1895] ISrARYLAND ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 337 



Melospiza lincolni (583), Lincoln's Sparrow. 



" In the Atlantic states it is apparently rare ; in the course of 

 all my collecting I never saw it" (Birds, N. \V., 136). L. M. 

 McCormick mentions 2 specimens obtained in the District of 

 Columbia, without date (Auk, i, 397). " Mr. Henshaw collected 

 on the Virginia side of the Potomac 3 specimens in May, '85. 

 Wm. Palmer has taken 2 birds ; and Mr. Ridgway has noted 

 this species on several occasions near Laurel, Md. (Auk, v, 148). 

 "On May 7, '92, J. D. Figgins got one at Kensington, Md., on 

 May 12, '87, R. Ridgway got one at Gainesville, Va., and on 

 May 18, '84, H. W. Henshaw got one, the first on record for the 

 District of Columbia, Wm. Palmer shot one on September 30, 

 '94, and Robert Ridgway shot one on October 18, '89, at 

 Laurel" (Richmond). 



Melospiza georgiana (584). Swamp Sparrow. 



Occasionally noted during winter, and common from Sep- 

 tember 30 ('94) to November 11 ('94), and again from April 

 8 ('93, Gray) to April 29 ('94) ; extreme dates are September 

 16 ('94) and May 12 ('94, Wholey). At Washington, "from 

 September 28 ('90) to the last of October, when they sometimes 

 swarm in suitable places ; a few winter, and in April they again 

 become common, the last being noted on May 16 ('88) " (Rich- 

 mond). 



" Resident ; though much more abundant during the migra- 

 tions than at other times. The Swamp Sparrow breeds on tJie 

 marshes of Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pa., and in 

 other similar situations, bvit seems to be rather locally distributed 

 during the breeding season in southern Pennsylvania " (Birds, 

 E. Pa. and N. J., 118). 



Passerella iliaca (585). Fox Sparrow. 



Common during migrations, from October 21 ('94) to Decem- 

 ber 16 ('94), and from February 13 ('92, Gray) to April 23 

 ('92, Gray), a few occasionally wintering. On November 



