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ave. 10 yrs. Oct. 6. 
Last seen—Oct. 5 (1900-1912)—Nov. 3 
(1888) ; ave. 24 yrs. Oct. 15. 
The female arrives several days later in the spring 
than given in the first dates. 
160. Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis Cardinal, 
“corn cracker,” “English cockatoo,” “kowbird,” 
“rainbird,” “redbird,” ‘‘red jay,” ‘‘red whistler,” 
“Virginia nightingale,” ‘“‘winter redbird.” ‘Toler- 
ably common resident, especially in the swampy 
thickets; probably more common in winter. In 
1909, I’. H. Jackson of West Chester, asserted that 
it was more common than it was twenty years ago. 
Nesting records from May 9 to June 12, at Berwyn. 
161. Zamelodia ludiviciana Rose-breasted Gros- 
beak. Regular, though not common transient, and 
rare summer resident. Audubon found it rather 
plentiful in the early part of May, along the banks 
of the Schuylkill, twenty or thirty miles from 
Philadelphia (Orn. Biog.). Dr. Warren found 
it exceedingly abundant in the woods May 11-27, 
1882, and fifty specimens were taken. B. M. Ever- 
hart, also of West Chester, said that twenty-five 
years ago, it was a rather common summer resident 
and that he repeatedly found its nest, eggs and young 
(Warren, Bds. Pa., 199); also, according to Dr. 
Warren, Titus Bennett found a nest and three eggs 
near Deborah’s rock, East Bradford Twp., about 
1875. 
Berwyn: 
Spring arrival—May 7 (1911)—May 17 
(1917); ave. 8 yrs. May 11. 
