72 THE WEST VIRGINIA 
112. GOLDFINCH. 
Spinus tristis (Linn.). 
Resident; common and generally distributed, but not fre- 
quently seen after October 20. The Salad bird, as it is known 
throughout the State, is chiefly a granivorous species, preferring 
seeds at all times; still it destroys numbers of small insects 
while it has young to care for. Stomachs of specimens secured 
contained weed seeds. 
113. SNOWFLAKE. 
Pleetrophenax nivalis (Linn.). 
Winter visitant; said to be tolerably common in the mountain 
districts, where it is known as the White Snowbird. 
114. VESPER SPARROW. 
Pooeceetes gramineus (Gmel.). 
Summer resident; tolerably common. Generally called Bay- 
winged Bunting, or Grassfinch. It frequents old fields and the 
thickets bordering them. 
ILS). WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. 
Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forst.). 
Winter visitant; common. I found them along the Ohio 
River in thickets and wooded districts by October tro. 
116. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. 
Zonotrichia albicollis (Gmel.). 
Winter resident; common. I found them in company with 
the White-crowned Sparrow, which frequents much the same 
kinds of places, and resembles it in habits. Stomachs of spec- 
imens secured contained pigweed and other weed seeds. 
Ls TREE SPARROW. 
Spizella monticola (Gmel.). 
Winter resident; common, I saw Tree Sparrows in all sec- 
tions visited after September 20. Stomach of specimen con- 
tained clover seed. 
