206 Woodruff, Birds of Shannon and Carter Counties, Mo. [\prii 



its breeding in the State. The nest was on the ground in a small clump 

 of long grass and New Jersey tea {Ceanothus americanus), and close to 

 the fallen top of a recently cut pine. These birds were found almost 

 invariably near or in the tops of dead and down trees. 



*79. Melospiza cinerea melodia. Song Sparrow. — The Song Spar- 

 row was a rare bird in Shannon Co., and not seen at all in Carter Co. I 

 noted it only six times (March 10, 13, 17, 19, 30, and April 14). On 

 March 19, the day sparrows of all kinds were so abundant, it was fairly 

 common, but on the other dates only from one to three or four were noted. 



*80. Melospiza lincolni. Lincoln's Sparrow. — These birds were 

 probably fairly common though not many were seeji. They confined 

 themselves to the dense patches of low shrubs in the valley bottoms where 

 it was difficult to see them and from which it was almost impossible to 

 flush them. I met with it first April 14 in Shannon Co., and the last one 

 was seen ]\Iay 20 in Carter Co. 



*81. Melospiza georgiana. Swamp Sparrow.' — Not common. First 

 seen March 19; last^een May 13; Shannon Co. 



82. Fasserella iliaca. Fox Sparrow. — Fox Sparrows were very 

 abundant at Hunter, Carter Co., March 7. The oak woods by the railroad 

 station was alive with them. In Shannon Co. they were common imtil 

 March 24 when they left except for one lone specimen seen April G. 



*83. Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Towhee. — Already present on my 

 arrival at GrancUn IVIarch 8, and Shannon Co. March 10, and was fairly 

 common throughout my stay. 



*84. Cardinalis cardinalis. Cardinal. — Very common. Nests with 

 eggs found from April 29 to May 25 inclusive, and a nearly full grown 

 young bird was seen May 5. 



85. Zamelodia ludoviciana. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. — Rare. A 

 male was seen May 2 and a female May 8, Shannon Co. At Grandin, I 

 saw on May 20 what I was confident was a female Rose-breast high vip in 

 a tree, but as they rarely breed so far south, tlais record cannot be accepted 

 as positive. 



*86. Passerina cyanea. Indigo Bunting. — First seen April 28 and 

 became common IMay 8, remaining so throughout my stay. 



*87. Spiza americana. Dickcissel. — None were seen in the vicinity 

 of our camp, but several were found May 15 in a cultivated meadow near 

 Winona, Shannon Co. At Grandin they were common in meadows in the 

 valley of the Little Black River. A nest with 5 fresh eggs was found 

 June 3. 



*88. Piranga er3^hromelas. Scarlet Tanager. — Arrived in large 

 numbers April 25 and was fairly common thereafter. 



*89. Piranga rubra. Summer Tanager. — First seen April 26 and 

 became common on April 29. A nest with four eggs was found in Carter 

 Co. June 4. 



1 Widmann, Prelim. Cat. Birds Mo., 192. 



