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grassy fields. Eggs: 4-5, bluish or pinkish white, speckled and blotched with 

 l)rown. Date: May 10. 



68. (542a.) Sa.vsLTina.Spa.iiow (Passcrci(lus sandwichensis savanna). Local 

 status: Rare summer resident, abundant migrant. Site. On the ground, gen- 

 erally in wet meadows. Eggs: 4-5, bluish white, thickly marked with reddish 

 brown or cinnamon. Date: May 10. 



6g. (546.) Grasshopper Sparrow {Coturniculus savannariim passerinus) . 

 Local status: Locally common summer resident. Site: On the ground in dry 

 grassy fields. Eggs: 4-5, white, spotted and speckled with reddish brown. 

 Date: May 28. 



70. (547.) Henslow Sparrow {Ammodramiis hcnslowii). Local status: 

 Rare and local summer resident. Site: On the ground, generally in wet mead- 

 ows. Eggs: 4-5. grayish white, thickly and evenly marked with pale reddish 

 brown. Date: May 10. 



71. (549.) Sharp-tailed Finch {Ammodramus caudacutus). Local status: 

 Abundant summer resident in salt marshes. Site: On the ground, in salt 

 marshes. Eggs: 3-4, whitish, finely speckled with cinnamon-brown, especially 

 at the larger end. Date: May 30. Group, Hall No. 308. 



72. (550.) Seaside Finch {Ammodramus maritimus). Local status: Ah\vci- 

 dant summer resident of salt coastal marshes. Site: On the ground, in salt 

 marshes. Eggs: 3—4, whitish, clouded or finely speckled with cinnamon-brown, 

 especially at the larger end. Date: May 30. Group, Hall No. 308. 



73. (560.) Chipping Sparrow {Spi^clla socialis). Local status: Abundant 

 summer resident. Site: In trees or bushes, near houses or cultivated grounds, 

 5-20 feet from the grotind. Eggs: 4—5, greenish blue, with cinnamon-brown or 

 blackish markings, chieflj^ at the larger end. Date: May 14. 



74. (562.) Field Sparrow (S/'-tzcZ/a /'MSiV/a). Local status: Abundant sum- 

 mer resident. Site: In bushy fields, on the ground, or in a low shrub. Eggs: 

 3-5, whitish, with numerous reddish brown markings, chiefly about the larger 

 end. Date: May 15. Group, Hall No. 308. 



73. (581.) Song Sparrow {Melospiza cinerea melodia). F^ocal status: Com- 

 mon winter, abundant summer resident. Site: Generally on the ground, some- 

 times in a low bush. Eggs.: 4-5, whitish, with numerous reddish brown 

 markings which sometimes nearly conceal the ground color. Date: April 29. 

 Group, Hall No. 308. 



76. (584.) Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana). Local status: Abun- 

 dant summer resident, rare in winter. Site: On the ground, in wet meadows 

 or marshes. Eggs: 4-5. resemble those of the preceding species, but the mark- 

 ings generally more confluent. Date: May 15. Group. Hall No. 308. 



77. (587.) Towhee; Chewink (Pipilo erythrophthalmus). Local status: 

 Abundant summer resident. Site: On the ground, in or at the border of woods 

 or thickets. Eggs: 4-5, white, finely and evenly speckled with reddi.sh brown, 

 sometimes blotched at the larger end. Date: May 14. Group, Hall No. 308. 



78. (593.) Cardinal {Cardinalis cardinalis). Local status: Local perma- 

 nent resident. Site: Generally in bushes in dense thickets. Eggs: 3—4, white 

 or bluish white, spotted or speckled with grayish or reddish brown. Date: 

 May 3. Group, Hall No. 208. 



