Birds of the Adirondack Region. 
C.H.Merriaua. 
67. Spizella montana ( Forster ) Ridgway. Tree Sparrow. — Occurs 
plentifully in fall and spring on the passage south and back, from its 
northern breeding ground. Have seen it from October 10 till Novem- 
ber 10, and from the middle of February till the last of April. 
Butt N. O.O, 6, Oct, 1881, P.230 
“Wood Sparrow.’’ — In your April num- 
ber a correspondent asks for information 
concerning a little bird he has termed the 
“Wood Sparrow.” I would suggest, from 
the color of the under mandibles, that it is, 
doubtless, the “Tree Sparrow,” ( Spizella 
montana.) This species is quite abundant 
in the Spring and Fall, and a few individ- 
uals may possibly breed in the Adiron- 
dacks of New York, or the mountainous 
parts of the New England States. The 
male has a pretty little song, in which it 
indulges quite freely during its Spring so- 
journ with us. If well cared for they 
thrive in confinement, and the writer has 
known them to become quite tame and 
familiar. — 8. I. Willard , Chicago , III. 
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Winter Notes f rom Stephentown, N, Y. 
Ben j amin Hoag, 
Tree Sparrows have been here in abund- 
ance since their arrival from the North 
last fall. Every morning I am greeted 
with a medley of their low, sweet notes, 
wafted across the creek from a tangle of 
alders, rank weeds and vines on the op- 
posite bank from the store. 
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O. &O.Vol. 19, Jan. 1893 p 
Gold. Weather Notes. Stephentown.N. Y. 
Benjamin Hoag 
.Tree Sparrows came on November 2 , and 
abundant from date of arrival. 
O.&O.V 0 I.I 8 , April, 1893 p .67 
Gold Weather Notes. Stephentown, N. Y. 
Benj Pirnirt TTpo rr 
I have looked in vain among^he flocks of 
dree Sparrows for Junco hyemalis since! 
November 12 . 
0 .& O.Vol. 18 , April, 1898 p.57-58 
Notes from Centre Lisle, N. Y. 
I presume you remember my inquiry last 
Winter about the W ood Sparrow and your 
reply. I don’t know its scientific name and 
the only mention of this bird in print that 
I have seen is in Studer’s Birds of N. 
A., page 84. I have found but one man, a 
taxidermist, who pretended to know this 
sparrow. He showed me a stuffed speci- 
men but did not know its scientific name. 
I have seen the one he pointed out for two 
or three weeks in Spring time for several 
years. Its song is certainly very sweet. 
The 15th of last April I shot a singer of 
this Wood Sparrow, and took down the 
following description : Length 5^ inches, 
extent of wings 9 inches. Color, top of head 
and upper breast, chestnut, back and wings 
brown, two white bands across latter un- 
der parts, light neck, throat, and over eyes 
ashy blue, upper beak black, under beak 
yellow. Will any of this help you to rec- 
ognize 1882.P. 
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