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175. Chondestes grammacus grammacus. 

 LARK SPARKOW. 



In the "Auk," Vol. XXI, page 281, Mr. W. S. Johnson of 

 Boonville records this bird from the northeast corner of the 

 county. "Positively identified but not taken." 



176. Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys. 



WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. 

 A not uncommon migrant. 



177. Zonotrichia albicollis. 



WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. 



A. common migrant throughout the county. A common 

 summer resident in the West Canada Creek Valley and at the 

 eastern end of Oneida Lake. Breeds. A nest with five eggs, 

 somewhat advanced, taken June 1886, in Steuben. Arrives 

 April 22 to 27: , 



178. Spizella monticola monticola. 

 TREE SPARROW. 



A very common migrant. Arrives March 10 to April 12. 



179. Spizella passerina passerina. 

 CHIPPING SPARROW. 



An abundant summer resident. Breeds. March 22, 1886, 

 I found a nest in a bunch of clover, two inches above the 

 ground, in an orchard and only a few feet from an apple tree. 

 A veiy uncommon location, as the bird is well known as a tree 

 builder. Arrives April 16 to 27. 



