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in loose flocks; frequenting old fields and waste places. Not known 

 to breed. 



48. Icterus spurius. Orchard Oriole. — Summer resident; fairly 

 common; breeds. 



49. Icterus galbula. Baltimore Oriole. — Rare, in the spring; 

 some seasons not being seen. Not known to breed. It is a peculiar 

 fact that this bird does not breed in this locality. Before the Civil 

 War, when I was a boy living in Atlanta, it was not uncommon to 

 find their nests hanging to the long pendant branches of the tulip 

 tree. 



50. Scolecophagus carol inus. Rusty Blackbird. — Migratory in 

 winter; some seasons not seen. 



51. Quiscaius quiscula. Purple Grackle. — Migratory in winter; 

 appearing in large flocks. A few stragglers often seen late in the 

 spring. Some seasons none are seen. Not known to breed. 



52. Carpodacus purpureus. Purple Finch. — On February 15th, 

 1897, I found a small flock of these birds on the grounds immediate- 

 ly in the rear of my garden, feeding upon the dried tips (seeds) of 

 tulip trree. Two males and two females were secured from the 

 flock, which contained about twenty birds. They were missed on 

 the 23rd. This is the only record which I have made of these birds 

 in this locality. 



53. Astragal inus tristis. American Goldfinch. — Resident; ap- 

 pearing in flocks in winter; fairly common; breeds. 



54. Pcoecetes gramineus. Vesper Sparrow. — Winter resident; 

 fairly common. Not known to breed. These birds are irregular 

 visitants. Some seasons they do not appear in the winter months, 

 but are seen in the early spring, covering the fields in loose flocks. 

 At such times on sunshiny days they join together in high concert, 

 and their soft plaintive notes are heard wherever they happen to 

 be. In their spring migration they remain but a short time, arriv- 

 ing about the 15th of March, and departing before the 1st of April. 



55. Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna. Savanna Sparrow. — 

 Winter resident; rare. One taken December 27th, 1900, the only 

 specimen I ever found in this locality. 



56. Zonotricha albicollis. White-throated Sparrow.— Winter 

 resident; plentiful; seen everywhere. Arriving the latter part of 

 October, and lingering till late in the spring. 



57. Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow. — Resident; plentiful; 

 found in flocks in winter; breeds. 



58. Spizella pusilla. Field Sparrow.— Resident; common, but 

 not so plentiful as socialis. Found in flocks in winter; breeds. 



59. Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. — Winter resident; ap- 

 pearing in loose flocks; common. 



60. Peucaea aestivalis bachmanii. Bachman's Sparrow. — Summer 

 resident; rare; seldom heard or seen; breeds. 



