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*89. Ammodronms caudacutus Swain. SHARP-TAILED FINCH. 

 More or less common in the salt marshes along the coast, especially 

 in those of Charles River. 



90. Ammodromus maritimus Swain. SEA-SIDE FINCH. Rare 

 or accidental in the salt marshes along the coast. Only one recent 

 record of its capture in the state. (Nahant, Aug., 1877, taken by Mr. 

 G. 0. Welch, Brewer, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, III, Jan., 1878, 48.) Mr. 

 Merriam gives it as a common summer resident in the salt and brack- 

 ish water marshes of Connecticut (Rev. Bds. Conn., 38). 



91. Melospiza lincolni Baird. LINCOLN'S FINCH. Known only 

 as a rare or casual visitor in spring. Mr. E. I. Shores considers it as 

 not rare at Suffield, Conn., where he believes a few pairs breed (see 

 Merriam's Rev. Bds. Conn., p. 38). 



*92. Melospiza palustris Baird. SWAMP SPARROW. A not very 

 common summer resident, of rather local distribution. 



*93. Melospiza melodia Baird. SONG SPARROW. Abundant 

 summer resident; a few sometimes remain in winter in sheltered 

 localities. 



*94. Junco hyemalis Scl. SNOW BIRD. Mainly a spring and 

 autumn visitant; a few are sometimes observed in winter. Breeds 

 abundantly in the more elevated parts of Berkshire County. 



95. Junco oregonus Scl. OREGON SNOW BIRD. Accidental. 

 (Watertowu, March 25, 1874, Brewster, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, I, 1876, 

 19.) 



96. Spizella monticola Baird. TREE SPARROW. Common win- 

 ter visitant. 



*97. Spizella socialis Bon. CHIPPING SPARROW. Abundant sum- 

 mer resident. 



*98. Spizella pusilla Bon. FIELD SPARROW. Common summer 

 resident. 



99. Spizella pallida var. breweri Coues. CLAY-COLORED SPAR- 

 ROW. Accidental. (Watertown, Dec. 15> 1873, Brewster, Am. Nat.,. 

 VIII, 36G.) 



*10O. Zonotrichia albicollis Son. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. 

 Abundant spring and autumn migrant. Marked as breeding by Dr. 

 Emmons. 



101. Zonotrichia leucophrys Swain. WHITE-CROWNED SPAR- 

 ROW. Rather rare spring and autumn migrant. 



102. Chondestes grammaca Bon. LARK FINCH. Accidental. 

 Two instances only of its occurrence recorded, (Gloucester, about 

 1845, Putnam, Proc. Essex lust., I, 1856, 224; Newtonville, Nov. 25, 

 1877, Purdie, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, III, Jan., 1878, 44.) 



103. Passerella iliaca Swain* FOX-COLORED SPARROW. Abun- 

 dant spring and autumn migrant. 



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