66 BIRDS OF ARKANSAS. 



Hoxie, on June 22, in a pasture dotted with a few clumps of trees, 



1 saw 4 or 5 of the birds, most of them singing. Savage observed 



2 individuals at Delight on September 1. 



Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia. 



The familiar song sparrow of the Northern States is found in 

 Arkansas only as a migrant and winter resident. The fall movement 

 brings it to the State in late October, where it remains until March 

 or April. At Delight the first migrants in fall were noted November 

 10. It was reported as abundant in November and January at 

 Stuttgart (Hollister) and at Van Buren in December (Hanna). 

 Harvey noted it at Fayetteville February 28. At Helena it is recorded 

 as a migrant only, though doubtless occurring there all winter. Like 

 the other sparrows, it eats mainly seeds of weeds and grasses and a 

 fair proportion of insects. 



Lincoln Sparrow. Melospiza lincolni. 



This sparrow is a common migrant in the Mississippi Valley and a 



winter resident in the southern part. Although it has been observed 



in Arkansas only a few times, it probably occurs regularly in moderate 



numbers. At Stuttgart, on May 12 and 13, I shot 2 specimens and 



saw several more. Hanna noted the species at Van Buren in small 



numbers between November 29 and December 22 and secured 6 



specimens. 



Swamp Sparrow. Melospiza georgiana. 



The swamp sparrow breeds from northern Missouri northward and 

 winters in the southern half of the United States. As its name indi- 

 cates, it is an inhabitant of swamps, but in winter is often found in 

 brushy fields. Its northward migration is performed in March and 

 April; the southward movement in October. The species was 

 observed by Savage at Delight between April 20 and May 6, and I 

 saw a few at Lake City April 28 and 29. It is reported common in 

 winter at Fayetteville (Harvey) and at Van Buren, where Hanna 

 secured 8 specimens in December. 



Fox Sparrow. Passerella iliaca. 



This large and handsome sparrow occurs commonly as a migrant 

 and winter resident. Mrs. Stephenson has noted it at Helena 

 between November 4 and February 18, but considers it of rare and 

 irregular occurrence. It is reported also as wintering at Clinton 

 and Delight, and Hanna found it common at Van Buren in December. 

 In northward migration it should be found during March and April. 

 Towhee. Pipilo erythrophthahnus. 



The towhee or chewink, one of the largest of the sparrow family, 

 occurs as a common migrant and winter resident, but in the breed- 

 ing season is restricted mainly to the Ozark region. It is reported 



