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547. Ammodramus henslowii (Aud. ) Henslow's sparrow. 

 Summer resident ; rare. Syracuse, June 30, 1887 — Auk 4, 350. 



548. Ammodramus leconteii (Aud.) Leconte's sparrow. 

 Traui^ient visitant; rare. Ithaca, Oct. 11, 1897 — Auk 15, 189. 



549. I. Ammodramus nelsoni (Allen) Nelson's sparrow. 

 Transient visitant ; rarely detected in its marshy habitat. Utica, 



Oct. 12, 1883 — R. & B. p. 131. Canandaigua, Oct. 7, 1895. 

 Hamilton, Oct. 8, 1898 — George C. Embody. 



549. la. Ammodramus nelsoni subvirgatus (Dwight) Acadian 

 sharp tailed sparrow. 

 Transient visitant ; rarely seen. Penn Yan, Oct. 7, 1896 — Auk 



14, 93. Ithaca, Oct., 1897, several observed — L. A. Fuertes. 



554. Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forst. ) White-crowned sparrow. 

 Transient visitant ; fairly common. May 5-25 ; Sept. 20 — Oct. 



15. Frequents hedgerows and shrubbery. 



558. Zonotrichia albicoUis (Gmel.) White-throated sparrow. 

 Transient visitant ; abundant. Apr. 24 — May 12 ; Sept. 15 — 



Oct. 30. Found in scattered companies among briers and shrubbery. 



559. Spizella monticola (Gmel.) Tree sparrow. 



Winter visitant ; abundant, especially in late fall and early 

 spring. Oct. 20 — Apr. 25. Found in small companies among weeds 

 and shrubbery, along the edges of woods and swamps. 



560. Spizella socialis (Wils. ) Chipping sparrow. 



Summer resident ; abundant. Apr. 12 — Oct. 25. Frequents 

 orchards and shade trees. Nest, few feet from ground, in porch vines, 

 shade trees, etc. ; eggs 4-5. 



563. Spizella pusilla (Wils.) Field sparrow. 



Summer resident ; fairly common. Apr. 10 — Nov. 1. Found 

 in bushy hillside pastures and open woods. Nest, on or near the 

 ground ; May 15 — June 20 ; eggs 4-5. 



567. Junco hyemalis (Linn.) Slate-colored junco. 



Transient visitant ; abundant. Mar. 25 — Apr. 20 ; Sept. 25 — 

 Nov. 20. Occasional resident. Breeds in higher and cooler localities, 

 regularly at Springville and Olean ; May 10 — June 15. Nest, in 

 mixed woodlands on mossy banks ; eggs 4. 



