278 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



LARK SPARROW (Chondestes grammacus) 

 The Lark Sparrow must be regarded as a casual visitant 

 at the present time. There is definite evidence, however, 

 that it is extending its range eastward, and Eaton suggested 

 in 1910 that it might become a common bird in New York 

 State sometime in the future. The majority of the records 

 are recent ones, and most of them are in the summer. The 

 bird is readily identified by its chestnut ear-coverts and fan- 

 shaped, white-tipped tail. 



Long Island. Casual; may have bred. Four published 

 records, July, August, and November. The most recent is an adult 

 discovered near Montauk on June 12, 1922 by Mr. J. T. Nichols. 

 ORIENT. Recorded August 15 to 17, and October 3, 1909 

 at Orient (Roy Latham). 

 New Jersey. 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. One taken November 26, 1885 by 

 Dr. Chapman near Schraalinburgh, now known as Dumont. 



WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 

 The most handsome and distinguished looking of our 

 Sparrows is a rather rare or uncommon transient in this 

 neighborhood. In spring it is recorded chiefly with the big- 

 gest " waves" in Ma3 r , and is easily overlooked unless the 

 observer is out daily. While singing freely, the song in my 

 experience never attains the full power and sweetness so 

 typical of the West, and bears a surprising resemblance to 

 that of the Black-throated Green Warbler. In October 

 adults are rare, and the immature bird is often overlooked in 

 the hordes of other Sparrows. Its large size, reddish-brown 

 bill, reddish crown and clean gray head are, however, diag- 

 nostic. The White-crowned Sparrow always has a square- 

 headed appearance, quite different from the evenly rounded 

 outline of the heads of our other Sparrows. As is usual 

 with many of our rarer species, it is observed more frequently 

 in Central Park than elsewhere. 



Long Island. Uncommon transient; May 1 to May 30, 

 casually as early as April 10, 1897; September 25 to November 10. 



