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a longer time for nesting, it produces fewer eggs to the 

 set, but in all probability lays three more sets than in 

 colder regions. It would be a very great surprise to me 

 to find a set of more than three eggs in a nest of the car- 

 dinal or of the red-eyed vireo." (1890c). 



The same year he entered in his journal : "This bird 

 (No. 803) had not long finished moulting; there were 

 some pin feathers in his wing. It may be observed in 

 this connection that the cardinal moults very late; and 

 I believe he rears at least two sets of young every season. 

 He may be heard singing late in August when most other 

 birds are silent, as they are losing their feathers and don- 

 ning a new suit, a process which takes the music out of 

 them." 



"Abundant. Resident. Breeds." 1891a). 



No. 287. Female. Greensboro. Nov. 30, 1889. W. C. Avery. 



No. 288. Male. Greensboro. Nov. 30, 1889. W. C. Avery. 



No. 316. Male. Greensboro. Dec. 13, 1889. W. C. Avery. 



No. 605. Male-hornot. Greensboro. Aug. 23, 1890. W. C. 

 Avery. 



No. 758. Female. Greensboro. Oct. 16, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



No. 803. Male. Greensboro. Nov. 2, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



No. 908. Male-hornot. Greensboro. Aug. 29, 1891. W. C. 

 Avery. 



No. 942. Male. Greensboro. Sept. 29, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 974. Male. Greensboro. Jan. 10, 1892. W. C. Avery. 



No. 980. Male. Greensboro. Jan. 22, 1892. W. C. Avery. 



No. .. Female. No data. 



146. ZAMELODIA LUDOVICIANA (Limueus). 

 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. 



"It has been observed only as an autumn migrant. 

 Rare." (1891a). 



No. 702. Female. Greensboro. Sept. 25, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



No. 1071. Female. Greensboro. Sept. 26, 1893. W. C. Avery. 



No. 1076. Female. Greensboro. Oct. 4, 1893. W. C. Avery. 

 No. . Male. No data. 



147. GUIRACA C^RULEA C^ERULEA (Linnaus). 

 BLUE GROSBEAK. 



After cataloging his first specimen of this species, an 

 adult male taken at Greensboro, June 6, 1876, Dr. Avery 

 writes : 



