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Wood added the bird to the list of breeding birds of Wayne County by finding 

 a nest and four eggs May 28, 1902. Air. Purdy says "increasingly abundant 

 at Plymouth." 



74. Ammodramus henslowii (Aud). 



Henslow's Sparrow. — Rare summer resident. Mr. J. B. Purdy records 

 a nest found July 27, 1893, near Plymouth (Auk, 1897, 220). W. E. Saunders 

 observed several near the mouth of the Thames River, Ontario, bordering 

 the Flats, also two at Sarnia. July 2. (Bull. Mich. Ornith. Club. Vol. 2). 



75. Ammodramus nelsoni (Allen) . 



Nelson's Sparrow. — One record only — J. Claire Wood shot an adult 

 male Sept. 27, 1893, on a mudrlat bordering the Rouge River, which is now 

 in my collection. , 



76. Chondestes grammacus (Say). 



Lark Sparrow. — A rare summer resident. We have seldom noted it of 

 late years. Mr. J. C. Wood, E. W. Durfee and myself have found it nesting 

 here. 



yj. Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forst). 



White-Crowned Sparrow. — Common migrant in May and October. I 

 have seen it as early as April 27 (1889) and as late as May 21 (1899). 



78. Zonotrichia albicollis (Gmel). 



White-Throated Sparrow. — Very common during the migrations — April 

 and early May, September and October. More aboundant than Z. leucophyrs. 



79. Spizella monticola (Gmel) . 



Tree Sparrow. — Abundant winter resident, remaining as late in the spring 

 as April 7 (1891 and 1901), and April 5 (1903). Returns in late October. 



80. Spizella socialis (Wills). 



Chipping Sparrow. — Common summer resident. Arrives generally in 

 early April, but T have seen it as early as March 29 (1891). I have seen a 

 few as late as October 25 (1893), but the bulk of the species leave much 

 earlier. 



81. Spizella pusilla (Wils) . 



Field Sparrow. — Abundant summer resident. Arrives usually in early 

 April, sometimes during the last part of March. In 1903 I saw my first birds 

 March 19, an unusually early date. Departs in late September. October 19, 

 1889, is my latest record date. 



82. Junco hyemalis (Linn). 



Slate-Colored Junco. — A common migrant, a number remain throughout 

 the winter. Junco drifts from north about the 15th of October. I have 

 observed them as late in the spring as May 7 (1889), but the middle of 

 April generally sees the bulk gone. 



