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the lake, and there its rich notes could be heard in the warm 

 July afternoons. On our visits to the pond we always ob- 

 served it in the higher trees, though elsewhere it manifests a 

 preference for the smaller and dwarf trees. However, when 

 away from the immediate vicinity of its nest, it generally 

 rises to a higher level to enunciate its song or to glean for its 

 insect fare. We found it still in song at McDonald Lake. 



Its singing was one of the enjoyable features of the swamp 

 woods during our June visit to the Station, and upon our re- 

 turn in August it still regaled us with its melody as late as 

 the 12th. The song is almost an exact counterpart of the rich 

 performance of the rose-breasted grosbeak, which the black- 

 headed grosbeak also greatly resembles in habits. Several 

 nests were found in June. 



599. LAZULI BUNTING, Passerina amoena (Say.) 



Common in the shrubbery of the bushy hillsides and ridges. 

 It was found nesting in June. Its song is very much like that 

 of its congener, the indigo bunting, so that a person familiar 

 with the eastern species will readily recognize the lazuli bunting 

 by the likeness of its musical performance to that of its relative. 



607. LOUISIANA TANAGER, Piranga ludoviciana (Wils.) 



The Louisiana tanager is one of the commonest birds of the 

 vicinity of Sin-vale-a-min and McDonald Lakes. It was seen 

 and heard daily in our observations, and such specimens as were 

 needed were taken. Its chirping whistle is a familiar feature 

 of the evergreen woods, and its brilliant livery is in noticeable 

 contrast to the sombre regions it inhabits. 



It is abundant everywhere in the woods near the Station. 

 Its song so closely resembles that of the robin that the differ- 

 ence is not readily detected except when both are performing 

 within hearing. It breeds regularly in the neighborhood, nest- 

 ing in June. In August the Louisiana tanager was observed 

 feeding on the raspberries of the fruit ranches near the Station. 

 On August 20 we noted that the tanager was no longer ob- 

 served in our daily collecting, and it is likely that it departs 

 rather early for its southern winter-quarters. 



