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to the low damp woods along the river 

 "where it breeds. 



460a Empidonax pusillus, Traill's 

 Flycatcher, not very common breeds 

 sparingly. 



474b. Otocoris alpestris praticola, 

 Prairie Horned Lark, common, nests 

 ■early. 



477 Cyanocitta eristata, (Blue Jay,) 

 a common breeder. 



488 Corvus americanns, American 

 Crow, abundant, breeds early. 



494 Dolichonyx oryzivorus, Bobo- 

 link, not very common, only one nest 

 to my knowledge has been found. 



495 Molothrus ater, Cowbird, very 

 •abundant and breeds everywhere. 



498 Agelaius phceniceus, Red-wing- 

 ed Blackbird, abundant, hundreds 

 breed in the river bottoms. 



501 Sturnella magna, Meadow Lark, 

 ■common in our meadows. 



500 Icterus spurius, Orchard Oriole, 

 •common, I have not only found their 

 nests in trees but in hedges and bushes. 



507 Icterus galbula, Baltimore Ori- 

 ole, common, seems to prefer cotton- 

 Wood trees to nest in. 



511b Qniscalus quiscula Eeneus, 

 Bronzed Grackle, abundant, more so in 

 the river bottrms. 



529 Spinus tristis, American Gold- 

 finch, a common bird but not many 

 nests are found. 



Passer domesticus, European 

 House Sparrow, This li; tie pest is found 

 ■every where. 



540 Ammodramus savannai'um pas- 

 serinus, Grasshopper Sparrow, not 

 very common, I have only succeeded in 

 finding two nests. 



552 Chondestes grammacus, Lark 

 •Sparrow, tolerable common, breeds 

 sparingly. 



560 Spizella socialis, Chipping Spar- 

 row, a common breeder. 



503 Spizella pusilla, Field Sparrow, 

 very common, a bird that can be seen 

 in every field. 



587 Pipilo erythropthalmus, Towhee 

 a common summer resident. 



59*3 Cardinalis cardinalis, Cardinal, 

 tolerable common, found more abun- 

 dant in the river bottoms. 



595 Habia ludoviciana, Rose-breast- 

 ed Grosbeak, a common breeder, seems 

 to be decreasing in numbers. 



598 Passerina c} r anea, Indigo Bunt- 



ing, a common bird, breeding in the 

 thickets. 



604 Spiza americana, Dickcissel, 

 very abundant, delights to build in 

 clover fields. 



008 Piranga erythromelas, Scarlet 

 Tanager, a tolerable common breeder 

 and confined chiefly to the oak woods. 



611 Progne subis, Purple Martin, a 

 common breeder, confined chiefly to 

 the city. 



612 Petrochelidon lunifrons, Cliff 

 Swallow, common, breeds in colonies. 



613 Chelidon erythrogaster, Barn 

 Swallow, not so abundant as the pre- 

 ceding species. 



614 Tachycineta bicolor, Tree Swal- 

 low, common, confined to the river 

 bottoms where it breeds. 



616 Clivicola riparia, Bank Swallow, 

 tolerable common, along our streams. 



616 Stelgidopteryx serripennis, 

 Rough-winged Swallow, rare, one nest 

 found by the writer. 



619 Ampelis cedrorum, Cedar Wax- 

 wing, a rare breeder here. 



622a Lanius ludovicianus excu bitor- 

 ides, (White-rumped Shrike, ) quite com- 

 mon, breeds chiefly in the hedges, cer- 

 tain specimens of skins from this Coun- 

 ty are found to be nearer L. ludovic- 

 ianus than L. ludovicianus excubitor- 

 ides. 



637 Protonotaria citrea, Prothono- 

 tary Warbler, a common bird in the 

 river bottoms where it breeds. 



652 Dendroica aestiva, Yellow War- 

 bler, very common especially in the 

 river bottoms among the wdlows. 



673 Dendroica discolor, Prairie War- 

 bler, rare, only one nest has been found 

 and that by the writer. 



674 Seiurus aurocapillus, Oven-bird, 

 not very common, breeds sparingly. 



681 Geothlypis trichas, Maryland 

 Yellow-throat, abundant and found 

 everywhere. 



683 Icteria virens, Yellow-breasted 

 Chat, common, nests chiefly on the 

 hill sides covered with hazel brush. 



687 Setophada ruticilla, American 

 Redstart, abunnant, confined to the 

 river bottoms, where it is as abundant 

 as the Yellow Warbler. 



703 Mimus polyglottos, Mocking- 

 bird, doubtful, an egg shown me, was 

 said to have been taken here and L a 

 farmer told me of an instance where he 



