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gives those of others. Brewer, Bull. Nutt. Club, ii, 

 1877, p. 47 ; explanatory. Merriam, Tr. Conn. Acad., 

 iv, 1877, p. 37; Connecticut; common summer resi- 

 dent. Minot, B. N. E., 1877, p. 192; Mass.; com- 

 mon in some places, rare in others. Allen, Bull. Es- 

 sex Inst., X, 1878, p. 16; Massachusetts; common, 

 and even abundant in some localities. 



HENSLOWS YELLOW-WINGED SPARROW. 



CorURNICULUS HENSLOWI (Atid.) Bf. 



Chars. Resembling C. passerinus ; rather smaller, but tail longer, 

 reaching beyond the outstretched feet, with extremely narrow and 

 acute feathers ; bill very stout, under parts with sharp black max- 

 illary, pectoral and lateral streaks, wanting in adult C. passerinus. 



The position taken by Dr. Brewer with respect to 

 the rarity of the Yellow-winged Sparrow might have 

 been held had he based his remarks upon the present 

 bird instead ; Henslow's Sparrow being, for aught we 

 know to the contrary, a decidedly uncommon bird in 

 New England. Its habits, however, being in all re- 

 spects the same as those of its congener, and its ap- 

 pearance in life very similar, it would not be surprising 

 if the rarity were somewhat exaggerated in this case 

 also. We have as yet only an incompleted record, the 

 bird not having been seen in many localities where it 

 doubtless occurs. The times of its arrival and depart- 

 ure in all probability agree with those of the Yellow- 

 winged Sparrow. The bird has been observed in 

 Massachusetts more frequently than elsewhere, and is 

 said to be more numerous in some places in that State 



