Melospiza lincolnit . 
Concord, 
Mass. 
1887. 
Before starting this morning I saw a Sparrow pitch into 
Mayll . 
the lilacs at the N.E. corner of the Manse. Approaching I 
found him hopping about among the stems, skulking behino. them 
in a way that led me at once to suspect what he proved to be 
when a moment later I shot him (or rather her for it was a 
female) and found I had a Lincoln's Pinch. She was not at 
all shy and silent as usual.. 
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