OF ' EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. 2J I 



an outer and an inner depth of 2.50 and 1.50 

 inches. 



The eggs are five in number, dull white, and 

 spotted with slightly yellowish-rufous markings, 

 which are more plentiful about the larger ex- 

 tremity. They measure .95 of an inch in length 

 and .65 in width, The above description of nest 

 and eggs is substantially taken from the work on 



"North America Birds." 



- 

 Passercidus savanna, Bonap. 



The Savanna Sparrow is principally a maritime 

 species, .and only occasionally found inland. In 

 Eastern. Pennsylvania it is by no means common, 

 and is found mainly in lowlands of a humid char- 

 acter. It ordinarily visits this latitude from the 

 ist to the 1 5th of April, and after a stay from a 

 week . to ten days, retires north to breed. In 

 habits it is pre-eminently terrestrial. We have 

 seldom observed i,t on a bush, or tree, or even a 

 fence -rail. 



It is far from being shy, and can be approached 

 without, difficulty. In some parts of the country 

 these birds are quite gregarious, and move in 

 large Hocks and associate with other species, which 

 is particularly the case about Columbia, South 

 Carolina where they winter from October to April, 

 according to Dr. Coues. During their short stay 

 with us in April, we have generally observed soli- 

 tary individuals, very seldom as many as two or 

 three together. 



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