ANNOTATED LIST OF SPECIES AIS 
perature ranged at about 10° above zero, and cold, cutting north- 
west winds blew steadily ; the sparrows, however, seemed to suffer 
no inconvenience. 
May 31; September 25 to October 15 ; ( Winter). 
343. Ammodramus_ nelsoni subvirgatus (Dwight). 
ACADIAN SHARP-TAILED SPARROW. 
A common spring and autumn migrant along the coast. 
May 20 to June 8; September 3 to November 5. 
Cambridge: Very common transient visitant. Cohasset: “Common in 
October.” 
344. Ammodramus henslowii (Aud.). HENstow’s Spar- 
ROW. 
A not very uncommon, but extremely local summer resident. 
Most common in the central portions of the State, absent on Cape 
Cod. 
May 6 to September. 
Amherst: First discovered in 1882, [quite numerous, Brewster]. Berk- 
shire: ‘‘Summer resident, locally distributed.” Cambridge: Very rare 
summer resident. Dedham: [Not uncommon at Norwood]. Springfield: 
One instance. Templeton: [Breeds at Winchendon.— Brewster]. Wel- 
lesley: ‘‘ Rather rare summer resident.”’ 
345. Ammodramus savannarum passerinus (Wils.). 
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. 
A not uncommon local summer resident, but easily overlooked. 
It breeds commonly on Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard and in 
the Connecticut Valley. 
(April 25) May 12 to middle of September. 
Berkshire: ‘Summer resident, of local distribution.’’ Bristol County : 
“Rare summer resident.’? Cambridge: Rare summer resident. Essex 
County: “Summer visitant. Common.’ Martha’s Vineyard: ‘‘Com- 
mon summer resident.” Springfield: ‘‘Common summer resident.” 
Wellesley: “ Scarce but hardly rare, Summer resident.” 
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346. Passerculus sandwichensis savanna (Wils.). Sa- 
VANNA SPARROW. 
An abundant migrant, breeding sparingly in most portions of 
the State, but not uncommonly in the Berkshires and along the 
