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heard during the spring and summer. He disappears on 

 the approach of cold weather." 



July 17, 1876, the following record was added to the 

 '"Oological Register" as the last entry in that series: 

 "No. 7. Nest of black-throated bunting — Euspiza ameri- 

 cana. Clutch of four eggs. Two of the eggs fell from the 

 nest and were broken in bringing it home. I found this; 

 nest in a small hackberry, a few feet from the ground. 

 These birds build their nests in shrubs or trees, near the 

 ground." 



"Common in the black lands in the southern portion of 

 the county. Summer resident. Breeds." (1891a). 



No. 514. Male. Greensboro. May 11, 1890. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 851. Female. Greensboro. May 23, 1891. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 852. Male. Greensboro. May 23, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



150. PIRANGA ERYTHROMELAS (Vieillot). 



Scarlet Tanager. 



"Rare. Only observed during the autumn migration. 

 One specimen taken on October 16 last. (1891a). 



The species is a fairly common spring migrant in Ala- 

 bama, and two years after the publication of the fore- 

 going note the Doctor captured No. 1056 listed below. 



No. 760. Male. Greensboro. Oct. ■ 16, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



No. 924. Male. Greensboro. Sept. 18, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 932. Male. Greensboro. Sept. 23, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 933. Male. Greensboro. Sept. 24, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 943. Male. Greensboro. Oct. 1, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 944. Female. Greensboro. Oct. 2, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 945. Male. Greensboro. Oct. 2, 1891. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 1056. Male. Greensboro. May 3, 1893. W. C. Avery. 



151. PIRANG4 RUBRA RUBRA (Linnaeus). 



Summer Tanager. 

 "Summer Bedbird." 



Dr. Avery did not become acquainted with the home 

 life of this common species until he had reached middle 

 age — another bit of evidence that his interest in the 

 birds was long delayed. But be it said to his credit that 

 when he did undertake the study of ornithology he was 

 thorough. 



Under date of June 21, 1875, the fortieth anniversary 

 of his birth, the following paragraph is entered in French 



4— AB 



