24 EVERMANN, Birds of Carroll County, Indiana. [January 
habit I have noticed the following :—Cardinal Grosbeak, Towhee, Red- 
eyed Vireo, Scarlet Tanager, Wood Thrush, Acadian Flycatcher, Indigo 
Bunting, Oven-bird, Worm-eating Warbler, Summer Yellowbird, Warbling 
Vireo, and Maryland Yellowthroat. 
tor. Agelaius pheeniceus. RED-wWINGED BLACKBIRD. —In suitable 
places, this is one of our most abundantsummerresidents. Returns from 
the south as early as February 12. 
102. Sturnella magna. MEADOWLARK. — An abundant summer resi- 
dent, from the middle of March to late in October. Occasionally a few 
remain all winter. 
103. Icterus spurius. ORCHARD OrIOLE.—From the last of April to 
September a common resident, growing more abundant of late years. 
104. Icterus galbula. BALTIMORE ORIOLE.—Summer resident, some- 
what more common than the last. Arrives about April 24. 
105. Scolecophagus carolinus. Rusty BLACKBIRD. — Spring and 
autumn migrant, but not often seen. 
106. Quiscalus quiscula zneus. BRONZED GRACKLE.—A very abun- 
dant summer resident, returning from the south about March 15 and 
remaining until quite late in the autumn. 
107. Carpodacus purpureus. PuRPLE FINcH.—Frequently seen late 
in the autumn and early in the spring;— probably a winter resident. 
October 12 and 19, 1878: January 25, 1879; April 22, 1884. 
108. Loxia curvirostra minor. AMERICAN CROSSBILL.—An irregular 
winter visitant. Not noticed in the County until about the middle of 
March, 1883, when a few wereseen near Delphi. About adozen were seen 
in the evergreens in the Court-yard in Delphi December 26, 1884. Four 
or five were seen in Camden, March 27, 1885, another April 13, anda large 
flock heard flying northward over Burlington, April 23, 1885. 
109. Loxia leucoptera. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. — A very rare 
winter visitor. I saw asingle female at Burlington, March 8, 1885, and 
killed it with a stick. Several others had been seen a few days before in 
the same place. Some were caught in a trap, but were let go again. 
Another female was seen at Camden, March 16, 1885. These, together 
with my records of its appearance at Bloomington, February 6, 10. and 
23, 1883, and Mr. F. M. Noe’s Indianapolis record of about the same date, 
are, as faras [ am informed, the only records of the occurrence of the 
White-winged Crossbill in Indiana. 
110. Acanthislinaria. REDPOLL.—My only record of the occurrence 
of this species in Carroll County is that of a fine male which I shot at 
Camden, November 5, 1878. I saw another at Bloomington, December, 
1882. These are the only records I have for Indiana. 
Ill. Spinus tristis. AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. — Resident, abundant 
during the summer. 
112. Spinus pinus. PiNe Siskrn.—A rare winter visitant. 
113. Plectrophenax nivalis. SNOWFLAKE.—A rare winter visitant. 
My record of its occurrence in Carroll County shows :—January 15, 1884, 
saw two (@ and @ ) near Pittsburg, both of which I got: January — , 1885, 
