THE IOWA ORNITHOLOGIST. 



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WHITE CROWNED SPARROW. 



"Winters! in the Gulf .states and south- 

 ward." 

 ■55S. Zonotrichia albicolUs. 



WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. 



Rather common migrant. 



550. Spizella mouticola. 



TREE SPARROW. 

 "One of the most abundant winter birds 

 from latitude 43 degrees to latitude 24 de- 

 grees N.". 

 560. Spizella socialis. 



CHIPPING SPARROW. 

 501. Spizella, pallida. 



CLAY-COLORED SPARROW. 

 Breeds from northern Neb., central 

 Iowa and northern 111.; northward. 

 56S. Spizella pu^iUa. 



FIELD SPARROW. 

 Breeds over all Iowa. 

 507. Junco hyemalis. 



SLATE-COLORED SNOWBIRD. 

 Winter resident. "Ordinary northern 

 winter limit of the species is from lat. 42 

 degrees to lat. 43 degrees. 



551. Melospiza fasciata, 



SONG SPARROW. 

 Breeder and common migrant. 

 583. Melospiza lincolni. 



LINCOLN'S SPARROW. 

 Common in migrations. 

 5 H4:. Melospiza georgiana. 



SWAMP SPARROW. 

 585. Passerella iliaca. 



FOX SPARROW. 



"Few birds migrate more rapidly than 

 the Fox Sparrow, and it is not uncommon 

 for the first, the bulk and the last to be 

 noted during the same week." 

 587. Pipilo erythrophthahnus. 



TOWHEE. 

 593. Cardinalis cardinalis. 

 CARDINAL. 

 Occurs in southern Iowa. 

 5i)5. Hobia ludoviciana. 



ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. 

 Rather common in migrations. 

 5i)S. Passerina cyanea. 



INDIGO BUNTING. 

 Summer resident. 

 OOi, Spiza americana. 

 DicKCissEL. Black-throated BUNTING. 

 Breeds commonly. 



A. O. U. Miilotiltidae. 

 03 fi. Mniotiltavaria. 



BLACK AND WHITE CREEPER. 



Leaves Iowa about Sept. 5th and re- 

 turns in spring April 20 to May 1st. 

 037. Proton otaria citrea. 



PROTHONOTARY WARBLER. 

 "Winters beyond our southern border, 

 and advances in spring regularly to south- 

 ern Ind., 111., la , and Neb. and occasion- 

 al y a little farther, breeding throughout 

 its U. S. range. 



Oil. flelminthophila pinus. 

 Blue- WINGED YELLOW WARBLER. 

 Summer resident as far north as south- 

 ern Minn. 



012. Helminthophila chrysoptera. 

 GOLDENWINGED WARBLER. 

 "Breeds in Minn. Wis. and Mich." 

 010. Helminthophila ruficapilla, 

 NASHVILLE WARBLER. 

 "Breeds from northern Neb. and Id., 

 northward." 

 017. Plelminthophila celata, 



ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. 

 Common in migration. 



017. Helminthophila peregrina. 

 TENNESSEE WARBLER. 



Common migrant, arriving about May 

 5 th. 



018. Compsothlypis americana. 



PARULA WARBLER. 

 Not reported from Iowa stations but the 

 species occur as a migrant and may breed 

 in the state. 

 050. Dendroica tigrina. 



CAPE MAY WARBLER. 

 Migrant, not coainu:!. 



