VERMONT AGRICULTURAL REPORT. Ill 



GENUS PASSERELLA. 



P. iliaca (Merr.). Fox Sparrow. 

 Spring and fall migrant. 



GENUS PASSER. 



P. domesticus (Linn.). English Sparrow. House 

 Sparrow. 



By far too common. Introduced. 



GENUS PIPILIO. 



P. erythrophthalmus (Linn.). Towhee. Chewink. 



Not uncommon summer resident. Appears about the last 

 week in May. 



GENUS CARDINALIS. 



C. cardinalis (Linn.). Cardinal. 



This is a southern species and it is rather doubtful whether it ever 

 voluntarily comes so far north. Several specimens have been 

 taken in the State, but they may all have escaped from cages. 



GENUS HABIA. 



H. ludoviciana (Linn.). Eosebreasted Grosbeak. 



Common summer resident. Comes the first of May. This is 

 one of the very few birds that will eat potato bugs. 



GENUS GUIRACA. 

 G. ccerulea (Linn.). Blue Grosbeak. 



A rare bird, yet occasionally seen here. Dr. Cutting. 

 Doubtful. 



GENUS PASSERINA. 



P. cyanea (Linn.). Indigo Bunting. 

 Not rare summer resident. Appears towards the last of May 



FAMILY TANAGRID^E. 

 GENUS PIRANGA. 



P. erythromelas (Vieill). Scarlet Tanager. 

 Not very common summer resident. Comes the last of May. 



P. rulra (Linn.). Summer Tanager. 

 Not common summer resident. 



