286 B1UD8 OF ILLINOIS. 



liottoni-lands. In the noitlurn parts, howi-vt'r, nccordinK to Mr. 

 Nelsou, it is niigrfttoi"j'. ^^l■. Nelson's rt'nmrks concerning it arc 

 as follows : 



"Conunon durint; the nii^'iations, from May Htli to 20111, and 

 Septemlier '20tli to October 15th. Have seen several specimens 

 dnrinp the breeding season, and the last of May, 1875, as I was 

 walking throngh a patch of weeds, a female started from a few 

 feet in advance of me, wliile my attention was attracted in anotiier 

 direction, and ran otf with half-spread wings. It was shot, and 

 showed unmistakable sign of incnbatiou, Init a i)rotracted search 

 failed to reveal the nest. Siieciniens were taken in July, 1875, near 

 AVaukegan. by Mr. llice." 



Melospiza georgiana (Lath.) 



SWAMP SPARBOW. 



Popular synonymB. Swani|) Sonc Sparrow; Snottod Swamp Sparrow. 



Fringilla geoigiaua Lath. Iiiil. dm. i,1790. 4W.— Nott. Man. i, 1832. .102: 2tl oil. i. 1840. .ViS. 

 (R. g. Atnino(lfomtts). 

 ilelosviza giortiiaiin RiniiW. True. I'. S. Nat. Mils. viii.18.sJ.aKi. 

 /■'riimilla pdhistrin WiLS. Am. Oni. iii. 1811. 19. pi. 22. flu. 1.— .\UI). Oni. IJiuif. i. ISIl.Ml; 

 V,1SS9.508. pi. in. 

 Ammodroiiiiis pa nslris .\i-D. Synop. IfCet. Ill; U. .Vni. iii. IMl. Uo. pi. ITS. 

 Mflosj/iza pahisliix Bairu. B. N. .\m. 18.18. 48:); Cat. N. .\m. B. IMS. No. 3«i9.— t'oUE.s. 

 Kuy. 1872. i:i8; Chock List, IST.l.No. 168; 2il od. 1882. No. 243; B. N. W. 1874. 137.-B. B. A: 

 1!. Hist. N. Am. B. ii. 1874. »1. pi. 28. llgs. 1. 2.-KIDOW. Noin. N. Am. B. 1881. No. 2St. 



Hah. Eii.stcrii I'liitcil Stati's and British Provinces, north, occasionally, t<i Labrador 

 and Ncwrouiiilland; west. casually, to lUali; breeilinn from northern bonier of United 

 Stutos norlliwaril.and wintering chiefly son'h of 38^. 



"Sp. Char. Middle of crown uniform chestnut; forehead black; su|>crciliary streak, 

 sides of head and back, and siiles of neck, ash. .\ brown stripe behind the eye. Back 

 with broad streaks of bhick, which are ednfed with rusty yellow. Beneath whitish, 

 tinged with ashy anteriorly, especially across the breast, and washed with yellowish 

 brown on the sides. A few obsolete streaks across the breast, which bi'come distinct on 

 its sides. Wings an<l tail strongly tinged with rufous; the tertials black. the rufous edg- 

 ings changing abruptly to whitetowards Ihi' end. Length, 5.75; wing, 2.40. Feinnli- with 

 the crown scarcely reddish, streaked with black, and divided by a light line. I'uiiiii; con- 

 spicuously streaked beneath the head; above nearly uniform blackish. 



"Ill ;mtiiiiiii tlie male of this species has the feathers of the crown 

 each with a black streak, and the centre of the crown with an in- 

 distinct light strijie, materially changing its ajjpearanee. The fore- 

 head is usually more or less streaked with black." (Hi.it.. \. 

 Am. B.) 



