292 BIRDS. 



74. Pooecetes gramineus. Vesper .sparrow. — Michigan: Abun- 

 dant summer resident, breeding throughout the state. 



Single birds were seen on Sand Point on June 15, August 20, and 

 August 22 and on Stony Island on July 12. Not observed else- 

 where in the sand region except once at Rush Lake. Common in the 

 fields at Rush Lake. 



75. Passerculus sandwichensis savanna. Savanna sparrow. — 

 Michigan: Abundant migrant and scarce summer resident; breeds- 

 locallj^ north of latitude 42°. 



A single bird w^as found on a sand dune on Sand Point, June 14, 

 and another in a field near Rush Lake on July 30. These were the 

 only specimens seen. 



76. Cotumiculus savannarum australis. Grasshopper sparrow. 

 — Michigan: Rather common summer resident south of latitude 

 43°, breeding in grassy fields. 



A single bird of this species was seen in a hay field near Caseville, 

 on July 29. 



77. Spizella passerina. Chipping sparrow\ — Michigan: Abun- 

 dant summer resident, breeding throughout the state. 



Abundant throughout the sand region and in the clay country at 

 Rush Lake. Only two birds seen on Stony Island. It was a very 

 common breeder in the sand country and nested in jack pine growths 

 as well as in the more open oak openings. The first young were ob- 

 served on July 3, and they soon became very abundant. 



78. Spizella pusilla. Field sparrow. — Michigan: Abundant 

 summer resident, breeding throughout the state. 



Rather common throughout the sand region, and a nest and one 

 family observed on Stony Island on July 18. It was a very common 

 breeder on Sand Point, nesting in low bushes in the burnings and 

 clearings generally, but it was not as common elsewhere in the sand 

 region. On July 2, the young birds were ready to fly. The family 

 observed on Stony Island consisted of five birds. 



79. Melospiza melodia. Song sparrow.— Michigan : An abundant 

 summer and an occasional winter resident in the southern portion, 

 breeding throughout the state. 



Common throughout the sand region and on Stony Island. The 

 species was a common breeder in the sand region, seemingly prefer- 

 ing the edges of sw^amps and thickets. It was the most abundant 

 bird along the beach, being characteristic of the shrub zone along the 

 top of the dunes. Young birds were seen first July 2. Wood saw 

 large flocks of this species on August 22 at the extreftie end of Sand 

 Point, in the low willows which cover an extensive area there. Many 

 of these (if not all) were no doubt migrants. At Rush Lake it was 



