Some Local Names of Birds 83 



and star, Niitley. Of its two names the former is onometopoeic, 

 the latter a European importation. 



ICTERIDAE. 



110. DolicTionyx oryzivorus. — Skunk blackbird, meadow-wink, 

 Hickman, Ky. (Pindar). 



111. Molothrits ater. — Lazy-bird, Hickman, Ky. (Pindar). 



112. Icterus galbula. — English robin, .Bernardston, Mass. (Ber- 

 gen); fire-bird, golden robin, golden oriole, Hickman, Ky. (Pindar). 



•113. Stitrnella magna. — Meadow starling, marsh quail, Hickman, 

 Ky. (Pindar). 



114. Quiscalus quiscula. — Green-head blackbird, Hickman, Ky. 

 (Pindar). 



Fringillidae. 



115. Loxia leiicoptera.- — Spruce bird, Newfoundland (Harvey). 



116. Astra galinus tristis. — Tweet, seedeater, Hickman, Ky (Pin- 

 dar). 



117. Zonotrichia lecophrys. — Stripe-headed sparrow, Hickman, 

 Ky. (Pindar). 



118. Spizella monticola. — Winter chip-bird, Hickman, Ky. (Pin- 

 dar). 



119. Spizella passerlna. — Nixie (the young), New England (Ber- 

 gen); chipsney, twit-sparrow, Hickman, Ky. (Pindar). 



120. Spizella pusilla. — Bush-bird, bush-sparrow, Hickman, Ky. 

 (Pindar). 



121. Junco hyemalis. — Rain-bird, Hickman, Ky. (Pindar). 



122. Passerella iliaca. — ^Hedge sparrow, Newfoundland (Harvey) ; 

 big sparrow, Hickman, Ky. (Pindar). 



123. Pipilo erythrophtJialmns. — Owhee, chowee, chewing (Forest 

 and Stream, 13, No. 20, Dec. 18, 1879, p. 907); ground or marsh 

 robin, bullfinch, Hickman, Ky. (Pindar). 



124. Pipilo fnaculatus oregonus. — Robin, Oyster Bay, Wash.; 

 blackbird, Willapa Harbor, Wash. 



125. Guiraca caerulea. — Wheat-bird, Hickman, Ky. (Pinlar). 



126. Passerina cyanea. — Summer bluebird, Hickman, Ky. (Pin- 

 dar). 



127. Passerina ciris. — English robin, Gloucester, N. C. 



TaNAGRIDx\E. 



128. Piranga erythromelas. — Fire bird, pocket-bird, black-winged 

 redbird, redbird, Hickman, Ky. (Pindar). 



129. Piranga ruira. — Rose tanager, beebird, Hickman, Ky. (Pin- 

 dar). 



HlRUNDINIDAE. 



130. Swallows in general. — Rain-birds, Va., Ky., and La. 



