NOTES ON NORTH CAROLINA BIRDS — WETMORE 529 



6; Beaufort, November 15; Williston, November 16 and 21; and 

 Atlantic, November 25. 



All specimens examined are of the darker eastern race. Recently ,^^ 

 in another connection, I discussed the eastern and western forms of 

 this bird and indicated that in my opinion both should be recognized. 



MELOSPIZA MELODIA MELODIA (Wilson) : Eastern Son? Sparrow 



The typical eastern song sparrow is a common migrant to North 

 Carolina but is not known to nest within the State. Specimens taken 

 by Perry go and his assistants that are assigned to this race were 

 obtained as follows: Catawba River, 7 miles west of Statesville, 

 October 9 ; Fairfield, Hyde County, October 28 ; Engelhard October 

 24; Greenville, November 6; Conetoe Creek, near Hassell, Martin 

 County, November 4; near Beaufort, November 14 and 15; Bogue 

 Island, near Morehead City, November 22; and Williston, 

 November 16. 



MELOSPIZA MELODIA ATLANTICA Todd: Atlantic Song Sparrow 



An adult female was secured in Carteret County at the edge of the 

 salt marshes 6 miles northeast of Beaufort on November 15. This 

 race is easily distinguished by its more grayish dorsal coloration and 

 by its heavier bill. It is the form that nests adjacent to the Atlantic 

 beaches along the coast, and it does not range inland, being confined 

 to those areas that feel the influence of salt water. The details of 

 its coastal distribution and the extent (if any) to which it follows 

 back along the shores of inlets and sounds away from the actual coast 

 will be of interest. 



MELOSPIZA MELODIA EUPHONIA Wetmore: Mississippi Song Sparrow 



This is the breeding race of the elevated section of western North 

 Carolina, a subspecies marked by darker dorsal color, and heavier, 

 broader black and blackish markings above. 



Perry go recorded these birds at an elevation of only 1,450 feet 

 along Persimmon Creek, 8 miles southwest of Murphy, June 8, 10^ 

 and 13, but did not collect specimens. At 3,500 feet, 12 miles east 

 of Hayesville, three adults were taken on June 26 and a fully grown 

 young bird on July 2. Farther north two were shot at 4,550 feet 

 on Elk Knob, 7 miles north of Boone, on July 18, both being in 

 Juvenal plumage, and two more were taken at 3,200 feet near West 

 Jefferson on July 14. On June 5, 1936, in company with J. J. Mur- 

 ray, I secured one at 2,800 feet on Big Helton Creek 1 mile east of 

 Sturgills and another at 2,700 feet on Little Helton Creek 3 miles 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mua., vol. 88, ]940, pp. 572-373. 



