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of these places the first specimen was shot and another 

 seen. Mr. Maynard has since obtained several more. 

 Two other specimens measure : wing, 2.90 ; tail, 2.40 ; 

 culmen, 0.50; tarsus, 0.85; middle toe, 0.65; hind 

 claw, 0.30 ; and wing, 3.00 ; tail, 2.30 ; culmen, 0.50; 

 tarsus, 0.85; middle toe, 0.60; claw, 0.30. Many 

 additional specimens have since come to light, mostly 

 in New England, where the species appears to be a 

 regular migrant and winter visitant, especially along 

 the coast, and by no means so rare a bird as it was 

 at first supposed to be. 



Of the bird in New York, Mr. H. A. Bailey* 

 writes, 'that Mr. Frank E. Johnson, of Gravesend, 

 Long Island, while collecting, December 20th, 1876, 

 on Coney Island, shot three specimens of a Sparrow 

 new to him, which were shown to Mr. George N. 

 Lawrence and pronounced to be P. prmceps.' They 

 were shot on the salt meadows of the island, in 

 company with P. savanna and Melos-piza palustris. 

 Mr. N. T. Lawrence f writes ' that he took a fine spec- 

 imen at Rockaway, L. I., January ist, 1878; it was 

 in company with P. savanna and Spizella monticola. 

 It was found among a low range of sand hills, and 

 was very wild.' In the extreme north, Mr. William 

 Brewster \ tells us that " while collecting at Point Des- 

 preaux. New Brunswick, a female was secured ; ' he 

 mentions a specimen taken by Mr. Willey, of Portland, 

 at Cape Elizabeth, Me., March 15, 1875. Mr. N. C. 

 Brown § is confident that he found this species, Octo- 



* Bull. Nuttall Club. vol. ii, July, 1877, p. 78. 



t Bull. Nuttall Club, vol. iii, April, 187S, p. 102. 



\ Bull. Nuttall Club, vol. i, July, 1S76, p. 52. 



§ Bull. Nuttall Club, vol. ii, January, 1877, p. 27. / 



