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34. Carpodacus purpureus. Purple Finch. — Its beautiful song heard 

 and several pairs located in immediate vicinity of cottages in several of the 

 resorts, but not a common bird. 



35. Passer domesticus. House Sparrow. — Common except at 

 Weque where no nuisances are tolerated. . (Neither horse, cattle, dog or 

 cat are allowed to be kept on the association grounds.) 



36. Astragalinus tristis. American Goldfinch. — The most conspicu- 

 ous species during my stay, being everywhere heard and seen, singing, 

 mating, flying, building. 



37. Pocecetes gramineus. Vesper Sparrow. — Common on farm- 

 land, singing much, especially morning and evening; feeding fledged 

 young on fence, also newly hatched in nest by roadside. 



38. Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna. Savanna Sparrow. — 

 One pair (male singing) at Petoskey near water reservoir. 



39. Zonotnchia albicoUis. White-throated Sparrow. — One of the 

 common birds on low ground, singing much. 



40. Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow. — Numerous around cot- 

 tages in all resorts ; grown young. 



41. Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. — Pretty common ; nest- 

 ing near dwellings as well as in open woods ; had fully grown young and 

 busy with second brood. Occurring on same ground as Chippy, their 

 songs can here be easily compared. Mr. Stephenson found three nests, 

 each one containing only two incubated eggs or newly hatched young. 



42. Melospiza melodia. Song Sparrow. — An abundant and promi- 

 nent songster in and out of towns ; seen and heard at all hours of the day. 

 Nest with three small young in lawn only a few yards from occupied 

 dwelling, July 14. 



43. Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Towhee. — Apparently not common. 

 Only a few noticed. 



44. Cyanospiza cyanea. Indigo Bunting. — One of the common and 

 generally distributed songsters. 



4v Piranga erythromelas. Scarlet Tanager. — Fairly common and 

 a prominent songster during my stay. 



46. Progne subis. Purple Martin. — A small colony at Harbor 

 Springs and a larger one at Petoskey. 



47. Hirundo erythrogaster. Barn Swallow. — Conspicuous about 

 the piers at Weque and Petoskey, and especially numerous at Harbor 

 Springs where they were still feeding young in nests under the piers, 

 while the young of the first brood were fully grown, flying about or rest- 

 ing on roofs and wires. Four nearly grown young in a nest less than 

 12 feet from ground under the roof of the platform at the Petoskey R. R. 

 station were constantly fed by the parents in the presence of scores of 

 persons waiting for the trains. July 22. 



48. Tachycineta bicolor. Tree Swallow. — Two among the other 

 swallows at Harbor Springs, July 19. 



49. Clivicola riparia. Bank Swallow. — Hunting in small troops 



