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101.* Spizella pusilla, Bp. FIELD SPARROW. Summer resident; 
common. Oftener found in open woods than in fields. 
102. Zonotrichia albicollis, Bp. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. 
Spring and fall migrant; common. 
103. Zonotrichia leucophrys, Sw. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. 
Spring and fall migrant; abundant. 
104. Chondestes grammaca, Bp. LARK FINCH. I have not yet 
taken this species, but Dr. Hunt informs me that it is frequently 
seen at Valley Junction.t 
105.* Passer domesticus, Linn. ENGLISH or EUROPEAN SPAR- 
ROW. Introduced in 1873 by the ‘‘ Acclimatization Society of 
Cincinnati,’’ A. Erkenbrecher, President. Now very abundant ev- 
erywhere within a radius of ten or fifteen miles. 
106. Passerella iliaca, Sw. FOX SPARROW. Spring and fall migrant; 
abundant. 
107.* Huspiza americana, Bp. BLACK-THROATED BUNTING. 
Summer resident; abundant. Nests on the ground. 
108.* Goniaphea ludoviciana, Bowditch. ROSE-BREASTED GROS- 
BEAK. Migrant in spring; not common. Audubon states that he 
found the nest and eggs of this species near Cincinnati. 
(109.) Goniaphea cseruiea, L. BLUE GROSBEAK. Perhaps a rare 
summer visitor, but not yet identified. 
110.* Cyanospiza cyanea, Bd. INDIGO BIRD. Summer resident ; 
very abundant. 7 
111.* Cardinalis virginianus, Bp. CARDINAL RED-BIRD. Resi- © 
dent; abundant. During the fall and winter this species, in loose 
flocks of a dozen or more individuals, frequents thickets on the bor- 
ders of cornfields; in addition to corn and various seeds the wild . 
grape forms a considerable portion of its food. The nest is usually 
placed within six or eight feet of the ground in a thorn-tree, and 
the eggs are four in number. 
112.* Pipilo erythrophthalmus, V. TOWHEE BUNTING. Resi- 
dent; common. The nest is built with its edge ona level with the 
surface of the ground in secluded thickets, and the eggs resemble 
those of the preceding species. In addition to their note of ‘‘towhee’’ 
they-have quite a pleasing song which may be heard as early as the 
middle of March. 
FAmILy, Iorrer1ipa—American Starlings. 
113. Dolichonyx oryzivorus, Sw. BOBOLINK, REED BIRD. Said 
to breed in the State, but only observed in this locality in May, 
1876, when Mr. Wm. H. Whetsel procured one out of a small flock. 
114.* Molothrus ater, Gr. COWBIRD. Summer resident; abundant. 
115.* Ageleeus phoeniceus, V. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. Sum- 
mer resident; common. Nests in swamps and ponds, usually on 
low bushes, but in several instances I have found the nest support- 
ed by reed stems, within six inches of the water. 
116.* Sturnella magna,Sw. MEADOW LARK. Common in summer, 
and a few remain through the winter. 
+I procured a pair of C. grammaca at Madisonville, May 15th, and another pair, 
May 22d, (1877). Others were seen, and judging from the appearance of those dis- 
sected, I have no doubt that the species will breed here this season. 
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