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very cold day), and on March 5 when it was abundant; June 17, 1885, set of 
three fresh eggs. December 25, 1884, several seen in Dillen’s cornfield near 
Camden, one collected; day cold and snow very deep. Noted by Miss Ava 
Eyermann as follows: October 28, 1907, eight or nine about piles of brush ; 
later the same day saw four or five in a tree top. January 1, 1908, saw five 
or six in a brush pile in the woods; March 1, one singing in the orchard. 
Monroe County: April 21, 1882, set of three eggs, somewhat incubated; 
February 10, 1883, several noted. 
Vigo County: Very common, especially along the river. 
149. MELOSPIZA LINCOLNI LINCOLNI (Audubon). LINCOLN’S SPARROW. (583) 
Rare migrant; noted in Carroll, Monroe, and Vigo counties. Several seen 
near Terre Haute, April 17, 1888, and again on May 5. 
150. MerLospizA GEORGIANA (Latham). SWAMP SPARROW. (584) 
A rare spring and fall migrant; noted most often in Vigo County, where 
I have frequently seen it in the marshy ground about the Five-mile Pond. 
151. PASSERELLA ILTACA TLIACA (Merrem). FOX SPARROW. (585) 
A common spring and fall migrant, arriving early in March while the 
snow still lingers in protected places. Then it may be seen in the copses 
and underbrush, scratching among the dead leaves that cover the ground. 
Carroll County: March 5, 1878, taken; October 25 and November 6, 
noted; March 8, 1879, common, one collected; March 30, 1884, many noted 
on the Charley Bowman farm southwest of Camden. March 18, 1885, one 
seen and collected in Deer Creek bottom above Camden; ground covered with 
snow in most places. 
Monroe County: Appearing about the middle of March and remaining a 
week or more. 
Vigo County: Common early spring and late fall migrant. One of my 
favorite walks about Terre Haute was along the old canal bed north of 
town, and there I was always sure to find many fox sparrows any day in 
March or early April, scratching among the leaves under the low bushes. 
152. PIPILO ERYTHROPHTHALMUS ERYTHROPHTHALMUS (Linneus). 
TOWHER. (587) 
A common summer resident, sometimes remaining all winter, as it did in 
1888-89, in Vigo County. 
Carroll County: March 8, 1879, a pair seen; May 22, 1883. found a nest 
with five young nearly able to fly; March 19, 1884, first one seen, near Bur- 
lington; March 26, 1885, first (a male), seen; April 12, pretty common; on 
July 12, 1881, found a nest with four fresh eggs, on the home farm. The 
nest was about 10 inches from the ground in a small bush. This is an un- 
usually late nesting date for this species. Noted at Burlington by Miss 
Evyermann as follows: October 28, 1907, about six in the woods flying from 
one brush pile to another. January 1, 1908, six or eight seen in thickets; 
January 3, only one seen in woods where saw six or eight on the first. 
