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AVIFAUNA COLUMBIANA. 



99. (— •) Chondestes grainmicus (Say) lip. Lark Finch. 



Not in the original edition; a straggler from the West, wholly beyond 

 its normal range. An individual was observed in the Smithsonian 

 Grounds by Mr. E. Bidgway, in the summer of 1877, and the same or 

 another was also seen about the same time. Mr. Roberts shot a specimen 

 on the Virginia side of Long Bridge, at Fort Bunyon, August 25, 1877. 



Fig. 41. — Head of Lark Finch, nat. size. 



Mr. Eoberts was in company with Mr. Jouy at the time, and this is the 

 specimen upon the strength of which the species was entered in the 

 Jouy catalogue. It is still in Mr. Eoberts' possession. There appears 

 to have been an eastward irruption of Lark Finches that year, other in- 

 dividuals having been taken elsewhere in the Atlantic States. [281] 



lOO. (133.) Passerella iliaca (Merr.) Sic. Fox Sparrow. 



Chiefly a spring and autumn migrant, though some spend the winter 

 in sheltered localities; none breed here. It is abundant from Novem- 

 ber 1 to the 30th, and from March 1 to the 31st, but may be seen up to 



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Fig. 42.— Fox Sparrow. 



the middle of April. It is eminently gregarious, inhabiting thickets and 

 the densest briar patches and laurel brakes. Like the Towhee Buutiug, 



