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214. Cardinal. Card? na lis cardinalis.. (Linn.) 



Common resident in all portions, breeding. Known as " Red 

 Bird." 



215. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Lavialadia ludoviciana. (Linn.) 

 Rare migrant in the middle section ; summer visitor on the 



higher mountains, breeding on Craggy mountains. 



216. Blue Grosbeak. Gtiiraca ccertdea. (Linn.) 

 Tolerably common summer visitor in the middle section, where 



it breeds ; rare summer visiror in the mountains. 



217. Indigo Bunting. Passerina cyanea. (Linn.) 



Comman summer visitor iu all portions, breeding throughout its 

 range. 



218. Painted Bunting. Passerina ciris. (Linn.) 

 Tolerably common summer visitor in the southeastern portion 



of the State. One taken on Bogue Banks, July 6, 1894, by H. H, 

 Brimley. 



Family TANAGRID^. Tanagers. 



219. Scarlet Tanager. Piranga crythromelas. (Veiil. 

 Common Summer visitor in the mounfains, breeding ; rather 



rare transient in the middle section. 



220. Summer Tanager. Piranga rubra. (Linn.) 



Common summer visitor in all sections, breeding. This is the 

 "Little Red Bird." 



Family HIRUNDINID/E. Swallows. 



221. Purple Martin. Prognc sitbis. (Linn.) 



Tolerably common summer visitor in all portions, breeding in 

 boxes. 



222. Cliff Swallow. Petrochdidon lunifrons. (Say.) 

 Tolerably common transient in the middle and mountain sec- 

 tions. 



223. Barn Swallow. CJihlidon crythrogastcr. (Bodd.) 

 Transient ; common in the middle section, rare in the moun- 

 tains ; not observed in the east. 



224. White-bellied Swallows Tachycineta bicolor. (Veill.) 

 Commn Migrant in the middle and eastern portions of the State ; 



winters in the southeastern section. 



225. Bank Swallow. Clivicola ri^aria. (Linn.) 

 Rare transient in the middle and mountain sections. 



226. Rough-winged Swallow. Stelgidoftervx serrifeunis. 

 (And.) 



Tolerably common summer visitor, generally distributed. Breeds, 

 nesting in banks of rivers and in ledges on mountain sides. 



