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30. Stumelia magna. Meadow Lark. — Rather common in 

 the cleared land. 



31. Icterus galbula. Baltimore Oriole. — Pkare. One or two 

 pairs noted about houses.* 



32. Carpodacus purpureus. Purple Finch. — Rather rare. Ob- 

 served several times in Tamarack Swamp, but only once in 

 Potter Co. This last record was in the forest region between 

 Oleona and New Bergen, June 26. Several also at Galeton, 

 Jime 22. 



33. Astragalinus tristU. American Goldfinch. — Rather com- 

 mon in the open country. 



34. Pocecetes gramineus. Vesper Sparrow. — Common in the 

 open pasture-land around Germania. 



35. Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna. Savanna Sparrow. 

 — A few noted near Tamarack Swamp, and at Germania and 

 Galeton, in Potter Co. ; but the bird was not common. 



36. Spizdla socialis. Chipping Sparrow. — A few were ob- 

 served at Galeton and Germania. in Potter county, and near 

 Tamarack Swamp in Clinton county. 



37. SpizeUa pusilla. Field Sparrow. — Tolerably common in 

 clearings and over-grown pastures. 



38. Junco hyemalis. Junco. — Found only where large tracts 

 of the original primeval forest remain uncut, as along Little 

 Kettle Creek between Oleana and New Bergen, Potter Co. 

 Here it was abundant, although not noted at Tamarack Swamp 

 or in the more open country, except a few scattered pairs near 

 Germania. It was most interesting to see how closely this 

 species was limited by the timber Une. Not a single bird was 

 noted until we entered the upper part of the Kettle Creek 

 Valley, near Oleana. Here, however, they suddenly became 

 common, increasing in abundance with the forest and decreas- 

 ing again as we emerged from the green timber at New Bergen. 

 Not that the birds were found in the dense woodland. On the 

 contrary, they seemed rather to prefer the roadsides in the 

 midst of the forest region; but the species was at no time ob- 

 served in the really open coimtry. 



* Xo grackles of any kind were obserred during the trip. 



