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of these places the first specimen was shot and another 

 seen. Mr. Maynard has since obtained several more. 

 Two other specimens measure : wing, 2.90 ; tail, 2.40 ; 

 culmen, 0.50; tarsus, 0.85; middle toe, 0.65; hind 

 claw, 0.30; and wing, 3.00 ; tail, 2.30 ; culmen, 0.50; 

 tarsus, 0.85; middle toe, 0.60; claw, 0.30. Many 

 additional specimens have since come to light, mostly 

 in New England, where the species appears to be a 

 regular migrant and winter visitant, especially along 

 the coast, and by no means so rare a bird as it was 

 at first supposed to be. 



Of the bird in New York, Mr. H. A. Bailey* 

 writes, 'that Mr. Frank E. Johnson, of Gravesend, 

 Long Island, while collecting, December 2Oth, 1876, 

 on Coney Island, shot three specimens of a Sparrow 

 new to him, which were shown to Mr. George N. 

 Lawrence and pronounced to be P. -princeps? They 

 were shot on the salt meadows of the island, in 

 company with P. savanna and Melospiza -palustris. 

 Mr. N. T. Lawrence f writes f that he took a fine spec- 

 imen at Rockaway, L. I., January ist, 1878; it was 

 in company with P. savanna and Spizclla monticola. 

 It was found among a low range of sand hills, and 

 was very wild.' In the extreme north, Mr. William 

 Brewster \ tells us that ' while collecting at Point Des- 

 preaux, New Brunswick, a female was secured ; ' he 

 mentions a specimen taken by Mr. Willey, of Portland, 

 at Cape Elizabeth, Me., March 15, 1875. Mr - N - C - 

 Brown is confident that he found this species, Octo- 



* Bull. Nuttall Club, vol. ii, July, 1877, p. 78. 

 f Bull. Nuttall Club, vol. iii, April, 1878, p. 102. 

 J Bull. Nuttall Club, vol. i, July, 1876, p. 52. 

 Bull. Nuttall Club, vol. ii, January, 1877, p. 27. 



