Aug. 



1890.J 



AND OOLOGIST. 



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are coninion here in tlie suininer, but very few 

 of their nests are taken ])y the collectors of 

 this county. 



No. 444. Kingbird {Tyrannus tyrannus). 

 Common. These birds do not seem to be very 

 particular as to their nesting site. I have 

 seen nests in liollow stumps, and in willow 

 trees not over six inches above the surface of 

 the water in the river. 



No. 452. Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus 

 crinit.Hfi). Common. Most plentiful in the river 

 bottoms. 



No. 4')0. Pewee {Sayornis phcebe). Com- 

 mon. A. very common breeder here and nests 

 everywhere. 



No. 4()1. Wood Pewee (Contopuft vlrens). 

 Most plentiful in the river bottoms. 



No. 465. Acadian Flycatcher {Empidonax 

 acadlcus). Common. This bird seems to 

 have become much more plentiful here during 

 the last few years. 



No. 4C}(^a. Traill's Flycatcher {Empidonax 

 pimillus tralllii). Rather common. Not as 

 plentiful as the preceding, and confined almost 

 exclusively to the orchards. 



No. 4746. Prairie Horned Lark (Otocoris 

 nlpesfris pratlcola). Very common. Nests 

 very early. At the time of this writing, Feb- 

 ruary, 18!)0, I believe them to be nesting. 



No. 477. Blue Jay (Cyanocltta cristata). 

 Common. Not nearly as plentiful as formerly. 



No. 488. American Crow (Corvus ameri- 

 ranus). Abundant. The river bottoms are 

 literally alive with this mischievous rascal. 



No. 4i)4. Bobolink {Dolichonyx oryzivorus). 

 Rare. Several sets taken in 1888 by a collector 

 here. 



No. 495. Cowbird {Molothrits ater). Abun- 

 dant. I have taken the eggs of this bird in 

 this county in the nests of the following 

 species: A. O. U Nos. 508, 560, 598, 627, 624, 

 637, G77, 683. 



No. 598. Red-winged Blackbird {Agelaius 

 phoeniceus). Abundant. Thousands of them 

 breed in the swamps of this county. 



No. 501. Meadow Lark {Stimudla magna). 

 Abundant. Every field has several pairs. 



No. 506. Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius). 

 Common. This species is not so common here 

 as the next. 



No. 507. Baltimore Oriole {Icterus galbula). 

 Abundant. Very common, and nests plenti- 

 fully in the town. On my way from my home 

 to the office, in the course of about a half-mile 

 walk, I pass every day the deserted nests of 

 five pairs of this bird. 



No. 511. Purple Grackle {QnisraluH rjuii^- 



ciila). Common. Most plentiful upon the 

 uplands. 



No. 511&. Bronzed Grackle {Qitiscalus quis- 

 cula ceneus). Common. Restricted as a 

 breeder to the river bottoms. 



No. 529. American Goldfinch {Spinus tris- 

 i/.s). Abundant. On account of the late 

 breeding of this .species it is known as a breeder 

 here, only to the collectors of the county. 



No. .540. Vesper Sparrow, Grass Finch {Po- 

 cecetes gramineus). Common. A bird little 

 known here except to the collector. 



No. 546. Grasshopper Sparrow, Yellow- 

 winged Sparrow {Ammodramus savannariim 

 passerinus). Common. Not as common here 

 as the preceding. 



No. 552. Lark Sparrow {Chondestes gram- 

 macun). Rare. Frequents the road sides 

 mostly. 



No. 560. Chipping Sparrow {Spizella soci- 

 alis). Common. Not near as plentiful as a 

 few years ago. 



No. 563. Field Sparrow {Spizella pusilla). 

 Common. A common summer resident, and 

 one that breeds from about the first of April 

 to the first of September. 



No. 581. Song Sparrow {Melospizafasciata). 

 Very rare. One set of the eggs of this bird 

 was taken in this county in 1888 by Burrows. 

 None others ever taken in the county that I 

 know of. 



No. 587. Towhee {Pipllo erythropthabnus). 

 Common. Usually nests very early in the 

 spring here. 



No. 595. Rose-breasted Grosbeak {Ilabia 

 ludoviciana). Rare. Formerly quite a com- 

 mon breeder, but rare of late years. 



No. 598. Indigo Bunting {Passerina cyanea). 

 Common. One of the common summer resi- 

 dents of this county. Usually frequents the 

 road sides. 



No. 604. Black-throated Bunting {Spiza 

 americana). Common. Every field is full of 

 this bird. 



No. 608. Scarlet Tanager (Plranga erytho- 

 melas). Rare. While this bird is a resident 

 of this county in the summer it is very 

 seldom that the nest is taken, as they are 

 scarce. 



No. 610. Summer Redbird {Piranga rubra). 

 Very rare. There has been but one nest of 

 this species taken in the county, that I know 

 of, and that was in 1879 by the writer. 



No. 611. Purple Martin (Progne subis). 

 Common. This bird now has to share his 

 home here with the common English Sparrow, 

 I am sorry to say. 



