4CA RAMBLES ABOUT HOME. 



Chippy. Spizella socialis. 



Resident, and also migratory, as stated by Dr. Turnbull. 



Swamp-Sparrow. Meloxpiza palustris. 



Abundant in all our reedy meadows. A sweet songster, with 

 notes that are as liquid as the babbling of a brook. 



Song-Sparrow. Melospiza mdodia. 



Resident, but to some extent may also be migratory. I can not 

 perceive, however, that they are more abundant in summer than in 

 winter. 



Lincoln's Finch. Melospiza Lincolni. 

 Not abundant. Migratory. 



Snow-Bird . Junco hyemalis. 



Abundant from October to April, both inclusive. 



Foxie Sparrow. Passer 'etta iliaca. 



Arrive in October usually, and remain nntil April 1st. They 

 appear to be most abundant at the end of winter, when often quite 

 large, loose flocks are seen associated with numbers of white- 

 throats. 



Black-throated Bunting. Empiza Americana. 



" Plentiful. Appearing early in May, and leaving in September " 

 (Turnbull). 



Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Goniaphea Ludomciana. 



Since 1880 this species has been increasing in numbers steadily. 

 They come late in April, and remain nntil September 30th. The 

 finest song-bird of North America. 



Indigo-Bird. Cyanospiza cyanea. 



Common from May to September, both inclusive ; but so sensi- 

 tive to cold storms that a cool August drives them southward. 



Cardinal-Grosbeak. Cardinalis Virginianus. 



Resident, and more lively and full of song at Christmas than in 

 midsummer. Dr. Turnbull intimates that they are partly migra- 

 tory ; but I am inclined to believe this an error. There is, at least, 

 no evidence of this in Mercer County. 



Chewink. PipUo erythrophthalmus. 



Common from early spring until the leaves have fallen. Ao- 



