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Williams River marks the highest altitude at which it was encountered. 

 It was also found 7 miles east of Pliilippi on June 2. In the western 

 section of the State it was common, being recorded as follows: 5 miles 

 east of Huntington, April 20; 12 miles north of Logan, April 22; near 

 Dunlow, April 23; Gilboa, where it was common, Maj 15; Orgas, 

 Boone County, October 24; Barboursville, October 26; Mercers Bot- 

 tom, October 29; Ben Lomond, October 28; Point Pleasant, October 

 27; Big Springs, Calhoun County, May 22; West Fork River near 

 Rocksdale and Arnoldsburg, May 23. 



HEDYMELES LUDOVICIANUS (Linnaeus) 



Rose-breasted Grosbeak 



Collected as follows: Wayne, May 1; Enon, May 8; summit of 

 Cheat Mountain, 5 miles northwest of Cheat Bridge, June 27 ; Mid- 

 dle Mountain, 11 miles northwest of Durbin, July 2; Cranberry 

 Glades, June 18 and 20; 4,800 feet elevation on Spruce Knob, Sep- 

 tember 21; 3,000 feet elevation on Williams River, October 3. 



PASSERINA CYANEA (Linnaeus) 



Indigo Bunting 



Obtained at the following points: Little Kanawha River near 

 Grantsville, May 20; Big Bend, May 21; Macfarlan, Ritchie County, 

 May 22; Walker, Wirt County, May 22; West Fork River near 

 Arnoldsburg, May 23; 5 miles west of Grantsville, May 26; 7 miles 

 east of Philippi, June 4; Cranberry Glades, June 12 and 15 (the latter 

 including one bird just from the nest) ; and 7 miles south of Harman, 

 July 8. 



CARPODACUS PURPUREUS PURPUREUS (Gmelin) 



Eastern Purple Finch 



Two migrant males in full color and a female were taken 5 miles 

 east of Huntington on April 20 and 21. More interesting is a male 

 in dull dress with plumage considerably worn secured at high altitude 

 in the Cranberry Glades on June 20. A dozen pairs -were found on 

 this dsij over rough, stony slopes, where they were approached with 

 difficulty. This represents a considerable southern extension of sum- 

 mer range from the former known limit in western Maryland. Two 

 were observed on Spruce Knob on September 18. 



SPINUS PINUS PINUS (Wilson) 



Northern Pine Siskin 



One specimen was taken from a little flock at 3,000 feet on Katis 

 Mountain near White Sulphur Springs on November 6. 



