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season and in spring and autumn fairl}' swarm on the marshes 

 of the coast, being common at least as far north as the Mag- 

 dalen Islands in the Gulf of St. Lav.rence. 



In spring they may be found in hedges and thickets in the 

 neighborhood of grassy fields, and in autumn congregate with 

 other Sparrows in weedy places in great numbers. They 

 winter throughout the southern States and a few occur on the 

 Bahamas. 



They arrive from the south about the middle of April, lay 

 one litter of eggs in June, and a second in July, at least in 

 Massachusetts, but on the Magdalen Islands probably one 

 only is deposited. They migrate southward with other Spar- 

 rows early in November. 



Song. In musical powers the Savannah Sparrows are 

 somewhat superior to the Yellow-wings and Henslow's, yet 

 the song resembles that of the Yellow-wing. It begins w^ith a 

 rather drawly "chip chir"then comes a grasshopper-like 

 series of " chees " and the lay terminates with a rather mu- 

 sical warble. 



Ipswich Sparrow. 



Passerculus pringeps. 

 Plate VIII, Fig. 1. 



Larger than the Savannah Sparrow and much paler in col- 

 or above, the light tintings predominating. Below, the streak- 

 ings are pale reddish brown, not dark brown as in the Sa- 

 vannah. The tertiaries are not as long, and the tail feathers, 

 especially the two central, are sharper. Yellow over the eye 

 as in the Savannah. 



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