The Lark Finch on Long Island, N. Y. — On August 20, 1879, I 
took a specimen of Chondestes grammica at Layville, Long Island, the 
first, I believe, for this State. Strange to 'say, it was shot in a low, wet 
salt-meadow. Most of the other eastern specimens have also been taken 
near the coast. — Charles Earle, New York City. 
BuaN.C.O, 0 , Jan,, 1881, P. 
The Lark Finch and Baird’s Bunting on Long Island, N. Y. — An 
adult male Lark Finc h, Chondestes grammacus was taken at Millers 
Place, Long Island, Nov. 27, 1899. It was first noticed feeding in a 
clump of rag-weeds in company with a small mixed flock of Song, Fox 
and Tree Sparrows. Ar'fi^uy' H , H C< , GrooK/yH., YVi V, 
Auk, XVII, >00, p. 
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On my return from a fishing trip on July 28, the first day this summer, 
by the way, that I had failed to carry my gun, I saw a Lark Sparrow 
( Chondestes sr rammacus) in the road searching for grain among the horse 
droppings. The bird seemed to be yery reluctant about leaving this spot, 
and I came near knocking it over with my fishing rod. The broadly 
white-tipped tail feathers were very conspicuous as the bird flitted about 
within about twenty feet of me. — W. W. Worthington, Skelter Island 
Heights , V. Y. Auk, XIX, Oct., 1902 , pp. 
The Lark Sparrow in Oneida County, N. Y. — June 13, 1903, in the 
extreme northeastern corner of this county, I saw, and positively identi- 
fied, a Lark Sparrow ( Chondestes grammacus ). A week later I visited 
the same locality, but failed to get a glimpse of the bird again. This, I 
believe, is the first record of the occurrence of the species in this State, 
outside of Long Island. — W. S. Johnson, Boonville , Oneida County, 
Art, XXI, Apr. , 1904, 
