156 The Wilson Bulletin— No. G1. 



March 31 to April 12, feeding ou elm buds. There was a good pro- 

 portion of red birds, and on April S I heard a bird in the striped 

 olive plumage singing. 



Astraffaliiuis Iristis. — American Goldfinch. Large flocks feeding 

 on the elm. Ou April 2 a few birds were changing to spring plumage, 

 and by April 13 a good many had partially changed. 



Spinus piniis. — Pine Siskin. Saw a number on April 1 feeding with 

 a flock of Goldfinches. 



Passer domesticiis. — English Sparrow. Found generally distributed 

 along roads, in fields, and about houses, but not very plentiful any- 

 where. The conditions are much the same as in England, and the 

 birds seem less active and more contented with a permanent country 

 life than they do further north. 



Pooccctes gramineus. — A^esper Sparrow. A few seen from April 1 

 to 11, and a flock on April 13. 



Zonotrichia alhicoUis. — White-throated Sparrow. A male seen on 

 April 8. 



Spisclla socialis. — Chipping Sparrow. Saw a few on March 30. 

 They were very common on April 2, and remained so until April 11, 

 when a flock of over one hundred was seen, but on the 13th only a 

 few were seen. 



Spizella piisilla. — Field Sparrow. Saw one ou April 3, and they 

 became common until large flocks were seen from the 11th to the 

 13th. Shot a partial albino on the 15th, and Mr. Handy saw two 

 more on the 11th. 



Junco hyemaUs. — Slate-colored Junco. Not common. The only 

 ones seen were a few about the outbuildings. The ones I took proved 

 to belong to this form, and were api)arently barren birds. 



Melospiza clnerea melodia. — Song Sparrow. Saw one April 11, 

 and another April 13. 



Pipilo erythrophthalmus. — Towhee. A male seen April S. 



Cardinalis cardmalis. — Cardinal. Common resident. One was 

 seen carrying nesting materials on April 5. I found this bird as 

 often in the hard-wood brush as about the houses, but always in 

 pairs. 



Ampclis cedrorum. — Cedar Waxwiug. Saw several large flocks 

 from March 31 to April 4. 



Dendroica coronata. — Myrtle Wai'bler. Fairly common in winter 

 dress from March 31 to April 9, on which latter date the first one in 

 changing plumage was noted ; and birds in nearly full plumage were 

 noted from the 11th to the 14th. These warblers roost at night in the 

 red cedars. 



Mimiis po/yr/Zo^/os.— Mockingbird. Resident and fairly common. 

 One pair had a nest in Dr. Lyons' garden, but had not more than fin- 

 ished it before the cold wave came, so there were no eggs in the nest. 



