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with other Sparrows. Frequents roadsides, high sandy 

 fields, and rocky pastures. 



The Cardinal, " Red-Bird" (Cardinalis Yirginianus, Bon.), 

 according to Nuttall, occurs accidentally. I have never 

 met with it in this section. 



96. Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Vieill. — Towhee 

 Bunting, " Ground Robin," tk Chewink." Common sum- 

 mer resident. Breeds commonly, nesting on the ground 

 among low bushes, which it frequents. Arrives from April 

 28th to May 10th ; leaves by the first week in October. 



ALAUDID.E, — The Larks. 



97. Eremophila alpestris, Forster. — Shore Lark. 

 Common winter resident. Perhaps a few breed. Seen by 

 Mr. W. Brewster, in July, 1869. Arrives early in the au- 

 tumn. Have seen it in spring as late as April 25th. Fre- 

 quents the ploughed fields, beaches, and marshes. Has the 

 habit of hiding in holes or beside stones. 



ICTERID.E, — The Orioles, Starlings, etc. 



98. Dolichonyx oryzivorus, Swain. — Bob-o-link, 

 "Rice-Bird," "Reed-Bird." Abundant summer resident. 

 Breeds, nesting in the grass on the ground. Arrives from 

 April 30th to May 12th. During the first of September 

 it congregates in flocks of immense numbers upon the 

 sea-shore ; at this time both sexes are in the same plu- 

 mage. It is then shot for the table. While migrating, 

 it moves night and day ; indeed, almost any clear night 

 in August its metallic-like note may be heard high up in 

 the air. 



99. Molothrus pecoris, Swain. — Cow-Bird, " Cow- 



