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the writer. It was next recorded during tlie entire summer of 

 189(j, the first migrant appearing on Ma.v 0. None were recorded 

 until April 22, 1907, near Amherst. On April 29 and May 13, 1907, 

 it was found breeding at Rye Beach, where it remained during the 

 summer, being recorded on each visit. It was again recorded on 

 May 11, 1908, near Berlin Heights, and on May 13 at its old breed- 

 ing field at Rye Beach. The two pulilished records of this sparrow 

 in Ohio which appeared prior to the publication of Mr. Ridgway's 

 monumental work on tlie Siiarrows were overlooked by him, so 

 that in that work lie cited no authentic Ohio records. The first 

 published record was in the Auk. XII, 1895, p. 241 ; the second in 

 The Wilson Bulletin, III. ji. 1. 



ir;0. CJiovflestcs (ininnndciis. — Lark Sparrow. 



A fairly re^nilar sunnner resident of the mainland, biit scarce. 

 My records indicate that it arrives late in April and departs south- 

 ward during the first half of September. It is more often met with 

 in the river bottoms than elsewhere, but it has nested in fields in 

 the enviions of Oberlin. I have never found it in the vicinity of the 

 sand spit. It is as much of a field bird as "Vesper Sparrow, and 

 sings from a fence or tree perch. This sparrow has been found cas- 

 ually to the eastern l)order of the state, but this region is evidently 

 near the eastern luirder of its habitual range in summer. 



]()1. Zonotrichia Iciicophiiis. — White-crowned Sparrow. 



Always common, sometimes abundant, in the spring migrations, 

 mucii less numerous in the fall migrations. It is probably the most 

 numerous sparrow on the sand spit diiring the height of the spring 

 migration, where every thicket is full of singing birds. It was 

 connnon from October 2 to 9, 1897. _ The median date of spring ar- 

 rival is May. the earliest April 22, 1902. The bulk have gone north 

 by the middle of May, the last May 21. Fall arrivals are October 1 

 to 1.5. The last depart about October 20. The favorite retreats of 

 this sparrow, while it is with us, are the w^eedy and brushy fence 

 rows-, brush patches, or even brush piles in the borders of woods. 

 It is also found in rather tliickly grown orchards. The middle and 

 eastern thirds of tlie sand spit are ideal retreats in spring. 



102. Zniiotricliia alhicoUi-'<. — White-throated Sparrow. 



Common during I)oth migrations on the sand spit as well as on 

 the mainland. It is distrilmted over all brushy areas as well as in 

 the woods and in back lots in villages and parks, and therefore is 

 really more numerous than the last species, but on the sand spit it 

 is usually outnumbered by it. The median date of arrival in spring 

 is April 10. April 1, 1899, Iieing the first. One was found in a river 



