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Oporornis formosus Wils. Kentucky warbler. Taken the first of June. 

 Geothlypis trichas Linn. Maryland yellow-throat. 



Icteria virens Linn. Yellow-breasted chat. Common summer resident. 

 Setophaga rutidlla Linn. Redstart. A young bird taken Aug. 16, 1878. 



Tanagrid^: Tanagers. 



Pyranga rubra Linn. Scarlet tanager. Common summer resident. 

 HiRUNDiNiD^: Swallows. 



Hirundo lunifrons Say. Cliff swallow. Common summer resident. 



Hirundo hicolor Vieill. White-bellied swallow. Common summer resi- 

 dent. 



Cotyle riparia Linn. Bank swallow. Common summer resident. 



Progne purpurea Linn. Purple martin. Abundant. Summer resident. 

 Have a curious habit of flocking together about the tallest buildings in 

 towns, for a few days prior to departure, leaving for the South probably in 

 the very early morning. One seen March 17, 1881. 



Ampelid^: Wax-wings. 



Ampelis garrulus JAxm. Northern wax-wing. Rare. Three specimens 

 shot from a large flock, Dec. 6, 1879, by Prof. D. E. Lantz, a pair of which 

 are now in the State University. 



Ampelis cedrorum Vieill. Cedar bird. Not common ; taken Dec. 4th. 



Myiadestes Townsendii Aud. Townsend's fly-catching thrush. Rare; a 

 single specimen taken. 



ViREONiD^: Greenlets. 



Vireo olivaceus Linn. Red-eyed vireo. Summer resident; common. 



Vireo Bella Aud. Bell's vireo. Common summer resident. 



Vireo gilvus Vieill. Warbling vireo. On the authority of Prof. Popenoe* 



Laniid^: Shrikes. 

 Collyrio borealis Vieill. Butcher bird. One taken Jan. 16, 1879. 

 Collyrio Ludovicianus Linn. Loggerhead shrike. One taken March 15. 



Feingillid^: Finches and Sparrows. 



jEgiothus linaria Linn. Red-poll linnet One specimen, January, 188L 



Chrysomitris tristis Linn. Yellowbird. Common resident. 



Plectrophanes nivalis Linn. Snow bunting. Irregular winter visitant. 



Plectrophanes lapponicus Linn. Lapland longspur. Common in winter. 



Plectrophanes ornatus Towns Chestnut-collared bunting. 



Passer cuius savanna ^\\s. Savanna sparrow. Migratory; common. 



Pooecetes gramineus Gm. Grass finch; bay-winged bunting. One speci- 

 men taken about the middle of November, 1880. 



Coturniculus passerinus Wils. Yellow-winged sparrow. 



Melospiza Lincolni Aud. Lincoln's finch. Migratory; one taken in 

 November, 1880. 

 • Junco hyemalis Linn. Black snowbird. Winter resident; common. 



