The Ipswich Sparrow in New Brunswick. — On April 11, 1876, 
while collecting at Point Lepreaux, N. B., in company with Mr. William 
Stone, we secured a fine female of the Ipswich Sparrow ( Passerculus prin- 
ceps, Maynard). It was sitting on a rock on the extreme end of the Point 
when first seen, and was ver}’ easily secured. The yellow over the eye in 
this specimen is more intense than in any other I have ever examined, 
and quite equals in this respect the average coloring of the same area in 
P. savanna. This is the third spring specimen that has been thus far re- 
ported. The first, a male, was taken by Mr. Maynard at Ipswich, April 
1, 1874 ; and the second by Mr. Willey of Portland, at Cape Elizabeth, 
Maine, March 15, 1875. The former is now in my possession, and the 
latter graces the collection of Mr. N. C. Brown of Portland. — William 
Brewster. Bull. N .0.0. I, July. 18?Q. p, 6 'X ■ 
Occurrence of the Ipswich Sparrow (. Ammodramus princeps') in Nova 
Scotia. — A short time ago I forwarded to Mr. Montague Chamberlain of 
St. John, N. B., a Sparrow for identification, and he has kindly returned 
it with the intimation that it is an example of the Ipswich Sparrow (Am- 
modramus princeps ), a bird which has never before been included in our 
fauna. I shot the specimen while after Ducks on the Coast at Lawrence- 
town, near Halifax, about the end of March. 1878. as it was feeding On 
seeds among the bent grass near the shore. Mr. Chamberlain informs me 
that its only known breeding place is .Sable Island, which is but So miles 
out at sea from our coast; it may therefore breed on some part of our 
eastern seaboard between Cape Sable and Cape Breton. Not being aware 
of the rarity of the species, I did not search for more at the time, but I am 
almost positive that I have seen other specimens since. However, I hope 
next spring to be able to prove that it is not so rare a bird, at least in 
this Province, as it is supposed to be. — T. Matthew Jones, Hali- 
fax, N. s. Amk# 3% Jan # 1889. p. / 36 ~ / 3 b 
It was among one of these groups, feeding nearest the seaward 
point, of the flats, that Mr. Alfred Morrissey discovered a flock of 
Ipswich Sparrows {Passerculus ■princeps') on April n. The 
species was new to this locality, for Mr. Brewster’s solitary indi- 
vidual, taken at Point Lepreaux in April, 1876 (as recorded in this 
Bulletin, Vol. I, p. 52), is the only instance of its occurrence 
previously known. Of the birds as they appeared to Mr. Mor- 
rissey he savs : “When I first saw the Ipswich Sparrows they 
were in company with Song Sparrows, their actions being so 
nearly identical that the species could only he distinguished by 
the difference in the length of the tail and the general color of the 
plumage, that of the Ipswich being somewhat the lighter. 
“There were some twenty individuals in the flock, and, as the}’ 
were very tame, allowing me to approach within a few yards, I 
was enabled to easily watch their movements during the few days 
they remained, they feeding always in one locality. Most of the 
weather while they were here was stormy, but they appeared - 
indifferent to it and were very active, picking about in the sand, 
even in a snow-squall, hopping around and taking short flights, 
all the while uttering a sharp chirp, but not attempting any song. 
Of the few specimens I secured, one was merely wounded, and I 
placed it in a cage with a Canary, where it lived for a week, being 
fed during the entire time by the Canary. It was exceedingly 
tame, allowing one’s hand to be put in the cage without disturbing 
it in the slightest degree.” 
BullN.O.C. 3.Jan,a®8a, p, % 
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