Pk geously arrayed at the north, the intensity © 
-266 ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTES FROM THE WEST. 
Of thrushes, by far the most common was the wood thmsh 
(Turdus mustelinus), which was abundant. Although it was the 
pairing season, they were comparatively quite unmusical, their song i 
being shorter, and, it seemed to me, far inferior to that of the repre 
sentatives of this species at the North. The birds were also much 
less wary, being easily approached. I shot five or six in half aa 
hour during one of our excursions, and might have easily got 38 
catbird, which were both tolerably numerous, m 
not even the robin, was met with. The common eastern bluebird 
(Sialia sialis) was frequent, especially near the borders of te a 
orests. $ 
Of vireos, three species: only were seen, — the red-eyed, the 
warbling and the white-eyed, all of which were moderately pe 
about equally frequent. The logger-headed shrike ( Collurio Tud 
viciana) was occasionally seen, generally along the edges er 
prairie. ge 
Harris’s finch (Zonotrichia querula) was, next to the ante 
the most abundant species of the family of sparrows and finches; * : 
it was also one of the largest and handsomest. It almost pr 
sively frequented the damper parts of the woods, assole 
the white-throated sparrow (Z. albicollis), much resembling w 
in habits and song. The white crowned (Z. leucophrys). 
. Lincoln’s sparrow (Melospiza Lincolnii) were each a few 8” 
met with. The song sparrow was scarcely observed ; t8 id spit ; 
sparrow was common, as were also the chipping ont S 
rows. The beautiful lark finch (Chondestes gramm 
among the rarer species. The towhe was numerous anii 
indigo bird (Cyanospiza cyanea) made its appearance ame 
erable numbers soon after our arrival. The black ving 
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ad the 
bird, or scarlet tanager, was the only representative ag gor 
the tanagers. It was, however, abundant, and tho was 
e its color” 
_ appreciably greater here. 
-Of the Icteridew, the Baltimore and orchard orioles nt fro 
- abundant, the Baltimore indulging in a dialect 50 ere out t0 
that of its northern relatives as often to puzzle us to . 
what bird its strange notes belonged. Its colors; 
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