LIST OF BIRDS IN THE PARK 111 



migration, though rarely seen because of its habits of hiding 

 in the grass. I have seen it in the Park but once, and Mr. 

 Smithson gives me another record, May 5th, 1916. 



Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichiensis savanna 

 (Wilson) tr. This is another species that is hard to find and 

 may be more common than the records would indicate. It 

 loves wet meadows and I have found a number of the spar- 

 rows in the meadow near the Lagoon. 



Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum aus- 

 tralis (Maynard) sr. I failed to find this bird nesting in the 

 Park at the time the census was taken, but since then I have 

 found it nesting on the Rifle Range. They are abundant here 

 during migration. Their queer insect-like notes may be heard 

 in all directions as late as the middle of May. 



Henslow's Sparrow, Passerherbulus henslowi henslowi 

 (Audobon) tr and sometimes sr. Mr. Harris furnishes me 

 with records for this sparrow, found on the Rifle Range 

 meadow. I have not identified it as a nesting bird, though it 

 probably does nest in the meadow. 



Leconte's Sparrow, Passerherbulus leconti (Audobon) tr. 

 This inconspicuous sparrow easily escapes notice. I have 

 seen it but few times in the Park. It should be looked for in 

 the grassland. 



Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus grammacus (Say) 

 sr. Since the census was taken I have found the Lark Sparrows 

 as a nesting bird in the Old Nursery near the Blue River. It 

 is an uncommon bird for the Park. 



Harris' Sparrow, uonotrichia querula, Nuttall tr. and oc- 

 casional wr. Common everywhere during migration, these 



