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Grasshopper Sparrow ; Yellow- winged Sparrow {Coturniculus savannaruni 

 passerinus). Locally a common summer resident, arriving about May i 

 and remaining until October. 



Henslow Sparrow (Ammodrai)ius lu-iislozvi). In this vicinity the Henslow 

 sparrow has been found in but few localities where, however, it is apparently 

 not uncommon. It is recorded as breeding at Morristown, N. J. (Thurber), and 

 Boonton, Morris County, N. J. (Judd. Auk, XIV, 1897, p. 326). Summer resi- 

 dent in small numbers near Plainfield. N. J. (Miller, MS). 



Sharp-tailed Sparrow {Ammodramtis caiidacutiis). An abundant summer 

 resident ; with the exception of a colony on the Hudson at Piermont, confined 

 entirely to the salt marshes of our coasts. (See group, third floor). 



Nelson Sharp-tailed Sparrow {Aiiiiiiodraiuiis nclsojii). This species is 

 known here only as a rather rare fall migrant in the Hudson River Valley, occur- 

 ring from the latter part of September to the latter part of October. 



Acadian Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ainmodramus nclsoni subvirgatus). Occurs 

 with the preceding. (On the distribution of the Sharp-tailed Sparrows see 

 Dwight, Auk, XIII, 1896, p. 275). 



Fig. 25. Seaside Sparrow. 



Seaside Sparrow (Ainmodramus maritimus) . This is an even more abun- 

 dant summer resident than the Sharp-tailed Sparrow and, like it, is confined 

 exclusively to our coasts, with the exception of a colony in the Piermont marshes. 

 (See group, third floor). 



Lark Sparrow (Clioiidcstcs gra>iniiacus). Interior of North America, east- 

 ward to Illinois, breeding from Texas to Manitoba ; accidental on the Atlantic 

 coast. There are two records for this vicinity, Sayville, L. I., August 20, 1879 

 (Earle, Bull. N. O. C, VI. 1881, p. 58) and Schraalenburg, N. J., November 26, 

 1885 (Chapman, Auk, III, 1886, p. 136). 



