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heard it sing with a low warbling note ‘which was very 
pleasant. 
90. Melospiza Lincolnii, Baird. — Lincoln's Sparrow, 
Very rare. Mr. S. Jillson has taken it at Hudson on one 
or two occasions in spring. 
91. Passerella iliaca, Swain. — Fox-colored Sparrow, 
Common during the migrations. Have taken it in spring 
from March 14th to April 13th. While with us at this 
season it has a most pleasing song. Passes us in the 
autumn in October. 
92. Passer domestica, Leach. — European House 
Sparrow. Introduced, but common already in localities ; 
will soon, without doubt, be generally distributed. 
93. Elispiza Americana, Bon. — Black-throated Bunt- 
ing. Very rare summer visitor, or straggler, from the 
south. My young friend, John Thaxter, shot a specimen 
June 26, 1867 ; it was a female, and, as I should judge, 
from the peculiar appearance of the ovaries and oviduct, 
had laid her eggs ; while the bare and swollen appearance 
of her breast seemed to indicate that she was incubating. 
Mr. Samuels speaks of two instances of its capture."^ 
94. Guiraca Ludoviciana, Swain. — Rose-breasted 
Grosbeak. Common summer resident. Breeds, nesting in 
trees and bushes. Arrives from May 8th to 22d ; leaves 
early in September. Frequents open woods. 
The Blue Grosbeak {Guiraca coeridea^ Swain.) perhaps 
rarely occurs ; it has been taken in Calais, Maine, where 
it is very uncertain, but was common in the spring of 
1861 .” t 
95. Cyanospiza cyanea, Baird. — Indigo-Bird. 
Common summer resident. Breeds, nesting in low bushes. 
Arrives from May 10th to 22d ; in autumn found in flocks 
* “ Ornithology and Oology of New England,” p. 828. 
t G. A. Boardman, “ Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural His- 
tory,” IX. p. 127; J. A. Allen, “Proceedings of the Essex Institute,” IV. 
1864, pp. 84, 85. 
