ORDER PASSERES. 227 
[B 339, part, C 163, part, R 199, part, C 236, part.| 
Geoc. Dist.— Eastern United States, west to the Plains, north to 
southern New England and Ontario. 
547 a2. Ammodramus henslowii occidentalis Brewst. 
Western Henslow’s Sparrow. 
Ammodramus henslowit occidentalis Brewst. Auk, VIII. April, 
1891, 145. 
[B 339, part, C 163, part, R 199, part, C 236, part.| 
Gros. Dist.— South Dakota. 
548. Ammodramus leconteii (Aup.). 
Leconte’s Sparrow. 
Emberiza lecontett Au. B. Am. VII. 1843, 338, pl. 488. 
Ammodromus leconteii Gray, Gen. B. II. June, 1849, 374. 
[B 340, C 164, R 200, C pe 
Groc. Dist.— From the Plains eastward to Illinois and Indiana, 
and from Manitoba south in winter to South Carolina, Florida, and 
Texas. 
SUBGENUS AMMODRAMUS. 
Ammodramus Swains. Zool. Jour. III. 1827, 348. Type, 
Oriolus caudacutus GMEL. 
549. Ammodramus caudacutus (GMEL.). 
Sharp-tailed Sparrow. 
Oriolus caudacutus GMEL. S. N. I. i. 1788, 394. 
Ammodramus caudacuta Swatns. Classif. B. II. 1837, 289. 
[B 341, C 166, R 201, C 240.] 
Geoc. Dist.— Salt marshes of the Atlantic coast, from southern 
New England to Maryland, and south in winter to the Gulf coast. 
5492. Ammodramus caudacutus nelsoni ALLEN. 
Nelson’s Sparrow. 
Ammodromus caudacutus var. nelsoni ALLEN, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. 
Hist. XVII. March, 1875, 293. 
