BIRDS OBSERVED IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY 



142. Swamp Sparrow. Melospiza georgiana. A common sum- 



mer resident. 



143. Fox Sparrow. Passerella iliaca. A rather common mi- 



grant. 



144. Towhee, or Chewink. Pipilo er^iliropthalmus. A common 



summer resident. 



145. Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis. A rare visitor. Mr. Wil- 



liams saw a male, with full crest, in Winchester, in an 

 apple tree late in May, about eight years ago. It is 

 known to occur elsewhere in the State. 



146. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Zamelodia ludoviciana. A rather 



common summer resident. 



147. Indigo Bunting, or Indigo-bird. Cyanospiza cyanea. A 



rather common summer resident. 



148. Scarlet Tanager. Pyranga erythromelas. Quite a frequent 



summer resident, though hardly common. 

 149o Purple Martin. Progne subis. Formerly a common sum- 

 mer resident, but killed off by cold storms in the nesting 

 season. I have seen none for several years, and then only 

 in migration, nor has Mr. Woodruff since 1903. 



150. Eave or Cliff Swallow. Petrochelidon lunifrons. Summer 



resident, locally common. 



151. Bam Swallow. Hirundo erythrogaster. A common sum- 



mer resident. 



152. Tree Swallow, or WTiite-bellied Swallow. Iridoprocne bi- 



color. A summer resident, locally common or scarce, 

 not found in anything like the abundance of former years. 



153. Bank Swallow. Riparia riparia. A summer resident, 



locally distributed, common in some to^wTis, rare in others. 



154. Rough-winged Swallow. Stelgidopteryx serripennis. A 



very rare summer resident. Mr. Woodruff found a nest 

 with seven fresh eggs in Litchfield, built in a Kingfishers' 

 hole, June 13, 1905, and saw a pair at the same place the 

 June following. Mr. Austin has seen one or more in 

 New Milford, and I saw a specimen, one May, in Kent. 



155. Bohemian Waxwing. Ampelis garrulus. An accidental 



visitor from the North, very rare. Mr. Hanson reports a 



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