AVES. 157 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



FRINGILLIDAE. 



p. 233. "HlLLSBOROUGH, ALBERT Co., NEW BRUNSWICK." 



Dwight, Auk, 1896, vol. 13, pi. 4, upper fig. 



Brackish or freshwater marshes; nests on the ground. 



ME. Uncommon migrant and local summer resident coastwise 

 from Sagadahoc Co., north. May 20-summer; Sept. 10-Oct. 24 

 (Nov. 15). 



MASS. Uncommon migrant coastwise (once at Springfield). 

 May 20- June 11; Sept. 3-Nov. 5. 



R. I. Uncommon migrant: Charlestown Beach, four, Oct. 15, 

 1899; Point Judith, April 27, 1887. 



CONN. Rare spring and uncommon fall migrant. Late May- 

 June 9; Oct. 



293. AMMODRAMUS MARITIMUS (Wilson) Swainson. 

 Seaside sparrow or finch; Meadow chippy. 



Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1841, vol. 3, p. 103, pi. 172. Egg, 

 Capen, 1886, pi. 9, figs. 5, 6. 



Fringilla maritime/, Wils., Amer. ornith., 1811, vol. 4, p. 68, pi. 



34, fig. 2. "LOW, RUSH-COVERED SEA ISLANDS ALONG OUR AT- 

 LANTIC COAST." 



Salt marshes; nests on the ground. 



ME. Accidental visitor: Shark Id., Aug. 18, 1884. 



N. H. Erroneously recorded for A. caudacutus. 



MASS. Rare local summer (Westport) and winter resident on 

 south coast. April 14- (winter). Eggs, July 17. 



R. I. Uncommon summer resident at Point Judith and Middle- 

 own marshes. Eggs, July 14. 



CONN. Common summer and possibly rare winter resident of 

 the salt marshes. Late May-Sept. (Dec. 9, 1889, Bridgeport). 

 Eggs, June 8-19. 



