121. ENGLISH SPARROW— Passer domcsticus. 

 Abundant resident. Introduced at New Haven shortly after 



1858. 



122. VESPER SPARROW — Pooccctcs gramineus. 



Very common Summer resident, found in open fields. Late 

 March to early November. Rarely Winter. 



123. IPSWICH SFARRO\N— Passer cuhis princeps. 



Rare late Fall and early Spring migrant in beach grass along 

 the shore. October to January and in March. 



124 SAVANNA SPARROW — Passcrcnlus sandzvichensis sa- 

 vanna. 



Common migrant, April and October. 



125. GRASSHOPPER SPARROW— Cotumi cuius savanna- 

 rum passerinus. 



Summer resident, common at East Haven, W^oodmont and 

 on the Woodbridge hills. Arrives in late April. Nests last of 

 May. 



126. SHARP-TAILED SRARROW—Ammodramus candacu- 

 tus. 



Common Summer resident on the salt marshes, May 

 to November. Sometimes winters. 



127. NELSON'S SPARROW— A uinwdrainus nelsoni. 

 Tolerably common Fall and rare Spring migrant, October 



and May. This species and the next are difficult to distinguish in 

 field. 



128. ACADIAN SHARP-TAILED SPARROW — Ammo- 

 dramus nelsoni subvirgatns. 



Common Fall and rare Spring migrant, October and May. 

 This and the preceding species are found regularly on the marsh 

 at the Sandspit, West Haven. 



128. (I). SEASIDE SPARROW— .///;///.^(/ra//n/.s- niaritiinus. 

 Common Summer resident on salt marshes. Late May to 



September. 



129. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW— Z on otric ha leuco- 

 phrys. 



Rare and irregular Spring and Fall migrant, May and Sep- 

 tember and October. 



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