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Ae giothus Linaria.— Cab. 
Lesser Red Poll. 
I found this bird very abundant in some 
winters in Pennsylvania. I also found it very 
plenty in Iowa, where it remains a few weeks, 
and then leaves for warmer quarters. 
Plectrophanes—Nivalts. 
Snow Bunting. 
It is very abundant,in some winters along the 
Delaware River, and along the roads when the 
snow is on the ground. Ihave killed a great 
many of these birds on the ground where the 
Eastern Penitentiary and the Girard College now 
stands. It is very plenty in Iowa. 
Plectrophanes Lapponicus.— Selby. 
Lapland Longspur. 
This bird was considered rare some years ago. 
I can say that it was as plenty in lowa the last of 
April, as the Snow Bunting. Ihave found it in 
flocks of thousanas, feeding on the wheat fields. 
The farmers call it the wheat bird, and would 
like some one to kill them all, as they devour aa 
immense amount of wheat after it is sown, and 
do not leave until the crop begins to sprout. 
Fasserculus Savanna.—Lonap. 
Savannah Sparrow. 
It is very abundant in Spring, and is found in 
the meadows south of the City of Philadelphia. 
It is also found in New Jersey and west to lowa. 
