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in winter ; and at Dlecatiii-. Texas, tolerably common. I 

 have found it to be common both in Ohio and Iowa, as a 

 summer resident. 



545. Auunodi-aiiius bairdii. Baird's Bunting-. 



For this interesting bunting there are but two records. 

 Mr. Donald considers it' a common migrant in Texas, and 

 I have found it at Grinnell, Iowa. It is another of our 

 birds which inhabit the plains. 



54G. Ammodranius savannarum passerinus. Yellow- 

 winged Sparrow. 



It is surprising that a bird of such wide distribution as 

 this one should be so little known. All observers consider 

 it rare. At Waynesburgh, Penn., and Portland, Conn., it 

 is a rare S. R. ; and at Decatur, Texas, a rare migrant. Mr. 

 Gregory finds it at Pockford, Ills. It is not common at 

 Oberlin, O. ; but really abundant in central Iowa. Its song- 

 is distinctive. 



547. Amniodramus liensloivii. Henslow's Sparrow. 



Another obscure bird of the Miss. Valley. It is a com- 

 mon summer resident at Grinnell, Iowa. It will doubtless 

 be found by observers in Ills., Wis., Mo., Kan, and Neb. 

 Its delicate little voice is easily droAvned by the louder 

 prairie voices. 



548. Ammodramus lecovfeii . Leconte's Sparrow\ 



This is also a Miss. Valley species, being found in Ills., 

 Mo., Kan., Neb., Texas and the states bordering the Miss. 

 river . It is not uncommon in central Iowa. 



549. Ammodramus caudacutus . Sharp-tailed Sparrow. 

 Mr. Donald was so fortunate as to capture this bird at 



Decatur, Texas, Jan. 28 and 29, 1890. It was accidental 

 there, since the species is confined to the S. E. Atlantic 

 and Gulf states. 



549a. Amviodravius caudacutus nehoni . Nelson's Spar- 

 row. 



Mr. Sage is the only observer who has found this spar- 

 row, strangely enough at Portland, Conn., when it is con- 

 sidered a Miss. Valley bird. He finds it only as a migrant 

 in Sept. and Oct. 



