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very desirable bird. This is a great favorite with all lovers of birds. I have seen 

 these birds take the half grown bark lice clean, from the linden twigs, in early 

 spring. 



246-583 (242i. Melospiza lincolni (AucL). Lincoln's Sparrow. 



Very rare; Dr. M. Gibbs reports two specimens taken May, 1875, September 28 

 and October 9, 1879, and several specimens more recently; E. L. Moseley reports 

 one taken at Grand Rapids in 1887; '"should be found breeding in Michigan" (A. 

 W. Butler); "breeds in Northern Peninsula" (Prof. Ludwig Kumlein); N. A. Eddy 

 reports a male killed at Bay City by electric light tower May 15. 1890. 



247-584 (243). Melospiza georgiana {Lath.). Swamp Sparrow. 



Not rare; probably throughout the state; April and August; "common at Ann 

 Arbor, nesting in the open swamps" (Dr. J. B. Steere); "nests freely about 

 swampy lakes at Plymouth" (J. B. Purdy); -'occasional at Port Sanilac" (W. 

 A. Oldfield); " Southern Michigan and Upper Peninsula " (A. H. Boies); very 

 common in Kent Co., have taken the eggs and seen thousands of the birds " 

 (S. E. White); Mr. White also reports this species on the mainland north of 

 Mackinac Island; •• I have seen a few about Ishpeming " (E. W. Durfee); " tolerably 

 common and breeds at Bay City " (N. A. Eddy); nests on ground usually ia 

 swamps; F. M. Falconer reports taking a nest at Hillsdale three feet from the 

 ground; eggs four to five, bluish or grayish white, specked with brown. 



Genus PASSERELLA Swain. 



Fox Sparrow, natural size. 



248-585-(282). Passerella iliaca iMerr.). *Fox Sparrow. 



Common; throughout the state; migrant; " common migrant at Iron Mountain " 

 (E. E. Brewster); "taken at Ann Arbor" (Dr. J. B. Steere); "an abundant 

 transient" (Dr. M. Gibbs); March and April, and October and November; 

 •'Mackinac Island" (S. E. White); "Keweenaw Point" (Kneeland); '-rare migrant 

 at Bay City" (N. A. Eddy): a very beautiful singer. 



Genus PIPILO Vieill. 



249-587-(301). Pipilo erythrophtlialiniis {Linn.). * Towhee; Towhee Bunting; 

 Chewink; Marsh Robin; Ground Robin; Jewee; Joe-wink. 



Very common; throughout the state; March to October; reported at Ann Arbor 

 by F. L. Washburn in December (The Auk, Vol. VI, p. 279); Prof. James Sat- 

 terlee saw it at Greenville the last of November, 1892; "very rare at Mackinac 

 Island" (S. E. White); breeds; "very common at Iron Mountain" (E. E. Brew- 



