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rear their young in this State. Has the male any song 

 peculiar to the season of love? These are questions that 

 I cannot answer. 'Je ne suis qu'un ane en ornitologie'." 



However, he did answer the first question, and also 

 corrected his first statement. 



"Common. Resident. Breeds." (1891a). 



No. 292. Female. Greensboro. Dec. 3, 1889. W. C. Avery. 



No. 349. Female. Greensboro. Jan. 15, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



No. 414. Female. Greensboro. Mar. 13, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



No. 416. Male. Greensboro. Mar. 13, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



No. 417. Male. Greensboro. Mar. 13, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



No. 635. Male. Greensboro. Sept. 3, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



128. SPINUS PINUS (Wilson). 

 PINE SISKIN. 



"Met with during spring migrations. Abundant in 

 :some years, and rare in others." (1891a). 



No. 380. Female. Greensboro. Feb. 24, 1890. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 459. Female. Greensboro. Apr. 14, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



129. POCECETES GRAMINEUS GRAMINEUS (Gmelin). 

 VESPER SPARROW. 



Jan. 26, 1878, the first recorded specimen of this 

 species was taken at Greensboro. Concerning it is writ- 

 ten: "Stomach contained small seeds. This bird is a 

 winter visitant." 



"Abundant. Winter resident." (1891a). 



No. 258. Male. Greensboro. Nov. 5, 1889. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 1097. Female. Greensboro. Oct. 25, 1893. W. C. Avery. 



130. PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS SAVANNA (Wilson). 



SAVANNA SPARROW. 



"Abundant. Winter resident." (1891a). 



No. 129. Male. Greensboro. May 8, 1889. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 405. Male. Greensboro. Mar. 10, 1890. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 407. Male. Greensboro. Mar. 11, 1890. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 798. Male. Greensboro. Oct. 25, 1890. W. C. Avery. 

 No Sex (?). Greensboro. Nov. 25, 1893. W. C. Avery. 



131. AMMODRAMUS SAVANNARUM AUSTRALIS (Maynard). 



GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. 

 "Yellow -Winged Sparrow." 



Dr. Avery's early difficulties in forming an acquaint- 

 ance with this species but typifies the experience of most 



