54 WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No. 55 SAVANNA SPARROW. 



Species: A. sandwichensis savanna. 



Distribution: 



A summer resident of New England most common in north- 

 ern portions. 



Date of Arrival: ISliddle of April. 



Date of Departure: November. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts ashy finch-like, bend of wing and eye line yellow ; 

 under parts white, streaked with brown and dusky. Bill 

 and feet pale. Length about 5.50. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A '• call note " song, and a chirp and a chit. 



Haunts: 



Pasture lands, fields and salt marshes. 



No. 56. GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. 



Species: A. savannarum passerinus. 



Distribution: 



A common summer resident of southern New England. 



Date of Arrival: First week in May. 



Date of Departure: First week in October. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts brownish, crown darker, with buff centre line, 

 orange aye marks, bend of wing yellow ; under parts yellow- 

 ish buff, belly whitish. Bill and feet dark. Length about 

 5.25. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A peculiar song and two call notes. 



Haunts: 



Sere sandy fields. 



