Lone Island Bird Notfcs. 'Wm. DutchSt 
19. Ammodramus princeps. Ipswich Sparrow.— On 
Long Island I think this species is a regular winter resident on 
the barren sand beaches of the South Shore. It can undoubtedly 
be found from the middle of October till the first of April. Al- 
though this bird is a winter resident in numbers, yet some must 
migrate further south, as Mr. J. Dwight, Jr., found them at 
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, November 22, 1884 (Auk, Vol. II, 
p. 105). It may be that the 120 miles of coast line of Long 
Island is their southern winter range, below which, however, a 
few may straggle. In addition to the Long Island records already 
published I will add the following, which will extend the time of 
their residence on the island materially. Charles Carter, of 
Shinnecock Bay, wrote me October 20, 1884, that he had seen 
but one j princeps this fall ; that on October 12. There can be no 
doubt of Mr. Carter’s identification of the bird, as he is very 
familiar with the species, having shot and sent to me a large 
number of them from time to time. He is a keen and reliable 
observer, and I am indebted to him for many valuable notes and 
rare birds. Very early in November he commenced to send me 
specimens of this species and continued to do so at intervals all 
winter. February 7, 1885, Dr. A. K. Fisher and myself secured 
eleven during a walk of two miles on the beach at Rockaway, 
and saw at least three individuals which we did not get. On the 
same ground, the 23d of the same month, Mr. L. S. Foster and my- 
self shot thirteen and saw probably as many more. Of these the 
genital organs of some of the males were quite sensibly increased 
in size, and of some received March 19 they were quite marked- 
ly so. Some of these last specimens were in the midst of the 
moult. April 1, I received from Mr. Carter two specimens, the 
stomachs of which were filled with small black insects, d. his 
was the first instance where I had found anything but vegetable 
matter used for food. All of the stomachs examined before con- 
tained, so far as I could determine, seeds. Mr. N. T. Lawrence 
kindly permits me to record one shot at Far Rockaway Beach, 
April 3, 1885. He thinks he saw another the same day. Here- 
after this species will have to be relegated to the commonplace, 
and not worthy of special record on Long Island. 
Auk, 3, Oct., 1886. p, 
