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583. LINCOLN'S SPARROW, Melospiza lincolnii (And.) 



This sparrow was not infrequently noted near the Station. 

 A specimen was taken on July 3, from a troop of three flitting 

 among the bushes along the road bordering the Station grounds. 



584. SWAMP SPARROW, Melospiza georgiana (Lath.) 



Though far to the westward of its regular range, a specimen 

 was taken on August 11, in the bushes along the road border- 

 ing the Station grounds, that seemed to be no other than an 

 undoubted swamp sparrow. It was in company with several 

 other sparrows, apparently of the same species, but only one 

 was secured. If the identification is correct, it will perhaps 

 establish a record for the western range of the species. 



585 c. SLATE-COLORED SPARROW, Passerella iliaca 



schistacea (Baird.) 



This sparrow was found at our camp near Echo Lake, on 

 July 12, where the loud, clear song of the males was heard in 

 the vicinity of a small slough. Later a male yet in song was 

 seen feeding young, and on the following morning a singing 

 male was taken in the bushes bordering a small stream flow- 

 ing through the slough. The slate-colored sparrow was not 

 heard or seen elsewhere on our itinerary. 



588. ARCTIC TOWHEE, Pipilo maculatus arclicus (Swains.) 



Not uncommon near the Station in the shrubbery of the 

 hillsides surrounding the ponds. It was noted regularly in the 

 vicinity of Daphnia Pond, but was not observed generally in 

 our collecting near the Station. 



This towhee was common in the bushes of the mountain- 

 sides in the vicinity of McDonald Lake. Specimens of adults 

 and young in first plumage were taken. 



596. BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, Habia melanocephala 



(Swains.) 



No specimens of the black-headed grosbeak were taken or 

 noted along the shore of Sin-yale-a-min Lake, but this species 

 appeared to be common in the vicinity of the pond southeast of 



