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ORNITHOLOGIST 



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obtain, and the old saying, that "there's many 

 a slip between the cup and the lip," came 

 painfully true. 



Cormis americamis. American Crow. Resi- 

 dent; abundant. Shot on every occasion by 

 the farmers, and their nest destroyed. Still 

 Corvus seems to hold his own, and rapidly in- 

 creases. I can't say that I have much sym- 

 pathy for him, either, for I have frequently 

 caught him in the act of eating young birds 

 and eggs. 



Afjela'ms phaaiirem^. Red-winged Blackbird. 

 Nearly a resident. Common along tlie French 

 Broad River. 



Sturnella macfna. Meadow Lark. Rare in 

 summer. Have observed but one pair during 

 the last five years. They were nesting in a 

 small meadow. The nest contained four eggs. 



Icterus spurius. Orchard Oriole. Summer 

 visitor; rather rare. Breeds, returning each 

 year to its old nesting site. 



Icterus fjdlhula. Baltimore Oriole. Summer 

 visitor. Common in Asheville and vicinity. 

 A few pairs breed in Weaverville. 



Quiscalus qiiiscula. Purple Grackle. I ob- 

 served what I took to be young birds of this 

 species on June 5th, 1888, near Asheville. 



Loxia curvirostra minor. American Crossbill. 

 Resident. I found them at Black Mountain in 

 summer. 



Spinus tnstis. American (ioldlincli. Resi- 

 dent; abundant. Breeds in July and August. 



Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. Resident; com- 

 mon on Black Mountains in summer. 



Pooccetes tiramineus. Vesper Sparrow. Resi- 

 dent; common. Usually found on higli pasture 

 land. Commences to breed tlie fifteenth of 

 April. 



Aninindrainus sdvcinnarum jjasserinn.s. (irass- 

 hopper Sparrow. Yellow-winged Sparrow. 

 Summer visitor; rather rare. A friend was 

 telling me about a peculiar sparrow's nest 

 that he had found. Thinking it might be of 

 this species, I requested him to take me to it. 

 On going there, 1 found that the bird liad de- 

 serted the nest, but I had no doubt that it be- 

 longed to the Yellow-wing. Two weeks later I 

 found another nest near where the first one had 

 been built, and secured the bird. 



Spizelln socinlis. (Shipping Sparrow. Very 

 common. On June 1st I counted eight ten- 

 anted nests placed in the trees along our mill 

 race, all within the distance of a stone's throw. 



Spizelln pusiUa. Field Sparrow. Resident; 

 common. Breeds from the first of May until 

 August. 



Jiinro Jn/enutUxrarolineuslK. Carolina .luneo. 



Resident; abundant on the higher mountains 

 in summer. Breeds from early April until 

 August. Have found nests under logs, rocks, 

 sometimes in a bush, and frequently the nest 

 is placed on tlie vertical side of a clitt", after 

 the manner of a Pewee's. A great favorite of 

 mine, as there is something in its clear, metal- 

 lic voice that sounds very sweet. 



Pipilo erythropIithalmuH. Towliee. Resident; 

 common. Breeds from the middle of April 

 until the end of June. 



Cardinalis cardinnlis. Cardinal. Resident; 

 common. Breeds from the end of May initil 

 August, and I once found a nest on the twen- 

 ty-fifth of September. 



Hubid ludoriciana. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 

 Summer visitor. Common from 4,000 feet up- 

 wards. Breeds in May. Have found four 

 nests, one in a small bush, forty inches from 

 the ground ; one in a Haw tree, twenty feet up, 

 and tlie other two were placed in saplings, one 

 seven feet and one nine feet up. One nest con- 

 tained two eggs, tlie second, third and the 

 other two nests had four each. Incubation 

 had commenced in all. 



Guiraca i-wrulea. Blue (irosbeak. One male 

 seen June 10th, 1888. 



Passernia cyanea. Indigo Bunting, Summer 

 visitor; common. The latest breeder we have. 

 Ranges over (5,000 feet on the mountains. 



Piranf/a ein/thrtnnelas. Scarlet Tanager. Sum- 

 mer visitor; rather comnum. It frequents the 

 lower mountains, being rarely found in the 

 valleys. Breeds in May. 



Piran</u rubra. Summer Tanager. Common 

 in the woodlands of tlie lower valleys. Breeds 

 later in the season than P. erythromelas. 



Prof/ne sublf. Purple Martin. Common in 

 the towns. Abundant near Asheville. 



Ciivicola riparia. Bank Swallow. Summer 

 visitor; rare. 



Stelijidoptery.v serripennis. Rough - winged 

 Swallow. Summer visitor; rather common. 



Aitipeli.s cedroruiti. Cedar Waxwing. Resi- 

 dent; common. Breeds in June. 



T'*/'(o olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo. Summer 

 visitor; common .in this locality. Breeds 

 abundantly in June. Average height of nests 

 is seven feet. 



Vireo f/ilmis. Warbling Vireo. Summer visi- 

 tor; rather rare. Breeds in May. 



Vireo jlavifrons. Yellow-throated Vireo. 

 Summer visitor; uncommon. Usually found 

 along the streams. Breeds in May and June. 



Vireo solitariuH aUicoln. Mountain Solitary 

 Vireo. Nearly if not a resident tlaougliout the 

 whole vear. Two broods are raised each season 



