64 BIRDS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



549.1. Nelson's Sparrow; Nelson's Sharp- 

 tailed Finch Passer herbulus nelsoni nelsoni (Allen). 

 Scarce fall M.; rare W. R. on south shore. Sept. 25 - Oct. 

 15 (winter). Marshes and cranberry-bogs. 



549. la. Acadian Sharp-tailed Sparrow Pas- 

 serherbulus nelsoni subvirgdtus (Dwight). Scarce M. coast- 

 wise, casual inland. May 20- June 11; Sept. 3- Nov. 5. 

 Brackish or freshwater marshes. 



55O. Seaside Sparrow Passer herbulus maritimus 

 maritimus (Wilson). Rare and local S. R. and W. R. on 

 south shore. April 14 -winter. Salt marshes. Nest on 

 ground. Eggs, July 17. 



552. Lark Sparrow; Lark Finch Chondestes 

 grdmmacus grammacus (Say). Accidental from West. April 

 29; Aug. 12 -Nov. 25. 



554. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leu- 

 cophrys leucophrys (J. R. Forster). Uncommon M. May 

 4-27 (June 6; Sept. 23) 30 -Oct. 22 (Nov. 5. Thickets, 

 bushy roadsides, etc. 



558. White-throated Sparrow ; Peabody-hird 

 Zonotrichia albicollis (Gmelin). Common M. ; rare S. R. ; 

 rare W. R. near coast. April 15) 22 - May 18 (26; summer; 

 Sept. 1) 12- Nov. 10; winter. Thickets. Nest on ground 

 or in bush. Eggs, June. 



559. Tree Sparrow Spizella monticola monticola 

 (Gmelin). Very common M. and less common W. R. Sept. 

 21) Oct. 16 - April 28 (May 7. Thickets, fields 'and marshes. 



560. Chipping: Sparrow ; Chip-bird ; Hair-bird 

 Spizella passerina passer ina (Bechstein). Abundant M. 

 and S. R. Mar. 13) April 5 Nov. 25 (Dec. 31. Orchards, 

 lawns, gardens, and fields near dwellings. Nest in trees, 

 vines, etc. Eggs, May 12 - June 26. 



*562. Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri Cassin. 

 Accidental from West. Watertown, Dec. 15, 1873. 



563. Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla pusilla (Wil- 

 son). CommonS. R.; rare W. R. near coast. Mar. 29) 

 April 1-Nov. 13; (winter). Bushy fields and pastures, 

 particularly on drier soil. Nest on ground or in bushes. 

 Eggs, May 8 - June 12. 



567. Slate-colored Junco; Junco; Black 

 Snowbird Junco hy emails hy emails (Linne). Common, 

 often abundant, M.; not uncommon in winter. Occasion- 

 ally breeds (Wellesley, nest, 4 eggs, May 19, 1911). Mar. 

 8- May 21; summer; Sept. 3 Nov. 30; winter. Clearings 



