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the pale, blue eggs may be found in tufts of grass 

 during the first half of June. 



Sincetheabove was written,Ihave looked through 

 Audubon's work, and find that he did not find the 

 species common in Kentucky : "They are also 

 abundant on the open lands of Missouri and Illinois ; 

 but rarer in Ohio, and scarce in Kentucky." 



106. Indigo Bird {Passerina cyanea, Linn.). 



Very common everywhere in summer. 



107. Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca ccerulea, Linn.). 



Not a common bird. 1 have seen butone speci- 

 men. 



108. Rose-breasted Grosbeak {Habia ludoviciana>lLi\xm.) . 



Henderson (Aud.). Not common. Seen oc- 

 casionally during spring. 



109. Cardinal Grosbeak {Cardinalis vir ginianus^ Linn.). 



A common permanent resident. 



110. Chevvink (JPipilo erythrophthalmus, Linn.). 



Frequent during the summer. 



111. Fox Sparrow {Passerella iliaca, Merrem). 



A winter visitant. Not rare. 



112. Melospiza lincolni, Audubon. 



Transient. Not uncommon in May in Nelson 

 County (Beckham). 



113. Swamp Sparrow {Melospiza georgiana, Latham). 



Not very common. Occurs during the fall and 

 spring. 



114. Song Sparrow {Melospiza fasciata, Gmelin). 



A very common, permanent resident. 



115. Peuccea cestivatis, Lichtenstein. 



This species has been observed by Miss Sadie F. 

 Price at Bowling Green. It is probably not un- 

 common locally in western Kentucky. I have 

 found it rather common in Illinois near our border. 



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