ANNOTATED LIST OF THE BIRDS 277 



New York State. Confined to those salt marshes of Staten 

 Island and the Sound, which have not been destroyed. 



BRONX REGION. Occasionally breeding on the Baychester 

 marshes, May 9, 1916 to October 9, 1915 (L. N. Nichols). 

 New Jersey. Confined in our area to the salt marshes at 

 the mouth of the Raritan River and Newark Bay, arriving as 

 early as April 23, 1921 and sometimes wintering (Urner). 



SEASIDE SPARROW (Passerherbulus maritimus) 

 Another characteristic species of the salt meadows, 

 which is accidental in any other type of habitat. As far as 

 coloration goes it may safely be termed the dingiest and 

 least attractive of all our sparrows. It is less shy than the 

 Sharp-tail, prefers the wetter portions of the marsh, and no 

 bird can be " squeaked up" more readily. From early May 

 to November they cannot be overlooked, but individuals fre- 

 quently linger to January and occasionally pass the entire 

 winter, singing on warm and sunny days. 



Long Island. Abundant summer resident, at the western end 

 outnumbering the Sharp-tail, but rare or unknown at the eastern 

 end; April 22 to November and January; a specimen taken April 

 12, 1890 near Flatbush (Alfred Marshall). 



ORIENT. Irregular summer resident at Orient, otherwise 

 unknown in the region; May 1, 1902 to September 26, 1904. 

 MASTIC. Fairly common summer resident, less numerous 

 than the Sharp-tail. 



LONG BEACH. Abundant; April 28, 1921 (Bicknell) to 

 December; numerous wintering records to April 5, 1917 (Bick- 

 nell). 



New York State. Breeds on the salt marshes of Staten Island, 

 where there are winter records. On the Sound known only from 

 the Baychester marshes. Accidental at Ossining (Fisher). 



BRONX REGION. Breeds on the Baychester marshes, May 9, 

 1916 to October 18, 1914 (L. N. Nichols). 



New Jersey. In our area known only from the marshes at 

 the mouth of the Raritan River and Newark Bay, where it does 

 not seem to be at all common except in the fall migration (Urner). 



