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a place. After some trouble I again started it. It flew 

 wildly as before, when I fired, and was fortunate enough to 

 secure it. It proved to be Baird's Sparrow. When I found 

 I had taken a specimen which I had never seen before, 

 although at that time I did not know its name or the interest 

 attached to it, I instantly went in search of more. After 

 a time I succeeded in starting another. This one, however, 

 rose too far off for gunshot, and I did not secure it. It flew 

 away to a great distance, when I lost sight of it. After this 

 I thought that among the myriads of Snow Buntings that 

 continually rose a short distance from me I again detected it, 

 but I was perhaps mistaken. I am confident of having seen 

 it in previous years at this place, earlier in the season." 



"... As might be expected, I heard no song-note at this 

 season, but simply a short chirp of alarm." 



The Ipswich Sparrows are now known to be regular winter 

 visitants from the north along the coast of New England. 

 They also occur inland, as I observed two, who were extremely 

 shy, in a sandy field at the distance of several miles from the 

 sea. 



B. SANDWICHENSIS SAVANNA. Savannah Sparrow. A 

 rather colonial species, locally common in the summer season 

 throughout New England.* 



a. About 5J inches long. With no bright tints (espe- 

 cially about the interscapular), and rarely a prominent pectoral 

 blotch, as in the Song Sparrow (XIII, A ; who sometimes, 

 however, lacks the latter feature), and never with a chestnut 

 patch on the wing, or conspicuous white on the tail, as in the 

 Grass Finch (XII, A). Feathers above, brownish gray, on 

 the tail scarcely marked, but elsewhere pale-edged, and darkly 



* This Sparrow breeds throughout generally distributed, nesting frequent- 

 New England, but in eastern Massachu- ly in narrow valleys or small clearings 

 setts and to the southward it is decided- far back among the mountains. It is 

 ly uncommon or at least local, excepting not known to winter in any part of New 

 on or very near the coast ; whereas in England, but it comes to us very early 

 Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and in spring and remains late into the 

 in northern New England, it is very autumn. W. B. 



