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autumn. It is said to be rather a common breeder near Wash- 

 ington, and I have found it in the breeding season in the moun- 

 tain region. Mr. Brooks calls it a common summer resident in 

 Upshur County, West Virginia. 



196. Ammodramus princeps. Ipswich Sparrow. — Com- 

 mon in winter at Cobb's Island where it is less shy than reported 

 by most writers, sometimes feeding about the Life Saving Station 

 there, with almost the familiarity of the English Sparrow. 



197. Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna. Savanna 

 Sparrow. — Common migrant in the Tidewater region and on 

 the Eastern Shore. Some probably winter. Rare in the interior. 

 Not yet reported from West Virginia. 



198. Ammodramus savannarum passerinus. Yel- 

 low-winged Sparrow. — Summer resident in eastern Virginia, 

 locally distributed in old fields and meadows, rare in many lo- 

 calities. Mr. Freke considered it not uncommon in Amelia 

 County, and it is said to be abundant near Washington, where it 

 is a common breeder. I have observed a bird of this species but 

 once in Albemarle County. Mr. Phillips found it common in 

 Warwick County in May, 1S87 Not recorded from West Vir- 

 ginia. 



199. Ammodramus henslowii. Henslow's Sparrow. — 

 Summer resident in eastern Virginia ; not generally distributed. It 

 has been met with by Mr. Freke on but one occasion, April 8th, 

 in Amelia County. Mr. Phillips obtained a female, the only one 

 seen in Warwick County, May, 1887. It has been found to be 

 not uncommon near Washington, especially ai'ound Fall's Church, 

 Virginia. Mr. Jouy and others have found nests and eggs. 



200. Ammodramus caudacutus. Sharp-tailed Finch. — 

 Rather common summer resident, and breeds at Cobb's Island. 

 Probably found at otherpoints in the Coast region. A specimen 

 was taken near Washington, September, 1862 by Mr. C. Drexler. 



201. Ammodramus maritimus. Seaside Finch. — Sum- 

 mer resident on the coast ; common and breeds at Cobb's Island. 



202. Chondestes grammacus. Lark Sparrow. — A 

 straggler from the West. One was obtained at Fort Runyon, 

 Virginia, near Washington, August 2i^th, 1877, by Mr. W. F. 

 Roberts. The same summer Mr. R. Ridgway observed one in 



