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74 J. A. ALLEN, CATALOGUE OF 



128. Pipilo erythrophtlialmus Vieill. Chewink. Towhe 

 Bunting. Ground Robin. Very abundant summer visi- 

 tant, breeding in thickets, edges of woods and swamps 

 everywhere, nesting on the ground. Arrives last week 

 in April; leaves second week in October. Somewhat 

 gregarious in autumn. 



129. Dolichonyx oryzivorm Swain. Bobolink. " Skunk 

 Blackbird." Summer visitant. Arrives about May 10th. 

 Abundant in orchards and meadows. Is scarcely grega- 

 rious in the breeding season, though many are usually 

 found nesting in the same meadow, but begin to collect 

 into flocks about the third week in July, at which time the 

 old birds are beginning to moult. 



130. Molothrus pecoris Swain. Cow Bird. Cow Black- 

 bird. Abundant summer visitant. Polygamous, and more 

 or less gregarious at all seasons. In spring and fall are 

 sometimes seen in flocks of many hundreds, particularly 

 in fall. Arrives first to third week in March, and common- 

 ly leaves last week in October. Dr. Brewer was mistak- 

 en in saying that the Cow Bird leaves Massachusetts before 

 the first of July, or earlier, &c. (See Aud. Orn. Biog., 

 vol. v, p. 490.) 



131. Agdceus phceniceus Vieill. Red-winged Black- 

 bird. Marsh Blackbird. Summer visitant, arriving in 

 small parties about the second and third weeks of March. 

 Breeds plentifully, in communities, in the marshes. Rove 

 about the country in considerable flocks during the latter 

 part of the season, and leave the last of October. 



132. Sturnella magna Swain. Meadow Lark. Com- 

 mon summer visitant. Breeds in meadows and moist 



' pastures. Arrives second or third week in March ; leaves 

 about the first week in November ; a very few remain in 

 winter. Partially gregarious, especially in autumn. 



133. Icterus Baltimore Baud. Baltimore Oriole. "Golden 

 Robin". Abundant summer visitant. Breeds plentifully 

 in orchards and shade trees, the elm and the apple being 

 its favorite nesting trees. Arrives about May 10th, and 

 remains till the second week of September. In August 

 and September hunts much in the tall deciduous woods, 

 where it sometimes breeds, feasting, in loose, roving par- 

 ties of sometimes several dozens, upon the caterpillars 



