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concealed by some last year's grasses. It was composed entirely 

 of dry grasses, both inside and out, the lining being neatly made 

 of the finer spears; and contained three eggs, a few days advanced 

 in incubation. These measured .74 x .56 inches. The ground was 

 a pale greenish, covered with spots and blotches of different shades 

 of reddish brown. On one of them the spots were so numerous 

 as to become confluent and almost conceal the ground-color, while 

 ~on another they were much smaller, so that the greenish white of 

 the ground-color was the predominant tint, except at the large 

 end, where the spots became larger and more confluent, as indeed 

 they did on all three. (Recorded, Bulletin Nuttall Ornithological 

 Club, Vol. Ill, page 198.) 



June 16th, 1881, another nest of this species was taken on 

 " Otter Lake " or pond, about half a mile from the locality of the 

 first. The nest was situated almost exactly like the other, in wet 

 spongy ground on the edge of the pond; not under any bush or 

 weed but quite well concealed by last year's grasses. Diameter, 

 outside, 3.75 inches; inside, 2 inches; depth, outside, 2.25 inches; 

 inside, 1.75 inches. It was composed of tine grass loosely put 

 together, and set down nearly level with the moss. The eggs, 

 which were four, slightly advanced in incubation, were exactly 

 like those taken in 1878, except that the spots of reddish brown 

 were rather larger and more marked. (Recorded, Bulletin Nuttall 

 Ornithological Club, Vol. VI, page 246.) 



In both cases the bird was taken, positively identified and pre- 

 served. 



157. Melospiza georgiana (LATH.). 584. 



Swamp Sparrow. 



A not uncommon summer resident. Breeds. 



158. Passerella iliaca (MKKR.). 



Fox Sparrow. 



A not common migrant. 

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