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Melospiza Melotia— Baird. 
Song Sparrow. 
It is very common all over the country. Leaves 
Iowa in October. 
Melospiza Lincolni.— Baird. 
Lincoln’s Finch. 
I found this bird very plenty in Iowa, where in 
breeds. It is more numerous than any of its 
family in that section. Very common. 
Melospiza Palustris—Baird. 
Swamp Sparrow. 
It is very common from the Atlantic to Min- 
nesota, where it breeds. 
Passerctla lhaca.—Sw. 
Fox-colored Sparrow. 
This is a common bird with us in Spring and 
Autumn. Ihave met with but few in the West. 
Calamospiza Licolor—Bonap. 
Lark Bunting. 
I shot two specimens in the Spring of 1875, 
in Winnebago Co., Iowa. I have seen them 
frequently when riding along the road. © In other 
counties it is very plenty, and always in pairs. 
Luspiza Americana.—B. onap. 
Black-throated Bunting. 
Many years ago this was a very common bird 
about Philadelphia, but for some seasons it has 
