198 BIRDS OF BERMUDA. ; 
‘“Mr. Hurdis shot one specimen out of a small flock of these birds in 
Pembroke Marsh, on December 2, 1850. They had frequented the 
dense reeds and rushes for a fortnight previously.” (Nat. in B., p. 30.) 
Genus MELOSPIZA, Bd. 
48. Melospiza palustris, (Wils.) Bd. Swamp Sparrow. 
Fringilla georgiana, (Lath., ?), Nutt. 
Fringilla palustris, Wils., Bp., Aud. 
Fringilla (Spiza) palustris, Bp. 
Passerculus palustris, Bp. 
Ammodromus palustris, Aud., Gir., Putn., Trippe. 
Melospiza palustris, Bd., and later authors. 
Helospiza palustris, Bd., Allen. 
Length, 5.75; wing, 2.40; tail, 
Hab.—Eastern North America, from the Atlantic to the Missouri; 
north to Fort Simpson. (B. B. & BR.) 
A solitary example was obtained in Pembroke Marsh on December 3, 
1849. I saw a bird in the Shelley Bay marshes in January, 1875, which 
I am almost certain belonged to this species, but I could not get a shot. 
Genus JuNcO, Wagler. 
49. Junco hyemalis, (Linn.) Sclater. Eastern Snow-bird. 
Fringilla hyemalis, Linn., Bp., Lw. & Rich., Aud., Maxim. 
Emberiza hyemalis, Linn., Lath. 
Struthus hyemalis, Bp., Woodh. 
Niphcea hyemalis, Aud., Gir., Putn., Trippe. 
Junco hyemalis, Scl., Bd., and later writers. 
Fringilla hudsonia, Forster, Gm., Wils. 
Fringilla nivalis, Wils., Nutt. 
Length, 6.25; wing, about 3.00. 
Hab.—Kastern United States to the Missouri, and as far west as 
Black Hills; stragglers at Fort Whipple, Arizona, and mountains of 
Colorado. (B. B. & RB.) 
Two in the collection of Mr. Bartram were shot by him at Stocks 
Point. 
Sub-family PASSERELLIN A. 
Genus PASSERELLA, Sw. 
50. Passerella iliaca, (Merr.) Sw. Fox Sparrow. 
Fringilla iliaca, Merr., Gm., Bp., Nutt., Aud., Putn., Trippe. 
Fringilla (Zonotrichia) iliaca, Sw. & Rich. 
Passerella iliaca, Sw., Bp., Bd., and late writers. 
Fringilla rufa, Wils., Licht. 
Fringilla ferruginea, Wils. 
Passerella obscura, Verr. 
Length, 7.50; wing, 3.50; tail, 2.90. 
