Spizella monticola . 
C ambr i dge , Mass. 
1893. 
They were more Tree Sparrows In a field near Gray's Pond 
Jan . 29 . 
feeding on the seeds of some weeds that projected above the 
snow. Something startled them and they flew off into an ap- 
ple tree. When they returned to the weeds, one after another, 
I counted thirteen birds. 
Liar. 14. 
(Drive around Mount Auburn). Among some evergreens a 
flock of 8 or 10 Tree Sparrows were flitting about, one bird 
singing brief snatches of its wild melody every now and then. 
E. Wat or town, Mass . 
1893. 
About a dozen Tree Sparrows were running about on the ice 
Mar .20. 
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among the button bushes on the little pond behind Mt . Auburn. 
Occasionally one sang a few snatches in low but, thrilling 
tones. 
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