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39. Purple Grackle. An abundant species between Abbotts- 

 ford and Fairfield on 16th. Abundant between Fairfield and 

 Greencastle on 17th. Abundant between Greencastle and Ft. 

 Loudon on 18th. Abundant about Ft. Loudon on 19th. The 

 most widely distributed and established species and most abun- 

 dant species in both counties. 



40. Goldfinch. A few noted between Abbottsford and 

 Fairfield on 16th. Abundant between Fairfield and Green- 

 castle on 17th. Common between Greencastle and Ft. Loudon 

 on 18th. A few about Ft. Loudon on 19th. 



41. Vesper Sparrow, Abundant between Abbottsford and 

 Fairfield on 16th. Abundant between Fairfield and Green- 

 castle on 17th. Abundant between Greencastle and Ft. Loudon 

 on 18th. A few about Ft. Loudon on 19th. The most abun- 

 dant sparrow in both counties. 



42. Grasshopper Sparrow. A few noted between Abbottsford 

 and Fairfield on 16th. Common between Fairfield and Green- 

 castle on 17th. Abundant between Greencastle and Ft. Loudon 

 on 18th. A few about Ft. Loudon on 19th, The second com- 

 monest sparrow in both counties. 



43. Chipping Sparrow. A few noted between Abbottsford 

 and Fairfield on 16th. Fairly common from Fairfield to Green- 

 castle on 17th. A few between Greencastle and Ft. Loudon on 

 18th, A few on the lower slopes of Jordan's Knob near Ft. 

 Loudon on 19th. 



44. Field Sparrow. A few noted between Abbottsford and 

 Fairfield on 16th. Fairly common from Fairfield to Green- 

 castle, locating one nest with four young at Charmian on 17th. 

 A few observed between Greencastle and Ft. Loudon on 18th. 

 A few on the lower slopes of Jordon's Knob and in Horse 

 Valley on the 19th. 



45. Song Sparrow. A few observed between Abbottsford and 

 Fairfield on 16th. A few noted between Fairfield and Green- 

 castle on 17th, A few noted between Greencastle and Ft. 

 Loudon on 18th, Rhoads finding a nest in the valley of the 

 west branch of the Conococheague Creek near Mercersburg. A 

 few observed in the vicinity of Ft. Loudon on 19th. 



46. Chewink. A few noted between Abbottsford and Fair- 



