156 BIRDS OF OHIO, 



trees. The birds are not numerous enough to be of much 

 use or harm, but they are certainly more useful than harm- 

 ful. 



These grosbeaks reach Oberlin close to the first of May 

 and remain until the middle of September. 



216. (598.) Cyanospiza cyanea (Linn.). 112. 



Indigo Bunting. 

 Synonyms: Passerina cferulea, Passerina cyanea, Fringilla 

 cyanea, Tanagra cyanea. 

 Indigobird, Indigo Painted Finch, Indigo Painted Bunting, 

 Indigo Bluebird, Blue Linnet, Green Linnet, Indigo, Green 

 Bird, Blue Nonpareil. 

 Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 164, 183. 



The Indigobird is a common smnmer bird over the entire 

 state, being almost abundant in some places. It is fond 

 of any sort of thicket, from the brush fringing woods 

 and weedy briar tangles to the rank vegetation bordering 

 streams, marshes, and ponds, where it breeds. 



Its food is similar to that of the Field Sparrow, with 

 which it lives in perfect harmony. It is therefore one of 

 the more useful of sparrows, of great service to agriculture 

 because it is so numerous. 



It reaches the state about the first of May and stays until 

 October. 



217. (604.) Spiza Americana (Gmel.). 113. 



Dickcissel. 



Synonyms: Euspiza americana, Fringilla americana, Emberiza 

 americana. 

 Black'throated Bunting, Little Meadow^lark, Little Field 

 Lark, Judas Bird, Judas Iscariot. 

 Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 164, 183. 



Dr. Wheaton's statement that this species is an "Abun- 

 dant summer resident from May to September, in Middle 

 and Southern, less common in Northern Ohio," hardly ap- 

 plies now. It is fairly common, and locally abundant, east 

 to Licking county, and north to Columbus, but is rare north 

 to Cleveland, and seems to be wholly unknown east of 

 Cleveland. It is more numerous in the northwestern part 



