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Agelaius phceniceus. — Red-winged Blackbird. Two seen along 

 the river. 



Icterus spurius. — Orchard Oriole. Tolerably common. 



*lcterus galbula. — Baltimore Oriole. Tolerably common. 



Quiscalus quiscula. — Purple Grackle. — Tolerably common in 

 the city. 



Astragal inus tristis. — American Goldfinch. Abundant. 



Passer domesticus. — English Sparrow. Common. 



*Ammodramus savannarum passerinus. — Grasshopper Spar- 

 row. One heard. 



*Spizella social is. — Chipping Sparrow. Tolerably common. 



Spizella pusilla. — Field Sparrow. Common. 



Melcspiza cinerea melodia. — Song Sparrow. Common. 



Pipilo erythrophthalmus. — Chewink. A few observed. 



Cardinalis cardinalis. — Cardinal. Abundant; nest with young 

 found. 



Cynospiza cyanea. — Indigo Bunting. — Tolerably common. 



*Piranga erythrcmelas. — -Scarlet Tanager. One seen. 



*Piranga rubra. — Summer Tanager. One observed. 



Progne subis. — Purple Martin. A few seen. 



Stelgidopteryx serripennis. — Rough-winged Swallow. A few 

 noted. 



Ampelis cedrorum. — Cedar Waxwing. Tolerably common. 

 a new nest found. 



Virecsylva olivacea. — Red-eyed Vireo. Abundant; a pair 

 •seen building a nest. 



Vireosylva gilva.— Warbling Vireo. One heard. 



Lanivireo flavifrons. — Yellow-throated Vireo. Common. 



Vireo noveboracensis. — White-eyed Vireo. Common. 



Mniotilta varia. — Black and White Warbler. A few noted. 



*Helmitheros vermivorus. — Worm-eating Warbler. One ob- 

 served. 



Compsothlypis americana usneae. — Parula Warbler. A few 

 noticed. 



Dendroica aestiva. — Yellow Warbler. Tolerably common in 

 the city. 



Seiurus aurocapillus. — Oven-bird. Abundant. 



Seiurus motacilla. — Louisiana Water-Thrush. Two seen, evi- 

 dently near their nest. 



Geothlypis trichas. — Maryland Yellow-throat. Common. 



Icteria virens. — Yellow-breasted Chat. Common. 



Setophaga ruticilla. — American Redstart. Common; nest in 

 process of construction found. 



Galeoscoptes carolinensis. — Catbird. Abundant. 

 *Toxostoma rufum. — Brown Thrasher. A few noted. 



Thryothorus ludovicianus. — Carolina Wren. Tolerably com- 

 mon. 



