June 25 - 30 , 1889 . 
Ash b y, H t .W at at 1 c- — Generally distributed, every- 
v/he re common in the open cultivated country. Mot seen in or very 
near woods except on fit Watatic where it w as found throughout he 
thickets of young spruces in the pastures nearly to the top of 
the mou ntain- The resemblance between the song of this species 
and that of the Snow Bird is so very close that where the two 
species are found together, as was the case on fit 'atatie, it is 
extremeialy difficult to distinguish them by their songs unless 
the bird is very near. ( See notes under snow Bird) 
Familiar Chipping Sparrows— Miss Katie Hine. of Vienna, Virginia, 
has for several years past had Chipping Sparrows, Spizella socialh, visit 
lier home each summer. The first year it was noticed that one of the 
pair had the claw missing from the middle toe. This bird came with its 
mate for three successive years and then ceased its visits. The second 
year there came also with them another pair, one of which, at least, was 
suspected to be the young of the first year. Now there are two pairs of 
adults' so familiar that I observed them fly to her feet and clamor for 
crumbs of bread while we were at the dinner table. In the afternoon 
they frequently alighted near her and even fed from her hand. Thev 
know the window of her bedroom, and each morning they assail the 
panes of glass, making quite a noise to arouse her for their accustomed 
food. L. M. Turner. Smithsonian Institution, Washington , D. C. 
Auk, 2, Oct. , 1885. p. J S'O - 
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