32 ANNOTATED LIST OF BIRDS 



581. Song Sparrow — Melospiza fasciata (Gmel.). 

 Abundant summer resident, Mar. lo-Nov. i ; frequently- 

 seen in winter. Damp meadows and springy runs; in 

 winter with Juncos or Tree Sparrows. Nest on ground or 

 in low bush, May-July. BL i 256, M 209, W 104. 



583 . Lincoln' s Sparrow — Melospiza lificohiii ( Aud.) . 

 Scarce migrant, May 15-25, Sept. 15-Oct. 10. Shy, skulk- 

 ing about bushes and stone walls ; in grassy fields with 

 Savanna sparrows in fall. Dedham, Sept., 1896, by C. H. 

 Higbee, Jr., — G. E. Browne. BL i 252, M 214. 



584. Swamp Sparrow — Melospiza georgia?ia 

 (Lath.). Not uncommon local summer resident, Apr. 12- 

 Nov. 10; occasional in winter. Marshes, swamps, borders 

 of streams. Nest on ground or in low bushes. BL i 254, 

 M 215, W 102. 



585. Fox Sparrow — Passerella iliac a (Merr.). 

 Common migrant. Mar. 15-Apr. 20, Oct. 20-Nov. 15. 

 Bushy fence-rows, thickets, edges of woods. BL i 276, 

 M 229, W loi. 



587. Towhee, Chewink — Pipilo erythrophthalmus 

 (Linn.). Common summer resident, Apr. 25-Oct. 15. 

 Bushy pastures and scrubby woods. Nest on ground. BL 

 i 289, M 234, W TOO. 



593. Cardinal, Virginia Redbird — Cardifialis car- 

 dinalis (Linn.). Occasionally seen; some examples are 

 probably escaped cage-birds, but others are apparently 

 wanderers from New York or farther South. Dr. Faxon 

 reports 2, female from Arlington, a fact which supports this 

 view. I saw a male at Sherborn in spring of 1893 whose 

 plumage and actions seemed those of a wild bird. Others 

 have been reported from Dover, Wellesley, and Newton. 

 BL i 287, M 242. 



595. Rose-breasted Grosbeak — Zamelodia ludovi- 

 ciana (Linn.). Common summer resident. May lo-Sept. 



