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where it arrived April9. Perhaps the most surprising note received 
was that from Dr. Watson, at Ellis, Kans., who reported it as a com- 
mon summer resident. It does not remaiu to breed at Manhattan, which 
is much farther east. Col. N.S. Goss enters it on his ‘ Catalogue of 
Kansas Birds” as “resident in eastern Kansas; rare in summer; 
common during the winter in thickets aud sheltered lowlands.” 
In the fall of 1884 the bulk of Song Sparrows left Elk River, Minn., 
October 8, and the last November 11. At Mount Carmel, Mo., they 
were first seen October 22. 
The most northern record of its wintering during the cold season of 
188485 came from Manhattan, Kans., where a few remained. 
In migration in the spring of 1885 it arrived at Saint Louis, Mo., 
March 5,-the bulk following March 14. The first came to Fernwood, 
Ill., March 27, and the next day to Chicago, Ill. By April 1 they had 
appeared at Stoughton, Wis.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Lake Mills, Wis.; 
Leeds Centre, Wis.; and Waukon, Iowa. April 3and 4 they were re- 
ported from Lanesboro, Minn.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Green Bay, Wis.; 
and Luck, Wis. They reached Elk River, Minn., April 8, and Oak 
Point, Manitoba, April 13. The bulk left Saint Louis, Mo., April 6, and 
the last was seen there April12. ‘ Lasts” were reported from Pierce 
‘City, Mo., Aprill; Houma, La., April 20; Mount Carmel, Mo., May 8; 
Manhattan, Kans., March 25; and Des Moines, Iowa, May 2. At Fern- 
wood, IIl., a nest with five eggs was taken June 1. 
In the fall of 1885 the first returned to Saint Louis, Mo., October 6; 
Mount Carmel, Mo., Uctober 8; and to Bonham, Tex., October 17. 
At Elk River, Minn., the last was seen October 16; at Lanesboro, 
Minn., November 8; and at Grinnell, Iowa, November 24. At Saint 
Louis they were numerous October 26, in great numbers in flocks Oc- 
tober 27, and the bulk left October 11. 
581b. Melospiza fasciata montana Hensh. [231a, part.] Mountain Song Sparrow. 
The known habitatof this Western race is in Colorado, Utah, Nevada, 
and northward. Some Song Sparrows taken during the fall of 1885, by 
Mr. Lloyd, at Fort Davis, Tex., have been identified by Mr. Ridg- 
way as this subspecies. 
583. Melospiza lincolni (Aud.). [231.] Lincoln’s Sparrow. 
Breeds but sparingly in the United States. For a long time Racine, 
Wis., was the southernmost point at which it was known to nest; but 
recently nests have been found in northern Illinois. 
From southern Illinois southward Lincoln’s Sparrow may be found in 
winter; but the great bulk of the species winters south of latitude 369. 
In Kansas it is a common migrant. In eastern Texas it is common in 
winter (Nebrling), as it is in the valley of the Lower Rio Grande (Mer- 
rill). At Caddo, Ind. Ter., a few were found during cold weather, and 
probably they were more common than they seemed; since, owing to 
their shyness, they are not easily observed. The advance movement 
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