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■*ZoNOTRicHiA LiNcoLNii, Aud. Blue Stripe(fi^unting. 



Not uncommon spring and fall. A few reniai/duiing summer, aud nest vritli us. 



*NiPHEA Hyemalis, Linn. Snow Bird. I 



Common spring aad autumn. Do not remaialirougb the ■winter. Nest on Lake 

 Superior. ] 



*Ammodromus Palustris, Wilson. Swamp Finch. 

 Common. 



LiNARiA Minor, Aud. Lesser Red-poll. 

 Abundant every winter. 



LiNARiA BoREALis, Teium, Mealj Red-pollJ 



The onlj time I «ver met with this bird wai in December, 1850. 



*Chbysomitris Trtstis, Linn. Yellow Bird 

 Common, • | 



^Chrysomitris Pinus, Wilson. Pine Finch. 

 Abundant. 



*Chondestes Grammacea, Say. 



Common. , Frequently met with in the roads, exi'-^nding and closing their fan- 

 like tails at every hop. " One of the most agreeablcsiuging birds. Their song is a 

 singular combination of the Thrush, Finch, and^'ohe-Buntmg. They build their 

 nest in the open field or high prairie, under thc/i'^^tection of a weed or small shrub ; 

 it is constructed externally of fine grass place' i" ^ slight excavation in the ground, 

 and finished with a lining of hnir. The e>S^> f*^^'"' ^^e bluish-white, marked with 

 straggling hair streaks and serpentine lin^ °^ dark-brown, closely resembling those 

 of the orchard Oriole, but less pointed 



*EuspizA Americana, Grael. BKl^'^^roated Bunting. 

 Not uncommon. 



*Spiza Cyanea, Wilson, -^digo Bird. 

 Common. 



*PiPiLO ERYTHROpi^'rHALMA, Wilson. Ground Robin. 

 Abundant. 



*Carpoda^"s Purpureus, Gmel. Crested Purple Finch. 



Common during spring and fall. A few nest with us, many more on the shores 

 oi Lake Superior. 



Corythus Enucleator, Wilson. Pine Bull Finch. 

 Numerous during severe winters. 



*LoxiA CuRviROSTEA, Linn. American Cross-bill. 



Abundant in the pine forests. Large flocks occasionally visit our vicinity during 

 fall and winter, feeding on the seed of the sunflower {Hclianlhm annuus.) 



