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tuwnships. May 28, 1SS3, nest with four uejirly fresh eggs, placed near the 

 ground. Apparently less eonmion in the other counties. 



Monroe County: Quite common. 



Vigo County: April 1, 1888, four noted. 



146. JUNCO HYEMALIS IIYEMALIS (LiuUfeUS). 

 SiLATE-COLOREU JUNCO ; ULACK S>«0\VBIRD ; SNOWBIRD. (567) 



Abundant winter resident : perhaps our most familiar winter bird. Ar- 

 rives from the north about the middle of October and remains until about 

 the middle of April. During the winter these cheery little birds are every- 

 where, — in the weeds and thickets along the rivers and creeks, in the woods 

 and fields, along the fence-rows, and about the orchards and farm buildings. 

 — in short, wherever there are weeds upon the seeds of which they feed. 

 They even come about the house and pick up any stray crumbs or food that 

 may be put out for them. 



There is in Indiana a belief, common among the less well informed, that 

 the black snowbirds suddenly change their dress in the spring and become 

 song sparrows, and that the sparrows in the fall change back to snow- 

 birds ! 



Carroll County: October 14, 1883, first of the season seen; April 1, 1884, 

 still present but restless as if about to leave ; April 13, a few still present ; 

 October 14, first of the season seen. March 18, 1885, still very abundant; 

 April 21 left today ; common up to a few days ago. 



Noted by Miss Ava Evermann near Burlington as follows: January 5, 

 1007, a few seen in woods with chickadees ; October 28, a dozen or more 

 in piles of brush and among low bushes. January 1, 1908, several among 

 brush piles in the woods ; February 6, a dozen or more came into the garden, 

 rested a few minutes on the grape vines, then flew away. 



Monroe County: January 12, 1883. common. 



Vigo County: March 9, 1889. still abundant about Terre Haute. 



In July, 1878, I found J uncos nesting on Whiteside Mountain in south- 

 western North Carolina. 



147. Peuc^a .^stivalis bachmaki (Audubon). 

 bachman's sparrow. (575a) 



A rather rare summer resident in Monroe County. I knew of perhaps five 

 or six nests in open woodland north of Bloomington between 1882 and 1886. 

 Most frequent in brushy spots in open woodlands. 



Not known from Carroll or Vigo. 



148. Melospiza melodia :Mf:j.oi)iA (Wilson), song sparrow. (581) 



A common summer resident, usually a few remaining through the winter. 



Every one knows the Song Sparrow. It comes about our gardens, nest- 

 ing on or near the ground wherever there are vines, weeds, or small bushes 

 to afford protection. 



Carroll County: February 16, 1878, collected at Camden; February 6 

 and 8, 1879, numerous and in full song: noted also on 15th, 25th and 27th (a 



