ISS6.J DuTCHER, Bird Notes frovi Long Islatid, N. T. AA.I 



roads, running through what was formerly a swamp, in the upper 

 part of Long Island City, Queens Co. They were in company 

 with a few Snowflakes and Horned Larks. Two days later he 

 saw a few scattered Longspurs and one mixed flock of Longspurs, 

 Horned Larks, and a few Snowflakes. This flock, he says, con- 

 tained about twenty or twenty-five Longspurs. They were very 

 wild and diflicult of approach. Four were secured and preserved. 

 All were males and were in good condition. This Arctic wave 

 must have been receding, as no more were seen, although Mr 

 Hendrickson carefully looked for them in the same and other lo- 

 calities many times subsequently. As from a receding wave one 

 often sees a fleck of foam left lightly resting on the beach, so must 

 J;his bird-wave have left one of its number on the Hempstead 

 Plains (Qtieens Co.), where it was found and shot by Mr. A. H. 

 Hawley, April i8, 1SS5. 



19. Ammodramus princeps. Ipswich Sparrow. — On 

 Long Island I think this species is a regular winter resident on 

 the barren sand beaches of the South Shore. It can undoubtedly 

 be found from the middle of October till the first of April. Al- 

 though this bird is a winter resident in numbers, yet some must 

 migrate further south, as Mr. J. D wight, Jr., found them at 

 Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, November 23, 1SS4 (Auk, Vol. II, 

 ,p. 105). It may be that the 120 miles of coast line of Long 

 Island is their southern winter range, below which, however, a 

 few may straggle. In addition to the Long Island records already 

 published I will add the following, which will extend the time of 

 their residence on the island materially. Charles Carter, of 

 Shinnecock Bay, wrote me October 20, 1SS4, that he had seen 

 but one princeps this fall ; that on October 1 2. There can be no 

 doubt of Mr. Carter's identification of the bird, as he is very 

 ftmiiliar with the species, having shot and sent to me a large 

 number of them from time to time. He is a keen and reliable 

 observer, and I am indebted to him for many valuable notes and 

 rare birds. Very early in November he con,imenced to send me 

 specimens of this species and continued to do so at intervals all 

 winter. February 7, 18S5, Dr. A. K. Fisher and myself secured 

 eleven during a walk of two miles on the beach at Rockawav, 

 and saw at least three individuals which we did not get. On the 

 same ground, the 23d of the same month, Mr. L. S. Foster and my- 

 self shot thirteen and saw probably as many more. Of these the 



