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84. Field Sparrow 



Nests quite as often on the ground 

 as in bushes. 



85. Slate Colored Junco 



Abundant winter visitant. It is 

 barely possible that the Carolina Junco 

 may nest in some of the wilder, higher 

 hills, but I have never seen the species 

 at the proper season. 



86. Song Sparrow 



Abundant permanent resident. I 

 secured one remarkable set of this 

 species, which I believe was the second 

 set of the season. The nest was 

 placed in a clump of weeds directly 

 at the side of a much used road. Only 

 one of the four eggs had really notice- 

 able spotting; the others being plain 

 bluish white. This set is freer from 

 marking than any set of the species I 

 have ever seen. 



87. Swamp Sparrow 



Common as migrant. Five speci- 

 mens secured Seems to be much 

 quieter in disposition than the song 

 sparrow. 



88. Towhee 



Abundant summer resident. Oc- 

 casionally remains through the winter. 

 A flock of seven remained through 

 the cold season of 1917, and were seen 

 regularly on the creek banks, among 

 the brush. 



89. Cardinal 



Another characteristic permanent 

 resident of the county. The nests are 

 not difficult to discover. A pair built 

 in the corner of a neighbor's chicken 

 house in the season of 1919. 



90. Rose Breasted Grosbeak 

 Apparently does not nest locally 



though I have recorded it several 

 times in the spring migration, and 

 taken it once in July, 1916 and once 

 in August, 1917. 



91. Indigo Bunting 



Common summer resident. The 

 males of this species certainly have 



'singing trees' as has been suggested 

 by Mr. Mousley in 'The Auk,' 



92. Dickcissel 



This species nested on the alfalfa 

 covered hills back of the College barn 

 at Bethany during the season of 1916. 

 I have no other records for the species. 



93. Scarlet Tanager 



Abundant summer resident. I dis- 

 covered six nests in the season of 

 1919, all of which were placed in open 

 situations. One incompleted nest in 

 which a cowbird had laid its egg, was 

 completed later. The specimen, which 

 is in my collection presents an in- 

 teresting example of architectural 

 triumph over the cowbird. One nest 

 of this species which had three eggs 

 of the owner and one of the cowbird 

 was discovered later to have three of 

 the cowbird and only two of the owner. 

 Who is to blame? 



94. Purple Martin 



Notably rare, on account of the lack 

 of houses presumably. I discovered 

 two pairs nesting in a hollow tree near 

 Bethany in 1915. It occurs locally 

 through the county at farm houses. 



95. Barn Swallow 

 Abundant summer resident. 



96. Tree Swallow 



A pair was noted in the spring of 

 1917. No other records. 



97. Rough Winged Swallow 

 Apparently the similar bank swallow 



does not occur. The rough wing 

 amply takes the place of the other 

 species, however, and builds in the 

 holes in the banks and in crevices in 

 abutments of bridges. One high clay 

 bank near Bethany held three rough 

 wing burrows and one kingfisher's in 

 the same season. The rough wings 

 are common in the high banks of the 

 Cross Creek district. 



98. Cedar Waxwing 



Irregular permanent resident. Large 

 droves will appear in mid-winqter and 

 remain for weeks, only to disappear. 



