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25. Pooc^TES GRAMiNEUS, Buii'd. — Baywiuged Bunting : Grass 

 Finch. 



26. Spizella pusilla, Bonaparte. — Field Sparrow. — Summer resi- 

 dent. (Porter). 



27. Spizella socialis, Bonaparte. — Chipping Sparrow. — Common. 



28. Melospiza melodia, Baird. — Song Sparrow. — Common. 



29. EuspizA AMERICANA, Bonaparte. — Black throated Bunting. — 

 Three or four specimens observed and taken. 



30. Cyanospiza cyanea, Baird. — Indigo Bird. — Very common. 



31. Cardinalis virginiancs, Bonaparte. — Cardinal Redhird. — 

 Not common ; only two or three individuals observed. 



32. PiPiLo erythrophthalmus, Vieillot. — Towhee Finch ; Ground 

 Rohin. {Porter.) 



Family Icteridje: Orioles. 



33. Dolichonyx oryzivorus, Swainson. — Bobolink. — A few speci- 

 mens onl}^ observed. 



34. MoLOTHRUs ATER, Gi'aj^ — Cowhird. — Common. 



35. Agelaius phceniceus, Vieillot. — Swamp Blackbird ; Bed- 

 Shouldered Blackbird. — As would be expected the Red-wings were 

 abundant in the marsh, rising before us at every few yards from their 

 nests, which are usuall}^ situated in the " sawgrass" or flags, within a 

 foot or thereabouts of the water. At the time of our visit the young 

 of the first brood were on the wing, and the second set of eggs had 

 evidently not yet been completed in most cases, as most of the nests 

 observed contained but two or three eggs, which were quite fresh. 



36. Sturnella magna, Swainson. — 3Ieadow Lark. — Common. 



37. Icterus spdrius, Bonaparte. — Orchard Oriole. — Common. 



38. Icterus Baltimore, Dandin. — Baltimore Oriole. — Common. 



39. Quiscalus purpureus ^neus, Eidgway. — Bronzed Grakle. — 

 The several Crow Blackbirds shot, proved on inspection to be of this 

 form. 



Family Corvid^: Crows, Jays, etc. 



40. CoRVus AMERICANUS, Audubou. — Common Crow. 



Sub-order Clamatores: Non-melodious Passeres. 

 Family Tyrannid^: Tyrant Flycatchers. 



41. Tyrannus carolinensis, Baird. — Kingbird. — In the woods and 

 groves bordering the marsh we met with this species in greater num- 

 bers than I have ever seen it elsewhere; the}^ were not in flocks, but in 

 some places almost ever}^ tree appeared to be occupied by a pair of 



