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bery in the more open situations, and was particularly numerous in 

 some such growth north of Horseshoe Pond. 



160. Zonotrichia albicollis. White-throated Sparrow. 



Like the last a transient visitant, but much more numerous, being 

 fairly common in the spring and abundant in the fall. At the former 

 season it was first observed April 18 in 1900, reaching its maximum 

 abundance May 2, and disappearing May 10. May 13, 1892, and 

 May 15, 1875, are the latest spring records given by Messrs. Bacon 

 and Sennett respectively. On its return the first record was for 

 September 15, and the last for October 29, its stay being thus about 

 six weeks, for much of which period it was one of the most abundant 

 of the smaller land-birds, swarming everywhere in suitable covert, as 

 forinstance all along the board-walk. October 28, 1888, is the date 

 of a late fall migrant in Mr. Sennett' s collection. 



161. Spizella monticola. Tree Sparrow. 



Abundant as a winter resident, probably more numerous, on the 

 whole, than any other native bird at that season, haunting the many 

 and extensive tracts of shrubbery, bushes, and weeds on the Peninsula, 

 and found usually in straggling flocks of greater or less extent, often 

 associated with other species of kindred haunts and habits, as the 

 Slate-colored Snowbird for instance. None were noticed later in the 

 spring of 1900 than April 18, while the first fall record fell on No- 

 vember 5, although the real arrival was probably earlier by a week or 

 more, as indicated by a specimen in Mr. Sennett's collection taken 

 October 26, 1889. An interesting albino was shot April 16, 1900 : it 

 was a dirty white color, shaded with light russet brown on the wings, 

 tail, and back, the whole plumage being much worn. 



162. Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow. 



A very common summer resident in the cultivated grounds of the 

 mainland, but not observed as such on the Peninsula, where it was 

 noted in the fall migration only, in September and early October. 

 April 3, 1892, is Mr. Bacon's earliest recorded spring appearancej and ' 

 October 27, 1888, is the latest fall record afforded by Mr. Sennett's 

 collection. On May 30, 1888, Mr. Bacon found three nests of this 

 species built on the ground (Oologist, Albion, N. Y., VI, 1889, 134). 

 ' ' They were all in orchards, in long grass. ' ' 



