„.,._. r Bulletin 



Birds of Frtnceton. I Princeton 



L Bird Club 



145(587). TOWHEE; Chewink. Pipilo erythrophthal- 

 mus {Linn.). 



A common, but very irregularly distributed summer resident. Ar- 

 riving about the middle of April, the Chewinks seem to collect in the 

 sandy regions east of the Pennsylvania Railroad, where they become 

 common. The eggs are laid about the third week in May. In the im- 

 mediate vicinity of Princeton they are uncommon. They arrive about 

 April 18, and remain until October 20. 



146 (593). Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis (Linn.). 



Through this section the Cardinal is a common permanent resident, 

 more frequently seen during the warmer months, because in winter the 

 great majority seek the protection of the tangled patches along the 

 Millstone. By the first of April a dozen or more pairs have selected 

 nesting sites within the town limits, and by the first week in May the 

 eggs are generally laid. Nests have been found, however, as early as 

 April 8, and as late as June i. The period of song commences late in 

 February, both sexes participating. 



147 (595). Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Zamelodia lu- 

 doviciana (Linn.). 



A common summer resident, but very local in distribution, as it is 

 rarely seen except in the neighborhood of the water courses. In 1898 

 Mr. C. F. Silvester found five nests in one day, and on May 24 of the 

 following year, I found three, each containing eggs. The birds arrive 

 about May i, and remain until October i. 



148(598). Indigo Bunting. Cyanospiza cyanea (Zz;««.). 



A common and well distributed species, arriving the first week in 

 May, and leaving for the south early in October. Although generally 

 nesting in low thorny bushes, last year I found two nests in small 

 cedars. Of the seven nests which have come under my observation, 

 each contained three eggs, all of which were laid between June i and 12. 



149 (601). Painted Bunting; Nonpareil. Cyanos- 

 piza ciris (Limt.). 

 An accidental visitor from the south. Prof. Phillips took a single 

 individual, July 6, 1897, which is the only record of its occurrence in 

 this locality, and even this may have been an escaped cage bird. 



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