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Eastern United States, breeding as far north as Minnesota and 

 Nova Scotia, and wintering in Central America. This species is 

 a common summer resident in this vicinity, arriving about May i 

 and remaining until October i. 



264. Spizaamericana(6 ! ;;^/.). DICKCISSEL; BLACK-THROAT- 

 ED BUNTING. (604.) Eastern United States, mostly in the 

 Mississippi Valley, breeding from Texas to Minnesota, and wint- 

 ering in Central and South America ; breeds east of the Alleghanies 

 now only rarely and locally. About forty years ago this bird was 

 evidently a regular and not uncommon summer resident in this 

 vicinity (see Giraud, Chapman, apud Galbraith, Auk, VIII, 1891, p. 

 395), but it occurs now only rarely and irregularly. Recent records 

 are : Miller's Place, L. I , September 29 and October 10 (Dutcher, 

 Auk, VI, 1889, p. 13), and Blithewood, L. I., August 25 (Johnson, 

 Auk, VIII, 1891, p. 116). 



Family TANAGRID^. TANAGERS. 



265. Piranga ludoviciana (Wils\ LOUISIANA TANAGER. 

 (607.) -Western North America north to British Columbia. The 

 only record of the occurrence of this western species in this vicinity 

 is that of a young male taken at Fort Montgomery, N. Y , Decem- 

 ber 21, 1 88 1 (Mear/is, Auk, VII, 1890, p. 55). 



*266. Piranga erythromelas Vieill. SCARLET TANAGER. 

 (608.) Eastern North America, breeding from southern Illinois 

 and Virginia to anitoba and New Brunswick, and wintering in 

 Central and northern South America. With us it is a common 

 summer resident, arriving early in May and remaining until about 

 October i. (See Group, Gallery, between Cases S and T.) 



*26y. Piranga rubra (Linn.}. SUMMER TANAGER. (610.) 

 Eastern United States, breeding from Florida to southern New 

 Jersey, wandering casually to Nova Scotia, and wintering in Cen- 

 tral and South America. This species is of rare and irregular 

 occurrence in this vicinity. (Hendrickson, Auk, I, 1885, p 290; 

 Dutcher, ibid, III, 1886, p 412; V, 1888, p. 181 ; M earns, ibid., 

 VII, 1890, p. 55.) 



Family HIRUNDINID^. SWALLOWS. 



268. Progne subis (Linn}. PURPLE MARTIN. (611 ) 

 North America, north to Newfoundland and the Saskatchewan, 

 breeding throughout its range, and wintering in Central and South 



