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This well-known and widely-distribnted Sparrow was an abundant 

 species in every moist meadow and grassy marsh, not only in the valleys 

 but also in the lower canons of the mountains. It was found- during the 

 greater portion of the year, or from March to November, inclusive. During 

 the breeding-season the male has a weak, lisping song, which may be some" 

 what nearly exi)ressed by the syllables witz, witz, wih'—tzul, uttered as the 

 bird perches upon a fence-post, or a bush by the brook -side, or as it nestles 

 in the grass upon the ground. 



Li«l of specimens. 



239, <? ad.; Ciimp 19, West Hninboldt Moiiutaiiis, Nevada, October 7, 18G7. oj— 

 ^^ •^—-^—^\ — 3— -d— tI- I^'ll) borncolor, darker on ciilmeii, lower mandible imler 

 witb lilacoous jjlow; iris, hazel; tarsi, straw-color, toes more brownish. ' 



254, $ ad.; Camp 19, \\'est Humboldt Mountains, Nevada, October 2."$, ISGT. 

 "2 ^Tii ^Tfi— -A— 3^ — f— -i — h Tarsi, clear pinkish-white, with tinge of straw- 

 jellow, I he toes stained with brownish. 



471, <? rtrf.; Carson City, Nevada, March 28, 1868. 5g— 8— 2|— 2§. Bill lilae- 

 bluKsh, the upper mandible nearly black; iris, .sepia; tarsi and toes, browni.s'h li'la- 

 ceous-white. 



480, S ad.; Carson, March 30, 1868. .5fi_94— 3— 2JL. Same remarks. 

 553, ? ad.; Carson City, Nevada, April 27, 1868. 5J_ 9-21- 2-|. Same remarks. 

 880, i ad.; Euby Valley, Nevada, August 29, 1868. 5g— (!)—(!)— 23. Sauie 

 remarks. 



933, 9 ad.; Camp 25, Humboldt Valley, September 16, 1868. 5i-i_8i 3_(^)_oi 

 Upper maiidihle, i)uri>lish.black, paler toward rictus; lower, deep salmon-purple, darker 

 terminally; iris, plumbeousbister; tarsi, straw-white, toes more brownish. 



970, <? ad.; Salt Lake City, May 21, 1869. 5i-9f. Bill, ashy-lilaceous, the upper 

 mandible dusky— nearly black on the culmen. 



971, (J ad.; same locality and date. 5g— 8J. 



972, ^ ad.; same locality and date. 53—9^. 



1016, nest and eggs (5); Salt Lake City, May 21, 1869. Nest imbedded in gi-ound, 

 in wet meadow. 



1017, uest and eggs (4); same locality. May 22. Nest in tuft of grass, in wet 

 meadow. 



1883, nesta and eggs (4); same locality, June 3, 1869. Same remarks. 



1090, nest and eggs (4); Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake, June 4, 1869. Nest 

 on ground, beneath strip of sagebrush bark, in wet meadow. 



1458, i jur.; Parley's Park, Utah, July 26, 1S69. 5g— 9. Bill, brownish lilaceous, 

 darker on the culmen; iris, brown; tarsi and toes, pale pink. 



14S0, <J jui\; Parley's I»ark, July 30, 1869. 54— 9;^. 



1481, jur.; Parlej's Park, July 30. 5^— 9|. 

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