44 Birds of Lewiston-Auburn 



lifted from the earth. Stewart Edward White speaks of 

 hearing this bird during the night. 



69. (554) \l'HlTE-CROWNED SPARROW 



A migrant; some years not common and others quite 

 a few are seen. This aristocrat of the sparrow family 

 arrives about May lo and tarries a week or more before 

 going north for the summer. It reappears in October 

 for a short time before leaving. The song is similar in 

 quality to the white-throats, but has fewer notes. 



70. (542a) SAVANNA SPARROW 



A somewhat common summer resident, arriving just 

 after the middle of April. Its song which I have heard 

 till the last of July is an insignificant warble ending with 

 a grasshopper-like sound. 



71. (540) VESPER SPARROW; BAY- WINGED BTTNT- 



ING ; GRASS PINCH 



A fairly common summer resident, arriving about 

 April 13th. I heard one sing at Mt. Apatite October 7. 

 It has been seen in the winter. Burroughs describes the 

 song of this musician of the Finch family as "two or 

 three silver notes of peace and rest ending in some sub- 

 dued trills and quavers." The tendency to sing at sun- 

 down has given it the poetic name of "vesper-bird." By 

 the first of August this sparrow has become more quiet 

 and I miss its evening song. It is difficult for a beginner 

 to distinguish the song of this species from that of the 

 song sparrow. 



72. (536) LAPLAND LONGSPUR 



I have never seen this bird, as it is an extremely rare 

 winter visitant but several years ago it was observed in 

 this vicinity. Two years ago it was seen in company with 

 snow buntings and alone. Sometimes it is found in com- 

 pany with homed larks. 



