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LIST OF THE BIRDS OF GORHAM, VIRGINIA. 
47. Petrochelidon lunifrons. Cliff Swallow.— 
Summer resident; rather rare. These birds have been in 
the habit of making their curious nests on a building at 
the Railway Station at Cobham, for some years. 
48. Ampelis cedrorum. Cedar Bird. —Resident; 
common. 
49. Vireo olivaceus. Red-eyed Vireo.— Summer 
resident; abundant in woodland. Arrives about May 1st. 
50. Vireo gilvus. Warbling Vireo.— Summer res¬ 
ident ; rather rare. Arrives April 30th. 
51. Vireo flavifrons. Yellow-throated Vireo. 
—Summer resident; common. Arrives April 21st. 
52. Vireo solitarius. Solitary Vireo. —Spring 
and autumn visitant; rather rare. Arrives in spring, April 
18th ; observed in autumn, October 10th. 
53. Vireo noveboracensis. White-eyed Vireo. 
—Summer resident; rather common. Arrives April 26th. 
Is found in the neighborhood of streams and swampy 
thickets. 
54. Passer domesticus. English Sparrow.— 
Resident; breeds. Colonies of these foreign Sparrows 
have become established at Cobham and other points 
along the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. 
55. Carpodacus purpureus. Purple Finch.— 
Winter resident; rather common. Especially common in 
spring, when it feeds upon the blossoms of the Beech and 
other trees. 
56. Astragalinus tristis. Yellow Bird ; Amer¬ 
ican Goldfinch.— Resident; common. 
57. Pocecetes gramineus. Grass Finch; Bay¬ 
winged Bunting. —Resident; common. Abundant in 
the fields in autumn. 
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58. Coturniculus passerinus. Yellow-winged 
Sparrow.— Rare. A specimen observed on the 2d of 
May. 
