132 ANNOTATED LIST OF 



152. Spizella socialis (WIIA). 560. 



Chipping Sparrow. 



An abundant summer resident. Breeds. 



153. Spizella pusilla (WILS.). 



Field Sparrow. 



A summer resident. Breeds. 



154. Junco hy emails (LINN.). 567. 



Slate-colored Junco. 



A very common migrant. Common summer resident in Herki- 

 mer and Hamilton Counties. Breeds. A nest taken June 28th, 

 1880, contained two perfectly fresh eggs and two nearly hatched. 



155. Melospiza fasciata (GMBL.). 



Song Sparrow. 



A very abundant summer resident. Breeds. Generally one of 

 the first arrivals in the spring, often preceding the robin and the 

 bluebird. 



156. Melospiza lincolni (AUD.). 583. 



Lincoln's Sparrow. 



A rather rare migrant. Summer resident in Herkimer and 

 Hamilton Counties, where it breeds. On the 13th of June, 1878, 

 a nest of this species was taken on the banks of a little pond 

 dignified with the name of " Moose Lake," and situated in Hamil- 

 ton County, about twenty miles northeast of Wilmurt P. O., 

 Herkimer County. The nest was placed on the ground where it 

 was almost spongy with water, about two rods from the pond, and 

 about the same distance from the edge of the forest. It was not 

 under the protection of any bush or stone, but was quite well 



