Notes on the Birds. ^(t9 



very cold day), iind on March ;"» when it was abundant ; June 17, ISSn, set of 

 three fresh cjifin. Deeeniher 25, 1884, several seen in Dillen's cornrield near 

 ('nTn(h'ii. one collected; day cold and snow very deej). \<>tc<l liy Miss Ava 

 i:v(Miii;inii ;is follnvvs : October 28, 1907, eifjht or nine about |iiles of brush : 

 later the same (l;iy saw four or five in a tree top. January 1. 10()S. sjiw i\vi' 

 (<v six ill .1 hnish i)ile in the woods; March 1, one sinfjinR in the orchard. 



Mittinic Coitnlii: April 21, 1882, set of three crks. somewhat incubated; 

 I'^^bruary 10. 188.">, several noted. 



Vifio Conn f I/: Very common, e.specialjy alont; the river. 



140. Mi:i.osriz.\ LINCOLN r iJ.NC'oi.N I (Audubon). Lincoln's si'.VKitow. (,")8.'}) 



Rare miirrant : noted in Carroll. ^Monroe, and Vifio counties. Several seen 

 near Terre Haute. April 17. 1888, and afrain on May 5. 



150. Melosi'iza GKOKorAN.x (Latham). sw.\mp sparrow. (.584) 



A rare spring and fall migrant ; noted most often in Vigo County, where 

 I have frequently seen it in the marshy ground about the Five-mile Pond. 



151. Passkrklla iLiACA IMACA Olorrem). fox sparrow. foS.")) 



A common spring and fall migrant, arriving early in March while the 

 snow still lingers in protected places. Then it may be seen in the copses 

 and underbrush, scratching among the dead leaves that cover the ground. 



farroU Comity: March 5. 1878, taken; October 25 and November 0, 

 noted: March 8, 1879, common, one collected; March .']0, 1884. many noted 

 on the Charley Bowman farm southwest of Camden. :March 18. 1885, one 

 seen and collected in Deer Creek bottom above Camden ; ground covered with 

 snow in most places, 



Monroe Couiifj/: Appearing about the middle of ]\Iarcb and remaining a 

 \\(M'k or more. 



]'i(jo Coiiuiii: Common early spi-ing and late fall migrant. One of my 

 f.ivorite walks about Terre Haute was along the old canal bed north of 

 town, and there I was always sure to find many fox sparrows any day in 

 March or early April, scratching among the leaves imder the low bushes. 



1.52. PiPILO ERYTHROPIITHALMT'S ERYTHROPHTHALMUS (LinUSeUS). 

 TOWHEE. (587) 



A common summer resident, sometimes remaining all winter, as it did in 

 1888-89, in Vigo County. 



Carroll Counly: March 8. 1879. a pair seen; May 22. 188.''.. found a nest 

 with five young nearly able to fly; IMarch 19. 1884. first one seen, near Bur- 

 lington: March 20. 1885. first (a male), seen: April 12. pretty common; on 

 July 12. 1881, found a nest with four fresh eggs, on the home farm. The 

 nest was about 10 inches from the ground in a small bush. This is an un- 

 usually late nesting date for this species. Noted at Burlington by Miss 

 Evermann as follows : October 28. 1907. about six in the woods flying from 

 one brush pile to another. January 1. 1908. six or eight seen in thickets: 

 January 3, only one seen in woods where saw six or eight on the first. 



