AVES. 163 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



FRINGILLIDAE. 



302. JUNCO HYEMALIS MONTANUS (Ridgway) A. O. U. comm. 

 Montana Junco. 



Junco montanus Ridgw., Auk, 1898, vol. 15, p. 321. "COLUMBIA 

 FALLS, MONTANA." Bull. 50, U. S. nat. mus., 1901, pt. 1, p. 289. 

 Edges of thickets; nests on the ground. 



MASS. Accidental visitor: Watertown, Mar. 25, 1874 (this 

 specimen has been recorded as J.'h. shufeldti and J. h. oregonus). 



303. MELOSPIZA MELODIA (Wilson) Baird. 



Song sparrow; Bush sparrow; Ground-bird; Ground sparrow, 



Fringilla melodia Wils., Amer. ornith., 1810, vol. 2, p. 125, pi. 

 16, fig. 4. "UNITED STATES." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1841, 

 vol. 3, pi. 189. 



Melospiza cinerea melodia (Wils.). Ridgway, Bull. 50, U. S. 

 nat. mus., 1901, pt. 1, p. 354. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 9, fig. 10-13. 



Swamps, marshes, weedy fields; nests on the ground, in bushes, 

 or even hollow trees. 



ME. Common migrant and summer resident; rare winter 

 resident (Calais, Cape Elizabeth, Gardiner). Mar. 7-Nov. (winter). 

 Eggs, (April) May 20- June 7; July (2d brood). 



N. H. Common migrant and summer resident at lower eleva- 

 tions; rare winter resident near coast. Mar. 9-Dec. (winter). 

 Eggs, May 24- June 22; July 27 (2d brood). 



VT. Common migrant and summer resident ; rare winter resi- 

 dent in southern part (Bethel, Brattleboro, Brownsville, Taftsville) . 

 Mar. 7-fall (winter). 



.MASS. Common migrant and summer resident; less common 

 winter resident at lower elevations. Mar. 10-Nov. 15; winter. 

 Eggs, April 30- July 29 (2d brood). 



R. I. Common migrant and summer resident; less common 

 winter resident. Mar. 1-Nov. 14; winter. Eggs, May 7-10. 



CONN. Common migrant and summer resident; less common 

 winter resident. Eggs, May 24-(Aug. 20). 



