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138. Ammodramx's savannarum australis Mayuard. 

 GRASsiroppER sparrow. (546) 



A rather rare summer resident in each eonuty. April 17, 1888, two or 

 three seen near Terre Haute. 



139. ChONDESTES GRAMMACrS (;HAM>rACt^S (Say). LARK SPARROW^ (552) 



Summer resident, not common ; most often seen in old pastures or along 

 roads. Have seen it in Carroll. Vigo, and Monroe counties. 



May 13, 1883, saw one in edge of field on road east of Delphi. May 8. 

 1884, saw several on prairie in TiiJpecaiKic Townsliip. Carroll County. May 

 13. saw two or three hetwccu Canidcn and Delphi: April 2S, ISS."). noted. 



In Vigo Covmty it usually arrives from the south early in April: in 18SS, 

 two males collected, April is. at the Five-mile Pond. 



This finch is evidently becoming more numerous than formerly. 



140. ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPIIRYS LEUCOPHRYS (J. R. ForstCr). 

 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. (554) 



A common spring and fall migrant, in the spring about the first of April 

 and passing on north by the middle of May. Most common about thickets 

 of undergrowth and along old unkempt fence-rows. 



Carroll County: May 3, 1878. two taken; May 8. 1883. very common; 

 March 30, 1884, a good many in a deadening near Chas. Bowman's, south- 

 west of Camden; April 13. several in my yard in Camden; April 9, 1885, 

 saw and heard three or four near I>eer ("reek; April 22. saw one. Equally 

 common in the other counties. 



Vigo County: April 29 and May 3, 1888, noted. 



Monroe County Often noted in spring and fall. 



141. ZONOTRICHIA AI.BICOl.IJS (Gmeliu). WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. (.558) 



Spring and fall migrant, less eonmion tlian the White-crowned, and 

 found in similar situations. About equally abundant in all the counties. 



Carroll County: October 12 and 19, 1878. abundant; May 8. 1883. very 

 abundant in open woods, associated with great numbers of the White- 

 crowned Sparrow. May 3. 1884. first noted ; April 4, 1885, noted. 



Vifjo County: Several noted. April 14. 1888, and again on April 21. 



. 142. Spizella monticola ]\roNTicoLA (Gmelin). tree sparrow. (559) 



An abundant winter resident, arriving from the north late in November 

 or about the time of the first snow said remaining until the last of March 

 or even later. It most delights in open brushy, weedy woodlands and old 

 fence-rows, w-here it finds abundant food in the seeds of the weeds. 



Carroll County: November 5. 1878, abundant ; March 5, 1879, very many 

 noted ; December 12 to 29, 1884. pretty common, coming into the gardens to 

 feed on seeds. Very abundant during the winter of 1884-5. coming about the 

 gardens, orchards and yards. March 18, 1885. still very abundant, as it was 

 all winter ; common in the yards and gardens in Camden. 



