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has a bare indication of bars on the rump and so approaches stonei^ 

 though another male taken on April 20, 1885, in somewhat worn 

 breeding dress, shows somewhat more of an approach toward the 

 bronzed grackle in the more greenish cast of the dorsal surface, 

 though this appearance may be due to feather wear. Other birds of 

 the ridgwayi type were secured by Perrygo at Shady Valley, John- 

 son County, on June 11 and 14, 1937. A male and two females are 

 typical in color of the birds placed under this name. A third female 

 shows a little more approach to stonei. 



These birds are segregated under the name ridgioayi as a matter 

 of convenience, but I believe they are hybrids and therefore are to be 

 doubtfully considered as a separate subspecific group, 



MOLOTHRUS ATER ATER (Boddaert): Eastern Cowbird 



In Lake and Obion Counties the cowbird was fairly common from 

 April 24 to Ma}' 7, specimens being taken at Reelfoot Lake on April 

 26 and 4 miles west of Hornbeak on May 3. Others were collected in 

 the vicinity of Waynesboro on May 17 (4 miles east of Flat Woods) 

 and May 19 (8 miles north) . One was collected at Rock wood on April 

 17, 1885, by W. H. Fox. Perrygo recorded cowbirds at Crossville, 

 May 29, 4 miles east of Knoxville, June 1, and Shady Valley, June 

 9, 10, and 11. 



Family THRAUPIDAE 



PIRANGA ERYTHROMELAS Vieillot: Scarlet Tanager 



Specimens were obtained at the following localities : Reelfoot Lake, 

 April 29; 10 miles north of Waynesboro, May 10; Melvine, May 21; 

 7 miles southwest of Crossville, May 24; Rockwood, April 19, 1884 

 (W. H. Fox); Shady Valley, June 3 and 15; Great Smoky Moun- 

 tains, Low Gap, near Cosby, June 19, and 3,700 feet elevation on 

 Snake Den Mountain, June 24; and 2,100 feet elevation on Big Frog 

 Mountain, 8 miles southwest of Copperhill, July 15. Two males in 

 the nine taken have red markings in the middle wing coverts. Two 

 others (the last two listed) have only partially attained adult color, 

 the red being dull, with considerable mixture of greenish. 



PIRANGA RUBRA RUBRA (Linnaeus): Summer Tanager 



Wliile all the records of this tanager are for spring, it is probable 

 that the birds noted were on their nesting grounds. Specimens were 

 collected at Hickory Withe, April 15 and 16; Reelfoot Lake, April 

 28; near Waynesboro, May 11 and 12. 



