812 The American Naturalist. [September, 
row. Rather infrequent summer resident, during some years not seen 
at all. 
73. Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forst.), White-crowned Sparrow. Very 
infrequent, if not rare, migrant in the spring and fall. I shot a bird of 
the year on Oct. 18, 1890, and another Oct. 6, 1888 ; and during one 
spring I saw an adult male. ; 
T4. Z. albicollis (Gmel.), White-throated Sparrow. Abundant mi- 
grant in the spring and fall, but it does not appear to remain through 
the winter. (Dates of spring occurrences: April 25,1886; April 28 
to May 10,1887; May 9-19, 1888; March 29, 1889; April 12, 1890; 
April 18,1891. Latest fall occurrences: Nov. 6, 1886 ; Oct. 27, 1887 ; 
Dec. 31, 1888; Nov. 1, 1890). : 
75. Spizella monticola (Gmel.), Tree Sparrow. Abundant winter 
resident. (Earliest arrival noted: Oct, 12, 1889; latest spring date: 
April 2, 1895). : 
76. S. socialis (Wils.), Chipping Sparrow. Abundant summer resi- 
dent. (Earliest spring arrivals. Apr. 8,1887; April 1,1888; April 
14,1889. Bulk arrived: April 11, 1887). 
77. S. pusilla (Wils.), Field Sparrow. Summer resident, perhaps 
not quite as abundant as the preceding. (Bulk arrived: March 10, 
1888 ; April 19, 1890). : 
78. Junco hyemalis (Linn.), Slate-colored Junco. Abundant winter 
resident. (Earliest fall occurrence: Oct. 1, 1886. Latest spring 0¢- 
eurrences: April 6,1895; June 7, 1890). : 
79. Melospiza fasciata (Gmel.), Song Sparrow. Resident, but in cold 
winters many migrate, at least from the higher, more exposed poma : 
of the country. This is apparently our most abundant native bird. i 
80. M. georgiana (Lath.), Swamp Sparrow. Common migrant m 
the spring and fall. (Spring occurrence: March 23, 1886; April 21, 
1888; April 13 to May 9, 1891; May 9, 1897. Dates of fall occur- 
rences; Oct. 6, 1888 ; Oct. 5-18, 1890). ; 
81. Passerella iliaca (Merr.), Fox Sparrow. Common migrant 1m 
the spring and fall. (Spring occurrences: March 17,1885; March 16, 
1886 ; Feb. 22 to March 21, 1888; March 15-28, 1889; March 2-9, 
1890; March 10 to April 13,1891 ; March 10, 1895. Have found it 
in the fall from the 1st to the 15th of November). 
82. Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Linn.), Towhee. Common summa 
resident. (Earliest spring arrivals: April 1, 1886; April 27, 1887 ; 
April 20,1889; April 18,1891. Bulk arrived: May 1,1887; May 6, 
1888). 
83. Cardinalis cardinalis (Linn.), Cardinal Grosbeak. Rather in- 
frequent; I have observed it only in the spring and fall. Itis quite 
