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547. Ammodramus henslowii (Aud. ) Henslow's sparrow. 

 Summer resident ; rare. Syracuse, June 30, 1887 Auk 4, 350. 



548. Ammodramus leconteii (Aud.) Leconte's sparrow. 

 Transient visitant; rare. Ithaca, Oct. n, 1897 Auk 15, 189. 



549. i. Ammodramus nelsoni (Allen) Nelson's sparrow. 

 Transient visitant ; rarely detected in its marshy habitat. Utica, 



Oct. 12, 1883 R. & B. p, 131. Canandaigua, Oct. 7, 1895. 

 Hamilton, Oct. 8, 1898 George C. Embody. 



549. la. Ammodramus nelsoni subvirgatus (Dwight) Acadian 



sharp -tailed sparrow. 

 Transient visitant ; rarely seen. Penn Yan, Oct. 7, 1896 Auk 



14, 93. Ithaca, Oct., 1897, several observed L. A. Fuertes. 



554. Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forst. ) White-crowned sparrow. 

 Transient visitant ; fairly common. May 5-25 ; Sept. 20 Oct. 



15. Frequents hedgerows and shrubbery. 



558. Zonotrichia albicollis (Gmel. ) White-throated sparrow. 



Transient visitant; abundant. Apr. 24 May 12 ; Sept. 15 

 Oct. 30. Found in scattered companies among briers and shrubbery. 



559- Spizella monticola (Gmel.) Tree sparrow. 



Winter visitant ; abundant, especially in late fall and early 

 spring. Oct. 20 Apr. 25. Found in small companies among weeds 

 and shrubbery, along the edges of woods and swamps. 



560. Spizella socialis (Wils.) Chipping sparrow. 



Summer resident; abundant. Apr. 12 Oct. 25. Frequents 

 orchards and shade trees. Nest, few feet from ground, in porch vines, 

 shade trees, etc. ; eggs 4-5. 



563. Spizella pusilla (Wils.) Field sparrow. 



Summer resident; fairly common. Apr. 10 Nov. I. Found 

 in bushy hillside pastures and open woods. Nest, on or near the 

 ground ; May 15 June 20 ; eggs 4-5. 



567. Junco hyemalis (Linn.) Slate-colored junco. 



Transient visitant ; abundant. Mar. 25 Apr. 20 ; Sept. 25 

 Nov. 20. Occasional resident. Breeds in higher and cooler localities, 

 regularly at Springville and Olean ; May 10 June 15. Nest, in 

 mixed woodlands on mossy banks ; eggs 4. 



