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to the low damp vvooils along lh(3 rivi'i' 

 where it breeds. 



466a Empidonax pusillus, Traill's 

 Flyratt'her, not very conunon breeds 

 ■spariugly. 



474b. Otocoris alpestris praticola, 

 Prairie Horued Lark, common, nests 

 "early. 



477 Cyanocitta cristata, (Blue Jay,) 

 a common breeder. 



488 Corvus americaniis, American 

 l~'row, abundant, breeds early. 



494 Dolichonyx orjv-ivorus. Bobo- 

 link, not verj- common, only one nest 

 to my knowledge has been found. 



495 Molothi'us ater. Cowl)ird, very 

 abundant and breeds everywhere. 



498 Agelnius ph«pniceus, Red-wing- 

 •ed Blackbird. - al)undant, hundreds 

 breed in the river bottoms. 



501 Sturnella magna. Meadow Lark, 

 common in our liieadows. 



50G Icterus spurius, Orchard Oriole, 

 common, I have not only found their 

 nests in trees I)ut in hedges and bushes. 



507 Icterus galbula, Baltimore Ori- 

 ole, common, seems to i)refer cotton- 

 wood trees to nest in. 



511b Qiiiscalus quiscula aMieus, 

 Bronzed Grackle, abundant, more so in 

 the river bottrms. 



529 Spinus tristis, American Gold- 

 finch, a common bird but not many 

 nests are found. 



Pa.s.ser domesticus, Europi-an 

 House Sparrow, This li tie pest is found 

 everywhere. 



546 Ammodramus savannaruni pas- 

 serinus, Grassliopper Sparrow, not 

 very common, I have only succeeded in 

 finding two nests. 



552 Chondestes grammacus, Lark 

 vSparrow, tolerable common, breeds 

 sparingly. 



560 Spizella socialis. Chipping Spar- 

 row, a common lireeder. 



563 Spi/ella pusilla, Field Si)arrow, 

 very common, a l)ird that can l)e seen 

 in every field. 



587 Pipilo erythroi)tlialmns, Towh(!e 

 a common summer resident. 



598 Cardinalis cardiu:ilis. Cardinal, 

 tolerabli' common, found more al)un- 

 ilant in tiie river i)ottoms. 



595 Habia Indoviciana, Kose-ltreast- 

 ed Gro-5l)eak. a common hn-eder, seems 

 to l)e decreasing in numl)ers. 



598 Passerina cvanea. Indigo Bunt- 



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ing. a common bird, breeding in the 

 tiiickets. 



604 Sj)iza a.mericana, Dickcissel, 

 very abundant, delights to build iu 

 clover fields. 



608 Piranga erythromelas, Scarlet 

 Tanager, a tolerable common breeder 

 and confined chietly to tlie oak woods. 



611 Progne snbis, Purple Martin, a 

 common breeder, confined chiefiy to 

 the city. 



612 Petrochelitlon lunifrons. Cliff 

 Swallow, common, Ineculs in colonies. 



613 Chelidon erythrogaster. Barn 

 Swallow, not so abundant as the pre- 

 ceding species. 



614 Tachyciueta bicolor, Tree Swal- 

 low, common, confined to the river 

 bottoms Aviiere it breeds. 



616 Clivieola riparia. Bank Swallow, 

 tolerable common, along our streams. 



610 Stelgidoi)teryx serripennis, 

 Rough-winged Swallow, rare, one nest 

 found by tlie writer. 



619 Ampelis cedrorum. Cedar Wax- 

 wing, a rare breeder here. 



622a Lanius ludovicianus exculntor- 

 ides, (VVliite-rumpedSlirike,)(iuite com- 

 mon, breeds chietly in the liedges, cer- 

 tain specimens of skins from this Coun- 

 ty are fo\ind to be nearer L. ludovic- 

 ianus than L. ludovicianus excubitor- 

 ides. 



637 Protonotaria citrea, Prothono- 

 tary Warl)lcr, a common bird in the 

 river bottoms where it breeds. 



652 Dendroica aestiva, Yellow War- 

 bler, Xi'vy common especially in the 

 river bottoms among the w.Uows. 



673 Dendroica discolor, Prairie War- 

 bler, rare, only one nest has been found 

 and that by the writer. 



674 Seiurusaurocajjillus, Oven-bird, 

 not very common, breeds sparingly. 



681 (Jeothiypis trichas, Maryland 

 Yellow-tinoal,' al)uudant and found 

 everywhere. 



683 Icteria virens, Yellow-breasted 

 Ch:it, ctmmon, nests chiefiy on the 

 iiiil sides covered witli hazel l)rush. 



687 Selophada ruticilla, American 

 Red.start, abunnant, confined to the 

 riv(!r ijottoms, wh(;re it is as abundant 

 as the Yellow Warbler. 



703 Mimus pidyglottos, Mocking- 

 bird, doubtful, an egg siiown me, was 

 said to iiave bei'U taken here and a 

 farmer tolil me of an instance where he 



