96 BIRDS OF MAINE. 



County Records. Androscoggin, "common summer resident" (John- 

 sou) ; Aroostook, "common at Fort Fairfield" (Batchelder, Bull. Nutt. 

 Orn. Club, Vol. 7, p. 148); Cumberland, "common summer resident" 

 (Mead) ; Franklin, "common summer resident" (Swain) ; Hancock, 

 "summer resident" (Murch) ; Kennebec, "abundant summer resident" 

 (Gardiner Branch) ; Knox, "summer" (Rackliff) ; Oxford, "common 

 summer resident" (Johnson) ; Penobscot, "common summer resident" 

 (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "common, breeds" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "com- 

 mon summer resident" (Spinney); Somerset, "quite common summer 

 resident" (Morrell) ; Waldo, (Spratt) ; Washington, "abundant summer 

 resident" (Boardman) ; York, "abundant summer resident" (Adams). 



Genus AMMODRAMUS Swainson. 

 Subgenus PASSERCULUS Bonaparte. 



229. (541). Ammodramus princeps (Mayn.). Ipswich Spar- 

 row. 



A somewhat rare migrant along the coast. This bird has at 

 present only been known to breed on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, 

 while elsewhere it occurs as a migrant or in winter. Its habits, 

 nest, eggs, etc., are very minutely described by Dr. Dwight. (Cf. 

 D wight, The Ipswich Sparrow and Its Summer Home, Memoirs 

 of the Nutt. Orn. Club, No. 2). 



County Records. Cumberland, "transient, rare in spring, common in 

 autumn, confined to the seashore" (Brown's Cat. Birds of Portland, p- 

 13) ; Knox, "rare migrant" (Rackliff) ; Sagadahoc, "one specimen in 

 spring" (Spinney). 



230. (542 a). Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna (Wils.). 

 Savanna Sparrow. 



A common summer resident of most parts of the state. I have 

 found it especially abundant on many of the grassy islands along 

 the coast. 



County Records. Androscoggin, "fairly common summer resident" 

 (Johnson) ; Aroostook, "common at Fort Fairfield" (Batchelder, Bull. 

 Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. 7, p. 148) ; Cumberland, "rare near Bridgton" 

 (Mead), "abundant summer resident" (Brown's Cat. Birds of Portland, 

 p. 13) ; Franklin, "common summer resident" (Richards) ; Hancock, 

 "common summer resident especially on the islands" (Knight); Kenne- 

 bec, "abundant summer resident" (Gardiner Branch) ; Knox, "summer'' 

 (Rackliff) ; Lincoln, "common on the islands" (Xorton) ; Oxford, 

 "fairly common summer resident" (Johnson) ; Peuobscot, "common 

 summer resident" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "common, breeds" 

 (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "common summer resident" (Spinney) ; 



