Xo. 20.] THE BIRDS OF CONNECTICUT. I3I 



Xest. On the ground near the borders of an open field, or 

 1 to 3 feet from the ground in a bush, frequently a juniper. 



Eggs- 3-5 I ^te in May. 



Xesting dates. Earliest record. May 10, 1887, f° ur e gg s 

 (H. W. B.), May 10, 1896, four eggs (J. C. A. M.). Latest 

 record. July 29, 1900, three eggs (J. C. A. M.). 



Partial albinos. Aug. 26, 1893, Stamford, entire plumage un- 

 usually pale, tail feathers almost white (Porter) ; May 2, 1899, 

 X'ew Haven, male with scattered white contour feathers (L. B. 

 B.) ; Jan. 26, 1907, Xorth Haven (E. S. W.). 



Junco hyemalis hyemalis (Linnaeus). Slate-colored Junco. 



An abundant fall and spring migrant in October, Xovember, 

 and March, and common winter resident. 



Earliest record. Xew Haven, Sept. 19, 1900; Portland, Sept. 

 15, 1903. 



Latest record. X'ew Haven, May 4, 1898; Portland, April 



27, 1907. 



Summer record. A young male in striped juvenal plumage 

 taken at X'ew Haven, July 27, 1903 (L. B. B.). 



Partial albinos. A young bird having the crown and most 

 of the wings and tail ashy white, taken at X'ew Haven, Dec. 21, 

 1900 (L. B. B.). Birds with the greater primary coverts spotted 

 with white have been taken near Xew Haven, Oct. 25, 1901, Xov. 

 10, 1903, and March 29, 1904 (L. B. B.). 



Melospiza melodia melodia (Wilson). Song Sparrow. 



An abundant summer and tolerably common winter resident, 

 the great majority arriving early in March and leaving in 

 X'ovember. 



It winters regularly along the shores of the Sound, and was 

 especially abundant near X'ew Haven and Bridgeport in Decem- 

 ber, 1904. 



Period of singing. Earliest record. Feb. 21, 1900. Latest 

 record. Oct. 24, 1892. 



X'est. On the ground, or in bushes and vines, 3-8 feet from 

 the ground, usually partially covered with dry grass, weeds, or 

 leaves, so as to be protected. 



Eggs. 3-8 ; usually 4 or 5 ; the last of May. 



