216 A LIST OF BIRDS. 



37. Chipping Sparrow. Doorstep Sparrow. Spizetta 

 socialis. Common. 



38. Field Sparrow. Spizella pusilla. Common. 



39. Bachman's Sparrow. Peuccea cestivalis bachmanii. 

 Common. One of the best of singers. 



40. Chewink. Towhee. Pipilo erythrophthalmus. 

 Rather common. Much less numerous than I should 

 have expected from the nature of the country. 



41. Cardinal Grosheak. Cardinalis cardinalis. Seen 

 daily, but seemingly not very numerous. 



42. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Habia ludoviciana. A 

 single female, May 11. 



43. Indigo-bird. Passerina cyanea. Very abundant. 

 For the first time I saw this tropical-looking beauty in 

 flocks. 



44. Scarlet Tanager. Piranga eryihromelas. Common 

 on the mountains, but seemingly rare in the valley. 



45. Summer Tanager. Piranga rubra. Common 

 throughout. 



46. Purple Martin. Progne subis. Common. 



47. Rough-winged Swallow. Stelgidopteryx serripen- 

 nis. A few birds seen. 



48. Red-eyed Vireo. Vireo olivaceus. Common. 

 One of the species listed every day. 



49. Yellow-throated Vireo. Vireo flavifrons. Com- 

 mon. Seen or heard every day except April 27. 



50. White-eyed Vireo. Vireo noveboracensis. Abun- 

 dant. Heard every day. 



51. Black - and - white Creeper. Mniotilta varia. 

 Very common. 



52. Blue-winged Warbler. Helminthophila pinus. 

 One bird seen at Chickamauga, and a pair on Missionary 

 Ridge. 



53. Golden-winged Warbler. Helminthophila chryso- 

 ptera. Common, especially in the broken woods north of 

 the city. 



