No. 20.] THE BIRDS OF CONNECTICUT. I33 



Spring migration. Earliest record. New Haven, April 2, 

 1895, 1901 ; Portland, March 14, 1893. Latest record. New 

 Haven, May 23, 1882, 1907 (A. A. S.) ; Portland, May 21, 1900. 



Fall migration. Earliest record. New Haven, Sept. 16, 1904; 

 Portland, Sept. 21, 1892, 1893. Latest record. New Haven, 

 Nov. II, 1903, Nov. 26, 1905 (E. S. W.) ; Portland, Nov. 28, 

 1885. 



Winter records. Jan. 27, 1883, New Haven, one taken (W. 

 Kent) ; March 7, 1888, New Haven, one taken (H. W. F.) ; Jan. 

 3, 1903, Bethel, one taken (R. C. Judd) ; Feb. 12, 1906, Portland 

 (J. H. S.) ; Jan. 11, 1910, New Haven (C. H. Pangburn, in coll. 

 of L. B. B.) ; Dec. 26, 1911, East Haven (A. W. H., D. B. P. 

 and L. B. B.). 



Nest. In a tussock of marsh grass in a fresh-water swamp. 



Eggs. 4-5 ; the first part of June. 



Nesting dates. Earliest record. i\Iay 18, 1890, four eggs 

 (H. C. Tudd). Latest record. June 22, 1907, four eggs 

 (J. H. S.). 



Partial albinos. Young female taken at New Haven, Oct. 

 13, 1903, has greater wing coverts white and much white in rest 

 of plumage (L. B. B.) ; another female taken at Litchfield, Oct. 

 12, 1903, has back pure white and throat and breast chiefly white 

 (E. S. W.). 



Passerella iliaca iliaca (Merrem). Fox Sparrow. 



A common spring migrant in Alarch and early April, and a 

 common fall migrant the last of October and November; win- 

 tering rarely. 



Spring migration. Earliest record. New Haven, March 6, 

 1894, Feb. 25, 1906 (E. S. W.) ; Portland, March 2, 1883. 

 Latest record. New Haven, April 18, 1885, April 25, 1907 (A. 

 A. S. and Pangburn) ; Portland, April 26, 1875. 



Fall migration. Earliest record. New Haven, Oct. 2, 1907, 

 Sept. 16, 1895 (H. W. F.) ; Portland, Oct. 17, 1890, 1893. 

 Latest record. New Haven, Nov. 30, 1901 ; Portland, Nov. 27, 

 1874. 



Winter records. Jan. 5-6, 1882, Dec. 18, 1903, Jan. 9, 1905, 

 Guilford (L. B. B.) ; Dec. 29, 1883, Bridgeport (C. K. Averill) ;^ 



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