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a place. After some trouble I again started it. It flew 

 wildly as before, when I fired, and was fortunate enough to 

 secure it. It proved to be Baird's Sparrow. When I found 

 I had taken a specimen which I had never seen before, — 

 although at that time I did not know its name or the interest 

 attached to it, — I instantly went in searcli of more. After 

 a time I succeeded in starting another. This one, however, 

 rose too far off for gunshot, and I did not secure it. It flew 

 away to a great distance, when I lost sight of it. After this 

 I thought that among the myriads of Snow Buntings that 

 continually rose a short distance from me I again detected it, 

 but I was perhaps mistaken. I am confident of having seen 

 it in previous years at this place, earlier in the season." 



"... As might be expected, I heard no song-note at this 

 season, but simply a short chirp of alarm." 



The Ipswich Sparrows are now known to be regular winter 

 visitants from the north along the coast of New England. 

 They also occur inland, as I observed two, who were extremely 

 shy, in a sandy field at the distance of several miles from the 

 sea. 



B. SANDWICHENSIS SAVANNA. Savaiinali Sparroic. A 

 rather colonial species, locally common in the summer season 

 thrcmghout New England.* 



a. About 5|^ inches long. With no bright tints (espe- 

 cially about the interscapular), and rarely a prominent pectoral 

 blotch, as in the Song Sparrow (XIII, A ; who sometimes, 

 however, lacks the latter feature), and never with a chestnut 

 patch on the wing, or conspicuous white on the tail, as in the 

 Grass Finch (XII, A). Feathers above, brownish gray, on 

 the tail scarcely marked, but elsewhere pale-edged, and darkly 



* This Sparrow breeds throughout generally distributed, nesting- frequent- 

 New England, but in eastern Massachu- ly in narrow valleys or small clearings 

 setts and to the southward it is decided- far back among the mountains. It is 

 ly uncommon or at least local, excepting not known to winter in any part of New 

 on or very near the coast ; whereas in England, but it comes to us very early 

 Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and in spring and remains late into the 

 in northern New England, it is very autumn. — W. B. 



