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with other Sparrows. Frequents roadsides, high sandy 

 fields, and rocky pastures. 



The Cardinal, "Red-Bird" (Cardinalis Virginianus, Bon.), 

 according to Nuttull, occurs accidentally. I have never 

 met with it in this section. 



90. Pipilo ery.hr ophthalmus, VIEILL. Towhee 

 JjtuttiiKj, "Ground Robin," " Che wink." Common sum- 

 mer resident. Breeds commonly, nesting on the ground 

 among low bushes, which it frequents. Arrives from April 

 to May 10th ; leaves by the first week in October. 



ALAUDID^E, THE LARKS. 



97. Eremophila alpestris, FORSTER. Shore Lark, 

 Common winter resident. Perhaps a few breed. Seen by 

 Mr. \V. Brewfeter, in July, 1869. Arrives early in the au- 

 tumn. Have seen it in spring as late as April 25th. Fre- 

 quents the ploughed fields, beaches, and marshes. Has the 

 habit of hiding in holes or beside stones. 



, THE ORIOLES, STARLINGS, ETC. 



98. Dolichonyx oryzivorus, SWAIN. Bob-o-link, 

 " Rice-Bird," " Reed-Bird." Abundant summer resident. 

 Breeds, nesting in the grass on the ground. Arrives from 

 April 30th to May 1 2th. During the first of September 

 it congregates in flocks of immense numbers upon the 

 sea-shore ; at this time both sexes are in the same plu- 

 mage. It is then shot for the table. While migrating, 

 it moves night and day ; indeed, almost any clear night 

 in August its metallic-like note may be heard high up in 

 the air. 



99. Molothrus pecoris, SWAIN. Cow-Bird, " Cow- 



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