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Genus Melospiza, Baird. 



*116. .1/. /«sc/rtto (Gmel.) Scott. Song Span-ow. Summer sojouraer north- 

 ward, but only a winter sojourner in the southern coimties, where, mth the 

 Swamp, Lincoln's. White-throated, Fox-colored, Tree and Field Sparrows, it 

 congregates in multitudes in the sheltered swamps in the heavily wooded districts. 



*117. J/. 7J(/?».«/r/s (Wils.) Baird. Swamp Sparrow. Abundant summer 

 sojourner northward; equally abundant winter sojourner southward. 



*118. 3/. Vxncolm (Aud.) Baird. Lincoln's Sparrow. Mainly transient; a 

 few breeding in the extreme northern counties {fide Nelson), and sometimes 

 wintering, in considerable numbers, in the south. 



Genus Passerella, Swainson. 



119. P. Wiaca (Merrem) Sw. Fox-colored Sparrow. Transient northward, 

 but wintering in the south. One of the largest of our Sparrows, resembling a 

 Thrush in its rufous coloring and spotted breast. 



Genus Pipilo, Vieillot. 



I f<ij*l20. P. enjthroplithahnus (Linn.) Vieill. Ground Robin. Resident south- 

 ward; summer sojourner northward. A well-known, familiar species, commonly 

 kno^vu as the "Chewink," "Jai'ee," and "Towhee." 



Genus Cakdinalis, Bonaparte. 



*121. C. virginianus (Briss.) Bp. Cardinal Grosbeak. Abundant resi- 

 dent southward ; rare summer sojourner in extreme north. Commonly called 

 " Red Bird " or "' Crested Red Bird." 



Genus Zamelodia, Coues. 



/*122. Z. litdoviciana (Linn.) Coues. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Summer 

 sojourner northward; transient southward. 



Genus Guiraca, Swainson. 



*123. G. ccerulea (Linn ) Sw. Blue Grosbeak. Summer sojourner. Appar- 

 ently confined to the southern portion of the state, where rare and local. Aifects 

 the same localities as the Indigo Bird, and seems like an " enlarged edition " of 

 that species, but is at least twice the bulk, while the male has his duller blue 

 plumage relieved by the rufous tips of the wing-coverts. 



Genus Passerina, Vieillot. 



*124. P. ci/anea (Linn.) Gray. Indigo Bird. Summer sojourner. 



125. P. ciris (Linn.) Gray. Nonpareil Bunting. Summer visitant to 

 southern counties. Possibly breeds, and should be diligently looked for. Thus 

 far only one record of its occurrence within the state (Wabash county, near 

 Mt. Carmel, June, 1871). The male is a very conspicuous bird, — bright red 

 below, with blue head and green back; the female, uniform grass-green, paler 

 and more yello%vish below. 



Genus Spiza, Bonaparte. 

 /)S(/ *r26. S. americana (Gmel.) Bp. Black-throated Bunting. Summer 

 sojourner, abundant in most localities; an inhabitant of meadows and prairies; 



