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abundant than the year before, but with the same habits — sing- 

 ing from the weed tops late in the afternoon. 



Mr. Stewardson Brown, who had a previous acquaintance 

 with the bird at Point Pleasant, also found it at Forked River, 

 Ocean county, in the year 1895 or '96, on the 30th of May. 

 He writes: "A number of pairs were noted on the grassy mead- 

 ows between the forks of the river, about a quarter of a mile back 

 from the bay — not on the salt marsh. The birds were evidently 

 nesting. The nocturnal song of the bird is noteworthy. During 

 the two nights we slept near their haunts we heard a constant 

 repetition of their ordinary day song, less frequently repeated 

 but uttered b}' different individuals from various parts of the 

 meadow. There was no let up to this continuous performance 

 at the midnight hour, when we fell asleep." 



I have the following notes from Mr. W. L. Baily, whose re- 

 searches along the coast of New Jersey have done much to 

 increase our knowledge of local ornithology: 



"On June 4, 1898, after Mr. Stewardson Brown had found 

 Henslow's Sparrow at Forked River, N. J., Dr. W. E. Hughes 

 and I took a trip there. In a single flat and low field of about 

 two or three acres, just on the edge of the wet meadows, about 

 four pairs were found, at least there were four males. The field 

 was covered with a very thick growth of old grass, brambles and 

 weeds. We tramped the field very thoroughly and tried in vain 

 to flush the females, while the males kept up their chirping. 

 Suddenly the birds became absolutely quiet, and for nearly an 

 hour we could neither scare up a bird nor hear a " che-tick. " 

 (We had heard them, however, upon our first approach to the 

 field, though I had the opposite experience at another place. ) 

 One by one the "che-ticks" began again, but they gave us no 

 idea where their nests were located, and led us in no particular 

 direction." 



To this account Dr. Hughes adds that on this trip to Forked 

 River he estimated the total number of birds seen at twelve, 

 all of which appeared to be males and the three specimens shot 

 proving to be of this sex. On a second triji which he took to the 

 same locality with Mr. H. G. Parker, a much larger area was 

 covered but only four birds could be found, and a most careful 



