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ground made of coarse grasses.” —A/kinson’s Catalogue. Itis 
probably a regular summer resident. 
71. MELOSPIzZA FASCIATA (Gmel.) Song Sparrow. A com- 
mon winter visitor. Its strong clear song is one of the char- 
acteristic notes of a winter’s evening in the fields about 
Chapel Hill. 
72. MELOSPIZA GEORGIANA (Lath.) Swamp Sparrow. A 
common winter visitor. 
73. PASSERELLA ILIACA (Merr.) Fox Sparrow. This 
handsome brown fellow, the largest of all our sparrows, is a 
common though not an abundant winter bird. It avoids the 
open fields and may be found along the borders of thickets 
and in shrubbery. The first one seen by myself in the fall of 
1897 was on November 17. 
74. PIPILO ERYTHROPHTHALMUS (Linn.) ‘Towhee; Che- 
wink; Swamp Robin. This is a common bird during the 
migrations, haunting the thickets and the border of wooded 
streams. 
75. CARDINALIS CARDINALIS (Linn.) Cardinal; Redbird. 
These beautiful and interesting birds are constant residents 
in this region. Their nests, composed mainly of twigs and 
leaves and lined with rootlets are generally situated in small 
trees. ‘Three or four is the number of eggs deposited. May is 
the usual month for breeding. | 
76. HABIA LUDOVICIANA (Linn.) Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 
A rare spring transient. 
77. GUIRACA CAERULEA (Linn.) Blue Grosbeak. Recorded 
by Prof. Atkinson. Found to occur only in the summer. 
78. PASSERINA CYANEA (Linn.) Indigo Bunting; Indigo- 
bird. An abundant summer resident, building its nest in 
small trees and bushes a few feet from the ground, 
Family Tanagridae. 
79. PIRANGA ERYTHROMELAS (Vieill.) Scarlet Tanager. 
Rather a rare spring transient. Have seen themin April and 
May. 
80. PIRANGA RUBRA (Linn.) Summer Tanager; Summer 
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