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ave. 10 yrs. Oct. 6. 



Last seen Oct. 5 (1900-1912) Nov. 3 

 (1888) ; ave. 24 yrs. Oct. 15. 



The female arrives several days later in the spring 

 than given in the first dates. 



1 60. Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis Cardinal, 

 "corn cracker," "English cockatoo," "kowbird," 

 "rainbird," "redbird," "red jay," "red whistler," 

 "Virginia nightingale," "winter redbird." Toler- 

 ably common resident, especially in the swampy 

 thickets; probably more common in winter. In 

 1909, T. H. Jackson of West Chester, asserted that 

 it was more common than it was twenty years ago. 

 Nesting records from Ma\ 9 to June 12, at Berwyn. 



161. Zamelodia ludiviciana Rose-breasted Gros- 

 beak. Regular, though not common transient, and 

 rare summer resident. Audubon found it rather 

 plentiful in the early part of May, along the banks 

 of the Schuylkill, twenty or thirty miles from 

 Philadelphia (Orn. Biog.). Dr. Warren found 

 it exceedingly abundant in the woods May 11-27, 

 1882, and fifty specimens were taken. B. M. Ever- 

 hart, also of West Chester, said that twenty-five 

 years ago, it was a rather common summer resident 

 and that he repeatedly found its nest, eggs and young 

 (Warren, Bds. Pa., 199) ; also, according to Dr. 

 Warren, Titus Bennett found a nest and three eggs 

 near Deborah's rock, East Bradford Twp., about 



1875. 



Berwyn : 



Spring arrival May 7 (1911) May 17 

 (1917) ; ave. 8 yrs. May n. 



