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BULLETIN OF THE NUTTALL 
The following species, although not new to the State, are still 
imperfectly known as residents of Illinois. The 'quotations, as in 
the preceding list, are from the notes of Mr. Eidgway. 
1. Protonotaria citraea, Baird. Prothonotary Warbler. — Rare 
summer visitant to the northern portion of the State. Two specimens 
were taken near Chicago during the summer of 1875. 
2. Siurus ludovicianus, Bon. Large-billed Water Wagtail. — 
Quite abundant, and breeds in the northern portion of the State. 
3. Oporornis agilis, Baird. Connecticut Warbler. — Contrary to 
the generally received statements, this species is as abundant during the 
fall as in the spring migrations. They were quite common the 1st of Sep- 
tember, 1875, in the Calumet Marsh. 
4. Myiodioctes mitratus, And. Hooded Flycatching Warbler. 
— A rare summer resident in the northern portion of the State. One speci- 
men was taken May 10, 1875, near Chicago, and a second specimen near 
Waukegan, 111., May 20, 1876. 
5. Vireo belli, Bell’s Yireo. — This species was abundant in 
the dense bushes bordering the ravines intersecting Fox Prairie, Richland 
County, 111., August 9 to 15, 1875. They were exceedingly shy, and al- 
though several could be heard uttering their curious song at the same time, 
and repeated efforts were made to secure them, only two specimens were 
obtained. I have since examined a specimen of this species shot in the 
vicinity of Chicago, in June, 1875, and further search will doubtless reveal 
their presence throughout the State. 
6. Plectrophanes pictus, Sivains. Painted Lark Bunting. — The 
last of March, 1875, near Calumet Lake, I found a flock containing about 
seventy-five individuals of this species. Their habits were quite similar 
to those of P. lapponicus while upon the ground, except that while the 
latter species preferred the wet portions of the prairie, the former were 
found only about the higher portions. When flushed they invariably 
uttered a sharp clicking note, rapidly repeated several times. When 
driven from their feeding-place by my approach, they would rise in a 
straggling flock, and after wheeling about once or twice, start off in a di- 
rect line, gradually rising higher, until they disappeared. After a short 
time their peculiar note would be heard, and the flock, darting down from 
a considerable height, would alight near the place from which they were 
driven. Although the flocks of P. pictus and P. lapponicus often became 
mingled while flying over the prairie, I did not see them alight together. 
7. Peuc8Ba aestivalis, Cab. Bachman’s Finch. — This species was 
quite common in the vicinity of Mt. Carmel in July, 1875. 
8. Buteo swainsoni. Bon. Swainson’s Buzzard. — In August, 1875, 
I obtained four fine specimens of this bird, an adult pair and two young, 
upon Fox Prairie. The young were shot from the tree on the border of 
