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243. Aminodramus Jiensloivi (Aud.). Henslow's 



Sparrow. 



Breeding Range — Eastern U. S., northward through the Carolinian 



Fauna. 

 Winter Distribution — Gulf States and southward (?). 



Rare summer resident ; apparently very local. Several pairs have 

 been observed at Pt. Pleasant, N. J., during the breeding season 

 and in the migrations {Stone and S. Brown), and one specimen se- 

 cured is in the collection of Mr. AVitmer Stone (No. 253, August 16, 

 1886). Mr. Harry G. Parker also records a nest and eggs taken on 

 Seven-mile Beach, N. J., May 27, 188.5 {0. Sf (9., 1886). 



Dr. J. W. Detwiler took several nests of this species at East 

 Bethlehem, Pa., in 1883 and 1884, and has secured specimens sev- 

 eral times. Prof. Roddy also took a nest in Perry county, Pa. 



24i4. Animodraimis eofffhtcufus (Gmel.). Sharp- 

 tailed Sparrow. 



Breeding Range — Atlantic coast marshes, Maine to North Carolina. 

 Winter Distribution — Coasts of S. Atlantic States. 



Abundant summer resident on tiie salt marshes along the New 

 Jersey coast and for some distance up the shores of Delaware Bay. 



Dr. Chas. C. Abbott (Birds of N. J.), records one shot at Trenton 

 during migration, and a specimen in the National Museum col- 

 lection was secured at Philadelphia. Mr. I. N. DeHaven finds a 

 few "Sharp-tails" nearly every winter on the Atlantic City 

 meadows, but they are by no means common at this .season. 



243, Aminodrnmns caiidrfcufus suhvlrgatus 



Acadian Sharp-tailed Sparrow. Dwight. 



Breeding Range — Coasts of S. New Brunswick and Prince Edward's Isl. 

 Winter Distribution — Atlantic coast. 



Regular transient visitor on the New Jersey coast marshes, though 

 much less abundant than the preceding. A number of specimens 

 were secured at Atlantic City, October 2, 1892, by Messrs. I. N. De- 

 Haven and W. Stone, at which date the migration of the Marsh 

 Finches seemed at its height. 



