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110. Ammodramus sandwichensts savannah (Wils.). 

 SAVANNAH SPARROW. 



Above, dark brownish-gray; beneath, white; everywhere thickly 

 streaked with blackish; edge of wing, yellow. Length, 5| inches. 



Rather uncommon migrant. Earliest arrival, April 4; seen 

 for about a month and again in October. Feeds on seeds, 

 etc. Not injurious. Song, a peculiar series of notes, some- 

 thing like a frog. Something of a ventriloquist and quite 

 shy. 



111. Ammodramus henslowii (Aud.) 

 HENSLOW'S SPARROW. 



Above, varied with brown, gray, black and chestnut; edge of wing, 

 yellow; beneath, whitish, tinged strongly on breast and sides with buff ; all' 

 these buff parts thickly streaked with black. Length, 5 inches. 



Not rare summer resident. Earliest arrival, May 7 ; departs 

 in October(?). Raises 1 brood. Eggs 4-5, grayish- white, 

 thickly and evenly speckled with pale reddish-brown. Nest of 

 grasses, ou the ground. Eggs laid about June 1. Feeds on 

 seeds, etc. Not injurious. Notes, sharp ; have been written 

 ^Hee-ivicJc" and '■^sis-r-r-rit-srit-srit" (Jouy). A shy, secretive 

 little bird, first noted here in 1882. 



112. Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forst.). 

 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROAV. 



Crown, pure white with a broad, black stripe on each side; dark asb, 

 paler beneath; middle of back streaked with brown. Length, 65-7 inches. 



Rather rare and irregular migrant, sometimes seen in May 

 but has not been recorded in the fall. Habits and even the 

 notes, a good deal like the next species. 



113. Zonotrichia albicollis (Qmel.). 

 WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. PEABODY-BIRD. 



Above, ashy-brown, streaked with black and bay; beneath, plain ashy ;. 

 crown, with three white and two black strips; a yellow line in front of 

 eye; throat, white. Length, 6^-7 Inches. 



