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weed. My attention was at once attracted by the tail 
marking, as well as by the peculiar way that it erected 
the crown-feathers into a crest, as the meadow lark often 
does. I had no gun this time, but I examined the bird 
with my field glass, and could see the white superciliary 
lines and the streaked crown. From the markings of 
the head and tail, and the size of the sparrow, I identified 
it as Chondestes grammacus (Say), the lark sparrow.” 
(1889b). 
“Not common. It has been observed in July and Aug- 
ust. It may breed here, though this belief is without 
other foundation than finding the bird here in July with 
its young. Found chiefly in the black lands (cane- 
brake). in the southern part of the county.” (1891la). 
No. 583. Female. Greensboro. Aug. 16, 1890. W. C. Avery. 
No. 665. Female. Greensboro. Sept. 11, 1890. W. C. Avery. 
1384. ZONOTRICHIA ALBICOLLIS (Gmelin). 
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. 
The first white-throats are recorded under date of Jan. 
20, 1878, when two were taken at Greensboro. The stom- 
ach of one “‘contained seeds” and the other “gravel and 
Indian corn meal.’”’ Concerning them the Doctor wrote: 
“Winter visitant. One of our commonest sparrows in 
winter.” 
In 1891 the following note was published: “Abundant. 
Winter resident.” (1891a). 
Ne. 256. Female. Greensboro. Nov. 4, 1889. W. C. Avery. 
No. 319. Male. Greensboro. Dec. 19, 1889. W. C. Avery. 
No. 373. Female. Greensboro. Feb. 19, 1890. W. C. Avery. 
No. 394. Female. Greensboro. Mar. 2, 1890. W. C. Avery. 
No. 818. Female. Greensboro. Mar. 17, 1891. W. C. Avery. 
No. 819. Female. Greensboro. Apr. 11, 1891. W. C. Avery. 
No. 1102. Female. Greensboro. Oct. 27, 1893. W. C. Avery. 
135. SPIZELLA PASSERINA PASSERINA (Bechstein). 
CHIPPING SPARROW. 
April 6, 1887, Dr. Avery recorded his first chippie with 
the following note which furnishes an additional example 
of his early difficulties with the sparrows: “Specimen 
shot with three others feeding on the ground in a large 
flock. One of the remaining three was Spizella pusilla 
