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built its nest always on the ground ; because a good many 

 years ago I found the nest of one of this species on the 

 ground, in a sedge field. No. 4 was built in a little shrub 

 by the roadside." 



The following note was found under date of April 6, 

 1887 : "My setter puppy swallowed a specimen of Spiz- 

 ella pitsiila, filled with arsenic. I poured down her throat 

 three heaping tablespoonfuls of salt; Donna vomited the 

 contents of stomach and is now relieved." Even the dog 

 found the sparrows a difficult group! 



April 25, 1888, a set of 3 eggs was taken from a nest 

 about 3 feet from the ground in weeds of the last years' 

 growth. These eggs measured: .47 by .67, .48 by .69, 

 and .50 by .70. 



The Doctor's only published note is, as usual, very 

 much to the point: "Resident. Breeds. Abundant." 

 (1891a). 



No. 425. Female. Greensboro. Mar. 15, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



No. 483. Male. Greensboro. Apr. 26, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



No. 1104. Sex (?). Uniontown. Nov. 9, 1893. W. C. Avery. 

 Albino. 



No. 1105. Female. Greensboro. Dec. 11, 1893. W. C. Avery, 

 Albinistic. 



137. JUNCO HYEMALIS HYEMALIS (Linnaeus). 

 Slate-colored Junco. 



"Common. Winter resident." (1891a). 



No. 275. Female. Greensboro. Nov. 23, 1889. W. C. Avery. 



No. 276. Female. Greensboro. Nov. 23, 1889. W. C. Avery. 



No. 283. Male. Greensboro. Nov. 30, 1889. W. C. Avery. 



No. 304. Female. Greensboro. Dec. 10, 1889. W. C. Avery. 



No. 323. Male. Greensboro. Dec. 20, 1889. W. C. Avery. 



No. 395. Female. Greensboro. Mar. 2, 1890. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 1099. Male. Greensboro. Oct. 26, 1893. W. C. Avery. 



138. PEUC.EA AESTIVALIS BACHMANI (Audubon). 

 Bachman's Sparrow. 



Dr. Avery, like others, had trouble identifying his first 

 Bachman's sparrow. July 8, 1886, he collected an adult 

 male which he entered in his catalog as "S. pttsiUa" with 

 the following note : "This bird corresponds nearly with 

 Dr. Coues' description of S. TpusUla but the yellow at the 

 bend of the wing disagrees with the characters given by 



