414 NATUKAL HISTORY. 



Zizania aquatica and the neighboring cornfields the first Aveek in Au- 

 gust. Arrive in small flocks early in March. 



143. Sturnella magna, (Linn.,) Sw. — Meadow Lark. Field Lark. 

 Resident all the year. Abundant. Collect in flocks, sometimes of 

 great extent, and then are very shy. Old fields, meadows, <fec. 



144. Icterus haltimore, (Linn.,) Daudin. — Baltimore Oriole. Chiefly 

 spring and autumn visitant, though many breed. Arrives the first 

 week in May, and remains until latter part of September. Orchards; 

 high, open woods. 



145. Icterus spurius, (Linn.,) Bon. — Orchard Oriole. Summer resi- 

 dent. Not uncommon. Arrives first week in May; remains till 

 latter part of September. Orchards, meadows, and high, open woods. 



146. Scolecojohagus ferrughieus, (Gm. , ) Sw. — Rusty Grackle. ' ' Black 

 Bird." Winter resident. Abundant. Strictly gregarious. Arrives 

 third week in October; remains until April. Swampy localities; 

 also ploughed fields, &c. 



147. Quiscalus versicolor, (Linn.,) Yieill. — Purple Grackle. "Crow 

 Black Bird." Summer resident. Abundant, but more particularly 

 so in spring and fall. Arrives about March 15; departs late in Oc- 

 tober. 



148. GoTVus americanus, Aud. — Common Crow. Resident all the 

 year. Very abundant. Found everywhere. Gregarious in winter. 

 Less abundant during the breeding season. 



149. CoTvus ossijragus, Wils. — Fish Crow. Resident all the year. 

 Abundant. Less wary and suspicious than the preceding, and more 

 confined to the borders of the rivers. Confounded with the preced- 

 ing generally. 



150. Cyanura cristata, (Linn.,) Sw. — Blue Jay. "Jay Bird." 

 Resident all the year. Abundant, especially in fall and winter, when 

 it is partially gregarious. Found everywhere. 



151. Ectojnstes migratoria, (Linn.,) Sw. — -Wild Pigeon. Make 

 their appearance in flocks at irregular intervals throughout the fall, 

 Avinter, and early spring months. 



152. Zenaidura carolinensis, (Linn.,) Bon. — Carolina Turtle Dove. 

 "Dove." Permanent resident. Not very abundant. Sometimes 

 collect in large flocks in the fall, when they frequent cornfields, <fec. 



153. Chamcepelia passerina, (Linn.,) Sw. — Ground Dove. An en- 

 tirely accidental visitor from the south. — (One specimen obtained, 

 now in museum S. I.) 



154. 3Meagris gallopavo, Linn. — Wild Turkey. Regularly seen in 

 the markets all through the winter, though not often found in the 

 immediate vicinity of the city. Remains all the year in the neigh- 

 boring districts. 



155. Bonasa umheUus, (Linn.,) Stephens. Ruffed Grouse. "Pheas- 

 ant." Resident all the year. Apparently not uncommon, but fre- 

 quent mostly impenetrable laurel brakes, &c., and are diflicult to 

 procure. 



156. Ortyxvirginianus, (Linn.,) Bon. — American Partridge. "Par- 

 tridge." Resident all the year. Still abundant in the immediate 

 vicinity of the city during the late fall and winter months. 



