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1 8 Fox ofi Birds of Roane County, Tennessee. [July 



*55. Zonotrichia albicoUis. — Common in April, 1884. In 18S5, ^''^t 

 seen March 13. Common after that date, but most so during first two 

 weeks in April. 



*56. Spizella pusilla. — Very abundant in flocks until the middle of 

 April, 1884; also during March to middle of April, 1S85. Found in scat- 

 tered pairs during the rest of the month. 



*57. Spizella socialis. — Abundant in large flocks during April, 1884, 

 and April, 1885, but not common during March, 1885. 



*58. Junco hyemalis. — Abundant during March, 1885. Scattered flocks 

 remained until the middle of April. Last seen April 16, 1884, ^^^ April 

 15, 1885. 



♦59. Peucaea aestivalis bachmani. — Twice seen during 1884. Both 

 were males and were taken on the top of the ridge April 3 and 5. In 1885 

 I did not meet with this species until April 14, when two wei"e shot in an 

 open pine grove near the base of the ridge. Five others were afterwards 

 taken within a radius of fifty feet. They were very difficult to flush, but 

 when once flushed they flew directly to the lower branches of the pines 

 and were easily shot. Only a single individual was met with away from 

 this locality. 



*6o. Melospiza georgiana. — Not seen during 1884. In 1885, first seen 

 March 19. Very abundant in marshy fields until the first of April, then 

 remained common. 



*6i. Melospiza fasciata. — Only once seen, April 2, 1884. Very com- 

 mon during March, 1SS5. Not seen after April 17, 1885. 



*62. Passerella iliaca. — Not seen during 1884. Last seen March 28, 

 1885. Not common. 



*63. Passer domesticus. — Notcommon. A few each year in the village. 



*64. Pipilo erythrophthalmus. — Common both years. 



*65. Cardinalis cardinalis. — Very common both years. 

 66. Passerina cyanea. — -Two males seen April 24, 1885. 



♦67. Molothrus ater. — Not seen in 18S4. A few April, 1885. Notcom- 

 mon. 



*68. Agelaius phceniceus. — Common in flocks mixed with ^tiiscali, 

 both years. 



*69. Sturnella magna. — Common in flocks both years. 



70. Icterus spurius. — A male seen April 25, and a female April 26, 

 1885. 



71. Icterus galbula. —First seen April 16, 18S4, and April 22, 1885. 

 Common. 



*72. Scolecophagus carolinus. — Two taken, and another seen April 18, 

 1885. 



*73- Quiscalus quiscula.* — -Common, especially during April, 1SS5. 



*[The series ot Crackles collected by Dr. Fox are of extreme interest, as showing 

 that Q. quiscula is the prevailing form in Eastern Tennessee — the only portion of the 

 country west of the Alleghanies from which I have ever seen specimens. The series 

 obtained by Dr. Fox includes nine examples of Q. quiscula and two of Q. cBneus, not 

 one of them being intermediate between these two very strongly characterized races, if 

 not species. — R. R.] 



