The Fox Sparrow, (Passer ella iliaca,) 
is so early a bird in Spring and so late in 
its Autumn migration that its occurrence 
in New England in Winter is nothing very 
strange, yet in view of the fact that the 
latest work on New England ornithology, 
Cones and Stearns, says that we have no 
information of the bird in Winter within 
our limits, it may interest the readers of 
the 0. and O. to know that I took a speci- 
men in Bridgeport, Conn., on the 29th of 
last December. The week preceding had 
been notable for low temperature and 
deep snow ; but this day was mild and 
pleasant, and a warm south wind induced 
me to explore a patch of red cedar trees 
by the bank of a salt creek. It was here I 
shot the bird, which on dissection proved 
to be a male. The gizzard contained frag- 
ments of seeds which were kindly identi- 
fied by Prof. D. C. Eaton of Yale College, 
as seeds of the red cedar. — C. A. Averill, 
Jr., Bridgeport , Conn. 1 
O.&O. IX.F'0b.l884.p.Ja'£J' 
