VA. (Spizella social is) Chipping Spar- 
. Common summer resident. 
I . l ^ds, generally using horse-hair for 
I y. um £ its nest. May easily be dis¬ 
tinguished from the following, by its 
black bill, that of the Field Sparrow 
being brownish red. 
122. (Spizella pusilla) Field Sparrow. 
| Common summer resident. Breeds, 
i l^> (Jnnco hyemalis) Slate colored 
j Junco. “ Black Snowbird.” An abun- 
I dant migrant, a few generally staying 
! a h winter, but in cold winters is a mi- 
I grant only. 
124. (Melospiza faseiata) Song Spar- ! 
row. An abundant resident, wintering 
in considerable numbers. Breeds. 
125. (Melospiza georgiana) Swamp 
Sparrow. A common migrant. 
126 (Melospiza lincolni) Lincoln’s 
i Sparrow, A rare migrant. 
127. (Passerella iliaca) Fox Sparrow. 
A rather common late fall and early 
spring migrant. 
128. )Pipilo erythro phthalmus) Tow- i 
hee. “ Cnewink.” u Ground Finkee.” 
All of these names are attempts to rep¬ 
resent the characteristic cry of this 
species. Common summer resident. 
Breeds. 
129. (Cardinalis cardinalis) Cardinal. 
“ Cardinal Grosbeak.” A very rare per¬ 
manent resident. Breeds. 
130. (Habia ludoviciana) Rose-breast¬ 
ed Grosbeak. “ Cherry-bird.” This 
beautiful bird is a common summer 
resident, breeding commonly. 
131. (Guiraca cserula) Blue Grosbeak. 
A verv rare accidental visitor. (Fair- 
child.) 
132. (Passerina cyanea) Indigo Bunt¬ 
ing. A common summer resident. 
Breeds. 
NO. 33. 
A LIST OF BIROS OF MORRIS 
COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. 
c 
BY E. CARLETON THURBER 
( Concluded .) 
133. (Piranga rubra)SummerTanager. 
“ Summer Redbird.” A rare accidental 
visitor. 
134. (Piranga erythromelas) Scarlet 
Tanager. A common migrant. Breeds 
rarely. The male is well-known, the 
female is olive-green, with black tail 
and wings. The male is said to change 
into female plumage in fall. 
135. (Progne subis) Purple Martin. A 
rather common summer resident, very 
local. The only place that I have seen 
them breeding near Morristown is at a 
bird-house near the Farmer’s Hotel. 
136. (Petrochelidon lunifrons) ClifT 
^ Swallow. “Eave Swallow.” Common 
summer resident. Breeds freely, build¬ 
ing their bottle-shaped mud nests un¬ 
der the eaves of buildings. 
137. (Chelidon erythrogaster) Barn 
Swallow. Common summer resident. 
138. (Taehycineta bicoler) Tree Swal¬ 
low. “ White-bellied Swallow.” I only 
kncfy of this bird as a common mi¬ 
grant, but undoubtedly a few summer 
here. 
139. (Clivicola riparia) Bank Swallow. 
A tolerably common summer resident. 
Breeds in holes in sand-banks. 
140. (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 
Rough-winged Swallow. Tolerably 
common summer resident. May be dis¬ 
tinguished trom the Bank Swallow by 
a series of stiff, recurved hooks on the 
outer edge of first wing-quill. Breeds 
under bridges pi incipally. 
141. (Ampelis cedrorum) Cedar Wax- 
wing. ‘ Cedar bird.” “ Cherry-bnti.” 
A common permanent resident. B euis 
late in June. 
142. (Ampelis garruiu ) Lol n 
\\ axwiiig. This wandei or has 1 re¬ 
corded liom Hi.s county bu; oik id 
that b) l)r. C. C. Abbot (see G ; y 
oi N. J., 18C8, p. <14.) 
143. (LaiiiUfa borealis) No.il. .. 
Shrike. “Butcher-bird.” A nai.er 
raie winter visitor. 
144. (Viieo olivaceous) Red-eyed \ i- 
ieo. An abundant migrant and toler¬ 
ably com non summer resident. Bret ds. 
145. (Viieo gilvus) Warbling Vn-eo. 
A not uncommon summer resident. 
Breeds. 
140. (Vireo flavifrons) Yellow-throat¬ 
ed Vireo. A tolerably common sum¬ 
mer resident. Breeds. 
147. (Vireo solitarius) Blue-headed 
Vireo. Rather rare migrant. 
148 (Vireo noveboracensis) White¬ 
eyed Vireo. A common summer resi¬ 
dent. 
149. (Mniotilta varia) Black and 
White Warbler. “Black and White 
Creeper.” An abundant migrant, a 
few summering. 
150. (Helmitherus vermivorus)Worm- 
eating Warbler. Rare summer resi¬ 
dent. 
151. (Helminthophila chrysoptera) 
Golden-winged Warbler. A rare sum¬ 
mer resident. Breeds. 
152. (Helminthophila lawrencei)Law 
rence’s Warbler. An aberrant speci¬ 
men of this supposed hybrid is in the 
possession of Major A. Blanchet of 
Monroe. The type was taken near 
Chatham, but on the Essex Co. side of 
the Passaic. It is supposed to be a hy¬ 
brid, between the preceding and fol¬ 
lowing. Very rare. 
153. (Helminthophila pinus) Blue¬ 
winged Warbler. A rare summer resi¬ 
dent. Breeds. 
154. (Helminthophila leucobronchi- 
alis) White-throated Warbler. Has 
i twice been taken in the County. Is 
supposed to be a hybrid between the 
Blue-winged and Golden-winged Warb¬ 
lers. 
155. (Helminthophila peregrina) Ten- 
1 nessee Warbler. A rare migrant. 
156. (Helmimhopiiila eelata) Orange- 
crowned Warbler. A very rare mi¬ 
grant. 
157. (Helminthophila ruficapilla) 
Nashville Warbler. A not uncommon 
migrant. 
158. (Compsothlypis americana) Pa- 
rula Warbler. “ Blue-yellow-baeked 
Warbler. “This pretty little bird is an 
i abundant migrant. 
