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[598] PaKsen'na cyanea (Linn.). Indigo Bunting. 



Very common. Its :-:ong is one of tlie most persistent all tln'onjih the 

 summer. 

 [604] Spiza americana (Gmel.). Diclicissel. 



Not common. This bird is not as conimDii as in SDUthern and ccnlral 

 Indiana. I liave only seen ten or twelve individuals this summer. 



[608] PinoKjd n-i/throiiirlds Vieill. Scarlet Tanager. Fig. 20. 



Common. 1 h-.xw succeeded in tindiny but one nest of this l»ird this 

 sunnner but they are doubtless fairly coniniDii. I photojiraphed the nest 

 on August 2. It then contained three eggs. The nest was on the horizon- 

 tal limb of a red oak. al)out six feet from the trunk and twelve feet from 

 the ground. 

 [610] Piranga rubra CLinn.). Summer Redbird. 



Kare. I have seen but one individual of this species. 

 [611] Pro(/ue !^nl>ix CLinn.). Purple Martin. 



Common. 

 [612] Pefrochdldon Juni/rom (Say). Clitf Swallow. 



Not rare. This bird is not often seen. It is more connnon Inland than 



near the lake. 



[613] Chdidon erytJirogcifitcr (Bodd. ). Barn Swallow. 



Common. Often seen skimming the air near and over the lake. 



[614] Tachi/cincfd biculor (VieilL. ). Tree Swallow. 



Common. Living in dead trees close to the lake. Often seen skimming 

 over the surface of the lake seemingly within thrc or four inches of tlu- 

 water. 



[616] Cl/riroli ripariu (Linn.). Bank Swallow. 



Common. Found nesting in the bank of the railroad and various 

 places. 



[619] Ampelis ccdrijriiiH (Vieill.). Cedar Bird. 



Not common. I have seen three pairs this summer. On August 10 1 



found a pair of these Idrds in a swamp with two young. Tliey had left 



the nest. 



[622] Laniioi hidovkianuH Linn. Loggerhead Shrike. 



This bird is not very common around the lake. I have seen two indi- 

 viduals. Their nesting tin).e is so much earlier than when I arrived that 

 all tlnit did nest here had left to wander over the country. 



