74 THE WEST VIRGINIA 
123. LINCOLN’S SPARROW. 
Melospiza lincolni (Aud.). 
Transient visitant; rare. I took one September 26 in the 
Ohio Valley. It was in a thicket of low brush, and was the 
only one seen. 
124, SWAMP SPARROW. 
Melospiza georgiana (Iath.). 
Winter resident; probably breeds in the higher portions of 
the State. Common in the Ohio Valley after October 8, fre- 
quenting low grounds and borders of woods. 
125. FOX SPARROW. 
Passerella iliaca (Merr.). 
Winter resident; tolerably common. This species was ob- 
served among the thickets and underbrush in the vicinity of 
Romney, Hampshire County, October 29. 
126. TOWHEE. 
Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Linn.). 
‘Summer resident. Abundant throughout waste grounds 
and forests, even to the very highest puints visited. Itis known 
by the names Ground Robin and Chewink. Stomachs of 
specimens secured contained seeds of smartweed and traces of 
Coleoptera. 
7. CARDINAL. 
Cardinalis cardinalis (Linn.). 
Resident. Common along the river bottoms, and in fact in 
all thickets and damp woods in the valleys, where it is known 
as Redbird and Cardinal Grosbeak. Stomachs of specimens 
secured contained traces of beetles, blackberry and clover seeds,’ 
wheat, and seeds of partridge pea. 
128. ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. 
Habia ludoviciana (Linn.). 
Summer resident; tolerably common. I met with this 
species the last of August on the head waters of Buckhannon 
