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113. Pooecetes graminetts. Vesper Sparrow.— A common summer 

 resident. Arrival— March 30, 1896; March 14, 1897; March 6, 

 1898; April 4, 1899; March 30, 1900; April 14, 1901. Departure— 

 Nov. 5, 1894 ; Nov. 2, 1900. 



114. Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna. Savanna Sparrow. — A 

 common transient, but not so common as a summer resident. 

 Arrival— April 28, 1898; April 5, 1899. Departure-Oct. 17, 1894; 

 Oct. 29, 1897; Nov. 25, 1898. 



115. Ammodramus savannarum passermus. Grasshopper Sparrow. 

 — A common transient. Also common summer resident in up- 

 land regions. Arrival— April 28, 1898; April 24, 1900 ; April 27, 

 1902. Departure— Sept. 29, 1899. 



116. Cfiondestes grammacus. Lark Sparrow.— The finest songster 

 of the North American Sparrows. It is, like the Savanna and 

 Grasshopper Sparrows, constantly on the increase. It prefers 

 the upland meadows, and has never been met by me in the bot- 

 toms. May 9, 1896; April 23, 1897; May 13, 1901. 



117. Zonotrichia leucophrys. White-crowned Sparrow. — A com- 

 mon fall and spring transient. Spring— May 6, 1897; April, 23, 

 1898; May 9, 1899; May 7, 1900; May 2, 1901. Fall— Oct. 27, 1898; 

 Oct. 19, 1900. 



118. Zonotrichia albicollis. White-throated Sparrow. — A common 

 winter resident. Arrival— Sept. 26, 1894 ; Oct. 4, 1895 ; Sept. 23, 

 1896; Oct. 29, 1897; Oct. 1, 1898; Oct. 3, 1899. Departure— April 

 23, 1897 ; April 23, 1898 ; May 9, 1899. 



119. Spizella monticola. Tree Sparrow.— A common winter resi- 

 dent. Arrival— Oct. 8, 1894; Nov. 25, 1898; Dec. 9, 1899. Depar- 

 ture—March 28, 1897; April 6, 1900; April 26, 1901. 



120. Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow.— Often resident except 

 in cold winters. Common. 



121. Spizella pusilla. Field Sparrow.— A common summer resi- 

 dent. Arrival— April 4, 1895 ; March 30, 1896 ; March 12, 1897 ; 

 March 20, 1898; April 15, 1899; April 5, 1900; March 28, 1901. De- 

 parture— Oct. 8, 1894 ; Oct. 27, 1898. On Oct. 8, 1894, a male at 

 South Webster, with an entirely white tail. 



122. Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco.— A common winter 

 resident. Arrival-Oct. 17, 1894; Sept. 23, 1896; Oct. 9, 1897; Oct. 

 15, 1898. Departure— April 10, 1897 ; April 15, 1900. 



123. Peucaea aestivalis bachmanii. Bachmann's Sparrow.— Acci- 

 dental. On April 23, 1897, a specimen was taken, and I again ob- 

 served this species on May 6, 1897, at South Webster. (Cf . Bull. 

 M. O. C, Vol. II., No. 1, Jan., 1898, pages 7-8.) This was the first 

 published record of the occurrence of the species in the State. 

 Since then Mr. H. C. Oberholser wrote me that there was a still 

 earlier record for the State, but it was as yet unpublished. 



124. Melospiza mclodia. Song Sparrow.— A very common and 

 constantly increasing resident. 



