THE OOLOGIST. 



118. Eiiipidonax acddicvs (Acadian llj'catcber). Irregularly abundant as a summer 

 resident; frequents open woods, especially beech timber; nests on extreme end of 

 brauclies, often overhanging water; nest of beech blossoms largely, very slight, placed in 

 a horizontal fork and pendant; eggs, 3-4; usually 3, cream white, with reddish-brown 

 spots on larger end. 



114. Kmpidoiiax pusillus truillii (Traill's flycatcher). Rare migrant. 



115. Empidonax ininiiniis (least Jlycatcher). Migrant; rather common, although 

 never abimdant. 



116. Otocoris nlpestn's (horned lark). Irregular winter visitor; generally appear in 

 flocks. 



117. Cyanocitta cristata (blue jay). Common resident; nests generally on border of 

 woods or in thickets; eggs, 4-6; green or drab, with darker spots. This bird bears a bad 

 name, and is supposed to be destructive to smaller species. 



118. Corrus cornx sinuntus {KvaavicAWYiVfen). A ver_y rare straggler. (M. & B.) 



119. Con-US Amei'ieaniis (American crow). An abundant resident; nests in tali 

 forest trees, or sometimes quite low, even in orchards occasionallj'; eggs, 4-6; blue, with 

 dark spots. Opinions differ largely as to the value of this bird; from a farmer's stand- 

 point, he will ste;d 3'oung birds and chickens, tear up corn, and break up the nests of 

 3'oung birds ; but whether he has enough good traits to overbalance these bad ones, I am 

 not at present assured. 



120. Corns ossifragus (fish crow). Rare resident, if it occurs at all (M. B. & W.) 



121. Dolichonyx oryzivorus (bobolink — reed-bird). Abundant as a migrant under 

 the above names in spring and fall respectively. 



122. Molo.th.rus ater (cowbird). Abundant summer resident; eggs probably 4-5; are 

 deposited in the nests of other species, notably those of yellow warbler, golden-crowned 

 thrush, vireos, wood thrush, and scarlet tanager; food, insects and seeds. 



123. Agelaius jjJiit'niceus {YeA-vfmge^hhvckhh-A). Abundant as a summer resident; 

 nest on ground and low bushes along streams, and in marshy localities; eggs, 4-5; pale- 

 green with dark spots and streaks. This species associates with purple grakles in the 

 spring and fall in large flocks, and are then, at times, c[uite destructive to crops. 



124. Sturiiella viagna{uiei\(\o'^-\'AY^). Abundant resident; in flocks except during- 

 the breeding season; nests on the ground; eggs 4-5; white, with reddish spots; food, 

 mainly seeds. 



125. Icterus spurius (orchard oriole). An al)undant summer resident; nests in 

 orchards and small shade-trees, in an upright fork, built of green grass, often lined with 

 wool; eggs, 4-6; pale green, with dark lines and spots ; food, largely insectiverous. 



126. Icterus galbiilai^SiWhwovQ oy'wIg — "hanging- bird.") A common and well-known 

 summer resident; nest, deep, pendant, constricted at mouth; made of strings, wool, yarn, 

 grass, etc., placed on end of hanging limb; eggs, 4-6; somewhat similar to those of the 

 swamp blackbird; food, largely insectivorous. 



127. Scolecophngus caroUnus (rusty blackbird). Migrant; rather common. 



128. Quiscalus quiscula (purple grakle). A common and abundant summer resi- 

 dent; breed mostly in vicinity of dwellings; eggs. 4-5; brown or light-green, with dark 

 spots; congregate in large flocks spring and fall, when they sometimes do considerable 

 damage, especially in the fall on ripening corn ; their focxl during spring and summer is 

 largely insectivorous, particularly grubs and cut-worms from freshly-plowed sod; thej^ 

 undoubtedly destroy some newly -sprouted corn in spring also. 



129. Pinicola enucleator (pine grosbeak). Rare; occurs only as a winter visitor, in 

 severe weather. 



130. Pa««(?r rfomesi?c?;s (•'English sparrow.") Resident; occurs everywhere; pugna- 

 cious, hardy, destructive ; quarrelsome with his neighbors, and a general nuisance; nests 

 anywhere; food, mainly seeds and grain. 



131. Carpodacus purpureus (purple finch). An abundant migrant; a seed-eater. 



132. Lui'ia curvirostr minor {A.mQr\c-d\i CYOHfihiW). Rare; only found as occasional 

 winter visitor. 



133. Loxia leucopetra (white-winged crossbill). Rare straggler from the north; only 

 found in winter. 



134. Acanthus linaria (redpoll). Winter resident; not regular; occurs occasionally 

 in large flocks; food, seeds of weeds and grass. 



135. /S)J^«,^/s ^mii's (American goldfinch). Abundant resident; in flocks until April 

 or May; feeds largely on seeds; nests in July and August, along roadside and near 

 houses, in trees; eggs, 4-5; pale blue. 



136. Spinus pinits (pine siskin). Only as a winter straggler; rare. 



