1895] MARYLAND ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 337 
Melospiza lincolni (583), Lincoln’s Sparrow. 
“Tn the Atlantic states it is apparently rare ; in the course of 
all my collecting I never saw it” (Birds, N. W., 136). L. M. 
McCormick mentions 2 specimens obtained in the District of 
Columbia, without date (Auk, i, 397). “ Mr. Henshaw collected 
on the Virginia side of the Potomac 3 specimens in May, ’85. 
Wm. Palmer has taken 2 birds; and Mr. Ridgway has noted 
this species on several occasions near Laurel, Md. (Auk, v, 148). 
“On May 7, 792, J. D. Figgins got one at Kensington, Md., on 
May 12, ’87, R. Ridgway got one at Gainesville, Va., and on 
May 18, ’84, H. W. Henshaw got one, the first on record for the 
District of Columbia, Wm. Palmer shot one on September 30, 
794, and Robert Ridgway shot one on October 18, ’89, at 
Laurel” (Richmond). 
Melospiza georgiana (584). Swamp Sparrow. 
Occasionally noted during winter, and common from Sep- 
tember 30 (94) to November 11 (794), and again from April 
8 (93, Gray) to April 29 (94); extreme dates are September 
16 (94) and May 12 (94, Wholey). At Washington, “from 
September 28 (’90) to the last of October, when they sometimes 
swarm in suitable places; a few winter, and in April they again 
become common, the last being noted on May 16 (’88) ” (Rich- 
mond). 
“ Resident ; though much more abundant during the migra- 
tions than at other times. The Swamp Sparrow breeds on the 
marshes of Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pa., and in 
other similar situations, but seems to be rather locally distributed 
during the breeding season in southern Pennsylvania” (Birds, 
E. Pa. and N. J.,118). 
Passerella iliaca (585). Fox Sparrow. 
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Common during migrations, from October 21 (’94) to Decem- 
ber 16 (94), and from February 13 (92, Gray) to April 23 
(92, Gray), a few occasionally wintering. On November 
