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General Habits. The sumnjer home cf this sub-species 

 is in the interior of North America, but it is a rather regular 

 autumnal visitor with us, arriving about the first of October 

 and remaining until about the middle of the month. They do 

 not appear to differ in habit from the Sharp-tailed Sparrow. 

 It has not let been found in New England in spring. 



Acndlan Sharp-tailed Sparrow. 



Ammodramus caudicijtus acadicus. 



Intermediate in size between the Sharp-tailed and Nelson's 



Sparrow ; somewhat similar to the former above m coloration, 



but paler and grayer. Beneath, the markings are few as in 



Nelson's Sparrow, but are broader and paler. 



General Habits This sub-species is a common migrant 

 along the salt marshes of our coast during the last week in 

 May and the first week in June, and from the first week of 

 Septem.ber, to the first week in November. 



Its summer home is the sea borders of the British Provinces 

 south of the mouth of the St. Lawrence. In habit, vrhile migra- 

 ting, these birds cannot be distinguished from the Sharp-tailed 

 Sparrow. 



5ea-side Sparrow. 



Ammodramus maritimus. 

 Plate VI, Fig. 1. 



Larger than the Sharp-tailed Sparrow, and not at all huffy, 

 but very gray. 



On the top of the head are two stripes of olive brown. Stripe 

 at base of bill 3^ellow, but this becomes white over the eye. 



