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VOL. II. 



FEBRUARY 1, 1889. 



NO. 2. 



BIRDS OF GREENBRIER CO., WEST VIRGINIA. 

 (Continued from page 4.) 



BY THADDEUS SUEBEE. 



161. Pyranga rubra. Scarlet Tanager; "Soldier bird." 

 Summer resident; rare; breeds. Arrives in May; departs last 

 of October. Food: seeds and insects. 



E. S. Passer domesticus. English Sparrow. Resident; 

 abundant. Food: grain and insects. 



168. Carpodacus purpureus. Purple Finch. Occasional 

 migrant. 



172. Zoxia curvirostra amerieana. American Crossbill. Oc- 

 casional winter visitant. 



181. Astragalinus tristis. American Goldfinch; "Flax-bird." 

 Common resident; breeds. Food: insects, etc. 



185. Chrysomitris pinus. Pine Goldfinch. Occasional win- 

 ter visitant. Feeds largely among evergreens. 



196. Pocecetes gramineus. Grass Finch. Common summer 

 resident; breeds. 



210. Spizella, montana. Tree Sparrow. Common winter 

 resident. 



211. Spizella domestica. Chipping Sparrow, "Chippie." 

 Abundant summer resident; breeds. Arrives first of April. 



214. Spizella pusilla. Field Sparrow. Common summer 

 resident; breeds. Arrives in April; departs in October. 



217. Junco hyemalis. Black Snowbird, "Snowbird." Abun- 

 dant resident, breeds. 



231. Melospiza fasciata. Song Sparrow, "Vesper Bird." 

 Common summer resident, breeds. 



233. Melospiza palustris. Swamp Sparrow. Common 

 summer resident, breeds. Arrives in April, departs in October. 



