LA6 Birps oF MASSACHUSETTS 
coast. It has been found wintering at Sandwich on Cape Cod,! 
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and once at Longmeadow (1895-'96) 
(March 22) April 5 to November 6; (Winter). 
Amherst: ‘‘ Rather uncommon migrant.’ Berkshire: ‘Common 
summer resident.’’ Bristol County: “Common transient visitant.” 
Brookline: “Common migrant.” Cambridge: Abundant transient visit- 
ant. Breeds sparingly. Cohasset: *‘ Common in summer.” Dedham : 
“Locally common.’”’ Essex County: ‘“‘Summer visitant. Rare.” Ips- 
wich: ‘“‘ Abundant summer resident.’’ Martha’s Vineyard: ‘“ Abundant 
summer resident.” Springfield: ‘Common spring and autumn visitor, 
and a rare summer resident.” Once in winter. Wellesley: ‘‘ Common 
migrant....and locally common summer resident.” 
347. Passerculus princeps Mayn. IpswicH Sparrow. 
A common migrant, and not uncommon winter resident along 
the coast, occurring principally among the sand dunes. 
October 17 to April 10. ; 
Cambridge: Casual. One instance. October. Cohasset: ‘‘ Fairly com- 
mon in winter.”’ 
ter: 
348. Pooecetes gramineus (Gmel.). VESPER SPARROW. 
Ipswich: ‘‘ Rather common in late fall, less so in win- 
” 
A common, if not abundant summer resident. 
March 29 to October 23 (November ro). 
Amherst: “ Abundant summer resident.” Berkshire: ‘* Common 
summer resident.’’ Bristol County: “Common summer resident.” 
Brookline: ‘‘ Not uncommon summer resident.” Cambridge: Very 
common summer resident. Cohasset: “Common summer resident.” 
Dedham: “Common.” Essex County: “Summer visitant. Common.” 
Ipswich : ‘‘ Abundant summer resident.” Martha’s Vineyard: “Common 
summer resident.” Springfield: ‘Common summer resident.’ Tem- 
pleton: “Common summer resident.’’ Wellesley: “Common summer 
resident.” 
349. Calcarius ornatus (Towns.). CHESTNUT-COLLARED 
LONGSPUR. 
An accidental visitant from the west. There is but one record: 
Magnolia, near Gloucester, a male taken July 28, 1876, by Mr. 
C. W. Townsend, and now in the collection of the Boston Society 
of Natural History.3 
1 Hoffmann; Auk, Vol. XII, No. 2, Apr., 1895, p. 188. 
2Morris; Auk, Vol. XIV, No. 1, Jan.,,1897, p. 100. 
3 Brewer ; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. II, No. 3, July, 1877, p. 78. 
