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22. (517), Purple Finch, Carfodacus purpurcui. Not uncommon on 

 Big Beaver and still in full song. Undoubledly nesting. 



2.i. (.)22). White-winged Crossbill, Loxia Icucoptcra. Just as I was 

 leaving Big Beaver Island, on July 13, a small squad of these birds flew over 

 my head and alighted near by. An adult male and female perched on the top 

 of a low balsam at a distance of ten yards, and allowed a close exami- 

 nation. There were either four or five others in the squad, but they kept 

 so w-ell hidden among the evergreens that I was not able to tell whether they 

 were old or young. The adult male was in high plumage. As this species 

 is said to nest in April or earlier, it is likely that this was a family party, 

 consisting of a pair of adults and four or five young. 



24. (529). Goldfinch, Astragaluius tristis. Common everywhere 



25. (540). Vesper Sparrow, Pocccactcs gra)ni)iciis. Seen orly on Big 

 Beaver, where it was fairly common on the farming lands. None seen on the 

 grassy barrens at the north end of the island. 



2G. ( ). English Sparrow. Passer donicsiicus. Abundant in the vil- 

 lage of St. James, and a few seen at farm houses outside. 



27. (558). White-throated Sparrow, Zonotriclua alb.'collis. Common and 

 nesting about the edges of the tamarack and cedar swamps. I found several 

 pairs with young just out of the nest. 



28. (560). Chipping Sparrow, Spicclla socialis. One of the abundant 

 species. 



29. (567). Junco ; Slate-colored Snowbird. Junco hycmalis. Apparently 

 not common. I found it but once, among the hemlocks and cedars of the 

 gorges, between the sand dunes on the west shore of Big Beaver. One of the 

 birds seen was hardly more than a week from the nest. This is one of the 

 characteristic summer birds of the adjacent mainland,^ 



30. (581). Song Sparrow, Melospica cinerea niclodia. Abu dant. 



31. (598). Indigo Bird, Cya}iospica cyanca. Apparently not common. A 

 single male in full song was seen on Gull Island, but no other record of the 

 species was made. ! ' 



32. (613). Barn Swallow, Hirundo crythrogastcr. A1)undant about the 

 docks at St. James, where the birds had nests under the wharves, w^ithin two 

 or three feet of the water. Others were nesting as usual in barns and sheds. 



33. (614). White-bellied Swallow, Iridoprocnc bicolor. A few seen on 

 Big Beaver and one or two of the other islands, but no favorable nesting 

 ground was visited. 



34. (616). Bank Swallow, Riparia riparia. No colony was found, but 

 single birds were seen here and there. 



35. (619). Cedar Waxwing, Ampelis ccdrorum. Abundant. 



36. (624). Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaccus. One of the birds whose 

 voice could be heard at almost any time from dnylight to dark. Every little 

 grove of cottonwoods or birches had its vireo, and T spent hours in listening 

 and watching for the Philadelphia Vireo — but without success. 



37. (636). Black and White W^arbler, Mniotilfa 7'aria. One of the 

 abundant and characteristic warblers, seemingly much more plentiful than on 

 the mainland. 



