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254. Passerculus s^ndwichensis savanna. Savanna Sparrow. 

 Permanent resident. Rare in winter, rather rare in summer; 



abundant in migrations. Only one nest known to the writer 

 has been actually secured on Long Island, at Hicks Island by 

 Mr. Worthington,but birdsin worn nesting plumage have been 

 found at Garden City by the writer in the middle of July, 

 and on the salt-meadows of the Great South Bay it is not 

 uncommon in May, June and July. 



255. Coturniculus bairdii. Baird's Sparrow. 



Accidental. A single specimen has been taken by Mr. A. H. 

 Helme at Montauk Point, Nov. 13, 1899 {Auk, xvii, 1900, p. 

 296). 



256. Coturniculus savannarum passerinus. Grasshopper Spar- 



ROW. 



Abundant summer resident. April 21 (Lake Grove) to 

 Sept. 30 (Flatlands). This is one of the most common nesting 

 species of birds on Long Island. It is found in grass meadows 

 and uncultivated fields everywhere throughout the island. 



257. Ammodramus henslowi. Henslow's Sparrow. 



Rare transient visitant. It will probably be found a sum- 

 mer resident. A specimen was killed Nov. 20, 1901, on Shelter 

 Island (Worthington, Auk, xix, 1902, p. 204). 



258. Ammodramus caudacutus. Sharp-tailed Sparrow. 

 Common summer resident on the salt marshes. Occasionally 



found in winter. April 28 (Flatlands) to Oct. 23 (Flatlands). 



259. Ammodramus nelsoni. Nelson's Sparrow. 



I have never taken this bird on Long Island and have no rec- 

 ord of it. It would therefore. have been omitted but for the fact 

 that it is found along the Atlantic coast as a regular migrant at 

 least as far north as Connecticut. " In late September and Octo- 

 ber it comes with the Acadian Sparrow to the wild rice grow- 



