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as a iiiigTant in Texas. It is an abundant S. R., never R., 

 in both Iowa and Ohio in the northern part. 



583. MeloKpiza lincolni. Lincohi's Sparrow. 



The similarity of this species to the last, together with 

 its scarcity in many places, causes it to be pretty generally 

 overlooked. Mr. Stone thinks he has found it as a rare S. 

 R. at Lansing, N. Y. Mr. Donald finds it a rare migrant 

 in Texas. I have found it tolerably common in Iowa, but 

 uncommon in Ohio. 



584:. Melospiza (/eoiyiatui. Swamp Sparrow. 



The numbers in which Swamp Sparrow is found seems to 

 depend upon the local surroundings. Thus, in Wis., Messrs. 

 Strong and Carpenter, at Milwaukee and Madison, find it 

 an abundant S. R. ; while Messrs. Clark and Howe, at 

 Meridian and Waukesha, find it only common. So also Mr. 

 Jacobs records it as rare in western Penn., while it is com- 

 mon in Ohio, and common also with Mr. Stone in N. Y. 

 Mr. Sage records it as abundant in Conn. Everywhere thus 

 far, and in Iowa, it is a S. R. ; but Mr. Smithwick finds it 

 only in winter in N. C. 



585. PassereUa iliaca. Fox Sparrow. 



Another well known bird of wide distribution. Messrs. 

 Strong and Clark say that it is a common migrant in Wis. ; 

 Mr. McElfresh finds it in Ills. ; it is a common migrant in 

 Iowa and Ohio ; Mr. Stone says it is rare in N. Y. ; Mr. 

 Sage that it is common in Conn. ; Mr. Smithwick finds it 

 common in winter in N. C. ; and so does Mr. Donald in 

 Texas. It breeds north of our borders. 



587. Pipilo eriithrophthalmus. Towhee ; Chewink. 



North of Texas Towhee is only a summer resident. In 

 Texas Mr. Donald says it is found only in winter. In Iowa 

 it is abundant, and also in Ills., according to Messrs, Gregory 

 and McElfresh. In Wis. it is abundant at Madison (Car- 

 penter), common at Waukesha (Howe), and Meridian 

 (Clark), and tolerably common at Milwaukee (Strong). In 

 Ohio it is abundant ; but Mr. Stone says of it, '"very rare 

 S. R. in N. Y." 



