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581. Melospiza fasciata (Gmel.) Song sparrow. 



Summer resident ; abundant. Rare in winter. Mar. 10 Nov. 

 12. Frequents gardens, shrubbery, edges of fields and borders of 

 streams. Nest, on or near the ground ; May i July 20 ; two or 

 three broods reared ; eggs 4-5. Beneficial by destroying noxious 

 seeds and insects. 



583. Melospiza lincolnii (Aud.) Lincoln's sparrow. 

 Transient visitant ; apparently rare. Last records : Ithaca, May 



12, 1899 L. A. Fuertes ; and Buffalo, Oct. 27, 1900 James Savage. 

 Breeds in Herkimer Co. Bui. Nutt. Orn. Club, 6, 246 ; also R. & B. 

 p. 132- 



584. Melospiza georgiana (Lath.) Swamp sparrow. 

 Summer resident ; common. Apr. 15 Nov. 10. Frequents 



grass and tangled shrubbery of the marshes. Nest, on or near the 

 ground ; May 15 June 10 ; eggs 4-5. 



585. Passerella iliaca (Merr.) Fox sparrow. 



Transient visitant ; fairly common. Mar. 25 Apr. 18 ; Oct. 10 

 Nov. 10. 



587. Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Linn.) Towhee. 



Summer resident ; fairly common in bushy pastures and "slash- 

 ings." Apr. 15 Oct. 20. Nest, on the ground at the foot of a small 

 bush or stump ; June 1-30 ; eggs 4. 



593. Cardinalis cardinalis (Linn.) Cardinal. 



Occasional visitant from the south ; several instances recorded. 

 Lockport, May 10, 1883 ; also twice in January J. L. Davison. 

 Onondaga Co., two records A. W. Perrior. Bluff Point, Keuka 

 Lake James Flahive. Buffalo Berg. p. 15. 



595. Zamelodia ludoviciana (Linn.) Rose-breasted grosbeak. 



Summer resident ; fairly common in moist or swampy woods. 

 May 7 Sept. 15. Nest, in a bush or tree, 8-20 feet from the ground ; 

 May 15 June 20 ; eggs 3-5, usually 4. 



598. Cyanospiza cyanea (Linn.) Indigo bunting. 



Summer resident ; common. May 10 Sept. 30. Frequents the 

 borders of woods, berry-patches and copses. Nest, in a low bush ; 

 May 30 July 20 ; two broods ; eggs 3-5. 



