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87. Pooecetes gramineUS (Guu'lin) Bainl. l^i.y-winj^^cd Uniiting; (Iniss 

 FiiR'li. 



A common siimmor vosidcnt, hroiHliiiu- almndantly, liki' tlic last, in 

 open iields. Arrives early in Aj.ril (April G, 1875 and same d:il<' 

 1877, Sage); remainiii<;- till about the middle of November. 



88. CoturniCUluS paSSerinUS (Wilson) Bonaparte. Yellow-wiiifred 

 Sparrow. 



A common summer resident in some parts of Connecticut (notably 

 in the Connecticut Valley and along our southern border) ; not foutid 

 at all in others. Ai-rives early in May. FreqiuMits dry, sandy, treeless 

 wastes. Linsley found it breeding here and at Stratford. " In the 

 vicinity of Hartford, Conn., this bird appears also to be a not uncom- 

 mon summer resident."* Mr. Purdie states tliat " at Saybrook, 

 Conn., its notes were to be heard in every field."! ^ have taken it 

 near Savin Rock (May 29, 1877), and Mr. Grinnell tells me it is not 

 uncommon about Milford, Conn. It also breeds about l^)rtlalld, 

 Conn. (Coe and Sage). I am informed by Messrs. (irimiell and C'l:irk 

 that it builds a beautiful covered nest, not unlike that of the Oven 

 Bird (Siurus auricajnllus). Mr. Erwin I. Shores writes me that he 

 has taken it at Enfield, Conn., in the northern part of the State, but 

 in the Connecticut Valley, in July (July 0, 1874). 



89. CoturniCUlus Henslowi (Audubon) Bonaparte. Henslow's Sparrow. 



A rare summer resident. I am very glad to be able to include tliis 

 species on the strength of a specimen just received from my friend 

 Dr. F. W. Hall. He shot it at Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Conn., 

 July 18th, 1873, and it is in the worn breeding plumage. I had 

 searched in vain for it in the many collections of the birds of this 

 State to which I have had access, and had really despaired of liudin<i- 

 it at all. Many specimens have been taken in Massaduisetts and it 

 doubtless occurs regulail}' in the Coimecticut Valley, if not in other 

 parts of tlie State. Giraud says that on Long Island '• it is not so 

 rare as is generally supposed. In general, it frequents the low, wet 

 meadows, and passes most of its time on the ground .aiiiong the tall 

 grass, and is exceedingly difficult to flush, even when pursued with 

 dogs ; it will not fly until nearly within their reach, when it starts 

 from the ground, moves on only a few yards, aiul again drops among 

 the grass."J 



* Baird, Brewer and Ridgway, vol. i, p. 554. 



f Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Oluh, vol. ii, No. 1, p. 17. .January. 1.S77. 



i Giraud's Birds of Long Island, p. 104. 1844. 



