ANNOTATED LIST OF SPECIES 125 



perature ranged at about 10 above zero, and cold, cutting north- 

 west winds blew steadily ; the sparrows, however, seemed to suffer 

 no inconvenience. 



May 31 ; September 25 to October 15 ; (Winter). 



343. Ammodramus nelsoni subvirgatus (Dwight). 

 ACADIAN SHARP-TAILED SPARROW. 



A common spring and autumn migrant along the coast. 

 May 20 to June 8 ; September 3 to November 5. 

 Cambridge : Very common transient visitant. Cohasset : " Common in 

 October." 



344. Ammodramus henslowii (Aud.). HENSLOW'S SPAR- 

 ROW. 



A not very uncommon, but extremely local summer resident. 

 Most common in the central portions of the State, absent on Cape 

 Cod. 



May 6 to September. 



Amherst: First discovered in 1882, [quite numerous, Brewster]. Berk- 

 shire: "Summer resident, locally distributed." Cambridge: Very rare 

 summer resident. Dedham : [Not uncommon at Norwood]. Springfield: 

 One instance. Templeton : [Breeds at Winchendon. Brewster]. Wel- 

 lesley : " Rather rare summer resident." 



345. Ammodramus savannarum passerinus (Wils.). 

 GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. 



A not uncommon local summer resident, but easily overlooked. 

 It breeds commonly on Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and in 

 the Connecticut Valley. 



(April 25) May 12 to middle of September. 



Berkshire : " Summer resident, of local distribution." Bristol County : 

 "Rare summer resident." Cambridge: Rare summer resident. Essex 

 County: "Summer visitant. Cgommon." Martha's Vineyard: "Com- 

 mon summer resident." Springfield: " Common summer resident." 

 Wellesley : " Scarce but hardly rare, summer resident." 



346. Passerculus sandwichensis savanna (Wils.). SA- 

 VANNA SPARROW. 



An abundant migrant, breeding sparingly in most portions of 

 the State, but not uncommonly in the Berkshires and along the 



