106 : 



105. [511b] Qiiit<r(il us ijuii^ri(la ivneiis {Hid^w. ). Bronzed Grat-kle.* \ 

 Abundant summer resident and unconinioii winter resident. Follow- j 



ing- are the immliers seen at some winter dates: 2. 12-o0-'84 (C. H. B.), ' 



1-n-'85 {C. H. H.l: 1 talcen. l-4-"S(; ((J. <i. W.); and 24, 1-17-1903. Of the ; 



last floel\, IT) were females, and were males; there were also more ! 



females tlian males in a lloek of 30 seen November 30, 1902. On the other ■ 



hand the tirst miurants in spring' are all great, si3lendid males in full song. ! 



Twenty-six seen Felirnaiy 2<>, 1903. For a period after the beginning of 



migration tlie females are absent. They were not seen until March 8, , 



1001; March 23. lOti'J. (irackles bectmie abundant dnrin*;- the first week of 



March. ] 



A half-finished nest was foimd April 4 and a nest with three yotmg I 



i 

 was found May 13. 1903. in a pine, about 5<> feet from the ground 



iV. G. L.). i 



Grackles i-oost in great nnndiers in the shade-trees of Bloomington j 



and in early spi-ing and in fall many Robins roost in the same places, i 



The calls of the Grackle, both the chiicJx- and the metallic notes may be ] 



heard at intervals after dark. 1 have heard them as late as 11 p. m. and ; 



as early as 3 a. ni. and would not li»' surjii-ised to learn that they are con- : 



tinned throughout the night. i 



106. [514] HespcriphoiKi respcrtiiia (Coop.). Evening Grosbeak*. \ 

 Very irregular and rare visitor. Seen only in January and April, 1887. j 



Mr. C. H. Bollman took a male on the University campus. Jantiarv 20. i 



1887. Mr. G. <4. Williamson saw tlu' following numbers during April: ' 



4 on the 27th; 2 on the 29th; and 2 on the 30th. \ 



107. [517] < 'arjidddciiK jiiirj)!!!-!'!)^ {Gmel.}. Purple Finch. i 

 Common migrant and irregular winter resident. 1'.. W. EVermann ' 



classes it as a frequent winter visitor and W. S. I'datchley says it 



wintered in 1882-3. It probabl.v wintere^l in 188r»-(;. as no last date is 



given in the fall migration schedule, nor any tirst date in that of the \ 



spring. The females remain later than the males in spring. I have heard j 



its song at Marion, Ind.. .March s. \'.HU). .\bire often observed in sycamore j 



3 

 than in other trees. Most of them dejiarted .Vpi'il 14. 18S."> ((". II. B.). 



