 87. - WILLIAM THOMAS GIBSON. Read-Rector of St. George's, 1863-83 ; also of other churches in the County.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Abbreviations-C. H., Court House. L., City Library. O. H. S.' Oneida Historical Society ; Munson Williams Memorial.
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BIRDS, (Continued. )
Handbook of Birds of Eastern North Amer- ica. 1895. F. M. Chapman, L.
History of North American Birds. 1874. Baird, Brewer and Ridgeway, . L. Key to North American Birds, 4th Ed. 1894. (For identification. ) E. Coues, L. Life Histories of North American Birds. (On Breeding Habits and Eggs. Com- pleted only from the Grouse to the Grack- les. In Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vols. 28 and 32. 1892, 1895. ) C. Bendire, L.
Manual of North American Birds. 1887. R. Ridgeway, L.
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