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grassy fields. Eggs: 4-5, bluish or pinkish white, speckled and blotched with 
brown. Date: May to. 
68. (542a.) Savanna Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensts savanna). Local 
status: Rare summer resident, abundant migrant. Szte: On the ground, gen- 
erally in wet meadows. Eggs: 4-5, bluish white, thickly marked with reddish 
brown or cinnamon. Date: May to. 
69. (s46.) Grasshopper Sparrow (Coturniculus savannarum passerinus). 
Local status: Locally common summer resident. Szte: On the ground in dry 
grassy fields. Eggs: 4-5, white, spotted and speckled with reddish brown. 
Date: May 28. 
70. (547.) Henslow Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowi). Local status: 
Rare and local summer resident. Szte: On the ground, generally in wet mead- 
ows. Eggs: 4-5, grayish white, thickly and evenly marked with pale reddish 
brown. Date: May to. 
71. (549.) Sharp-tailed Finch (Ammodramus caudacutus). Local status: 
Abundant summer resident in salt marshes. Szte- 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: Abun- 
dant summer resident of salt coastal marshes. Szte: 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 (Spzzella socialis). Local status: Abundant 
summer resident. Szte- In trees or bushes, near houses or cultivated grounds, 
5-20 feet from the ground. Eggs: 4-5, greenish blue, with cinnamon-brown or 
blackish markings, chiefly at the larger end. Date: May 1. 
74. (562.) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla). 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. 
75. (581.) Song Sparrow (Melospiza cinerea melodia). Local status: Com- 
mon winter, abundant summer resident. Szte: Generally on the ground, some- 
times in a low bush. Fggs: 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. Szfe: On the ground, in wet meadows 
or marshes. Eggs: 4-5, resemble those of the preceding species, but the mark- 
ings generally more confiuent. Date: May 15. Group, Hall No. 308. 
77. 587.) Towhee; Chewink (Pipilo erythrophthalmus). Local status: 
Abundant summer resident. Szte: On the ground, in or at the border of woods 
or thickets. Eggs: 4-5, white, finely and evenly speckled with reddish 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. 
