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85. Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. — Common in winter.. 



86. Junco hyemalis shufeldti. Shufeldt's Junco. — Common ini 

 winter. 



87. Calamospiza melanocorys. Lark Bunting. — These birds are an 

 abundant resident in summer. Both in fall and spring they fly around 

 in flocks like blackbirds. Jn the summer they are seen in pairs only. 



88. Passer domesticus. English Sparrow. — These birds are just 

 beginning to enter the region. They are driving the Bluebirds out of the 

 country wherever they appear. 



89. Piranga erythromelas. Scarlet Tanager. — Common in summer;. 



90. Piranga rubra. Summer Tanager. — Summer resident; rare. 



91. Petrochelidon lunifrons. Cliff Swallow. — Summer resident;. 

 coinmon. 



92. Hirundo ersrthrogastra. Barn Swallow. — These birds are an 

 abundant summer resident in the vicinity of the Ring Thunder Day School; 

 I saw but few of them at any other place. 



93. Riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. — Very common along the 

 banks of Wliite River. 



94. Lanius borealis. Northern Shrike. — Common in winter. 



95. Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides. White-rumped Shrike. — 

 Common in summer. 



96. Dendroica aestiva. Yellow Warbler. — An abundant summer 

 resident. 



97. Seiurus motacilla. Louisiana Water-thrush. — Rare. 



98. Setophaga ruticilla. American Redstart. — Common in summer. 



99. Salpinctus obsoletus. Rock Wren. — • Common in broken districts. 



100. Toxostoma rufus. Brown Thrasher. — Common in summer.. 



101. Troglodjrtes aedon aztecus. We.stern House Wren. — Rare. 



102. Parus atricapillus. Chickadee. 



103. Parus atricapillus septentrionalis. Long-tailed Chickadee.— 

 The two species of chickadees are very common, the latter being the most 

 abundant. They are found most usually in company with the Hairy 

 Woodpeckers. Tliey are very busy birds and are always keeping up their 

 peculiar chatter. They seem to prefer the elm trees to all others when 

 looking for food. 



104. Hylocichla mustelina. Wood Thrush. — Rare. 



105. Hylocichla guttata pallasii. Hermit Thrush.— This bird is very 

 rare; I found but one nest. 



106. Merula migratoria. American Robin. — The Robin, though ono 

 of the first migrant birds to appear in the spring and the last to leave: 

 (the school children captured one December 20), is very rare. 



107. Merula migratoria propinqua. Western Robin. — Rare. 



108. SiaUa sialis. Bluebird. — Common. 



