NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 279 



The Geog. Range — " Valley of the Rio Grande and of Gila ; 

 Big Canon of Colorado " (Baird). 



358. Spizella pusilla, Bon. — Field Sparrow. 



^'Nest of 4 eggs, taken 23/5/70, in Madison, by myself. 

 The nest was built in a small running juniper, in a position 

 somewhat grown up with bushes such as this sj)ecies usually 

 resorts to. They lay 4 eggs, sometimes only 3. The nest is 

 built of grass, with a lining of a finer quality, and is rather loose 

 in structure." (P. Egg Bk. Mus. F. and H.-B., p. 159). 



The Geog. Range — '* Eastern N. America to the Missouri River " 

 (Baird). 



359. Spizella socialis, Bon. — Chipping Sparrow. 



" 4 eggs. Dates on eggs ; one marked Q / Q / 70, taken in 

 Madison; the other 3, 30/5/73 and 12/7/73, in Eastford." 

 (F. Egg Bk. Mus. F. and H.-B., p. 286). 



The Geog. Range — " N. Am., from Atlantic to Pacific " (Baird). 



363. Melospka melodia (Baird) — Song Sparrow. 



" Nest of 5 eggs, taken 2>0 j 6 j 70, by myself, at East Windsor 

 hill. Conn., on the banks of the Connecticut river. Nest-^a hole 

 scratched in the ground, and neatly lined with fine grass. They 

 usually lay 4 eggs, very rarely 5." (F. Egg Bk. Mus. F. and 

 H.-B., p. 159). 



The Geog. Range — " Eastern U.S. to high central plains" (Baird). 



391. Pipilo erythropthalmus, Yieill. — Ground Robin. 



"Nest of 4 eggs, taken 19/5/70, in Madison, by myself. 

 Nest on the ground, and is generally placed under a bush ; a 

 slight cavity lined with grass." (F. Egg Bk. Mus. F. and H.-B., 

 p. 159). 



The Geog. Range — "Eastern U.S. to Missouri River" (Baird). 



395. Pipilo alherti (Baird). 



"1 egg. Reillito Creek, 27/8/72, by Capt. Chas. Bendire." 

 (F. Egg Bk. Mus. F. and H.-B., p. 289). 



The Geog. Range — "Base of Rocky Mountains in New Mexico ; 

 Valley of Gila and Colorado " (Baird). 



