Migrant, perhaps not rare, but very seldom seen on account 
of its retiring habits. Shot one adult, male Oct. 15, 1892; one 
specimen in juvenile plumage Sept. 10, 1896;* and an adult 
male and female on Oct. 2, 1896. 
552 Chondesfces grammacus, Lark Sparrow. 
Common summer resident,. 
553 Zonotrichia querula, Harris’ Sparrow. 
Harris (or Black-hooded) Sparrow is rather a common mi¬ 
grant in Sept, and Oct. Have seen a few specimens in the 
early part oi May. Spring and fall plumages differ consider¬ 
ably. 1 his species is one of the few birds well-known in the 
United States of which an authentic nest and eggs has never 
been taken. 
oo4 Zonotrichia leucophrys, White-crowned 
Sparrow. 
Migrant, in company with Z. aibicollis. Apparently rare. 
558 Zonotrichia albico] J is. White-throated 
Sparrow. 
Abundant, migrant. 
<>59 — Spizella monticola, Tree Sparrow. 
Abundant winter resident. 
500 — Spizella socialis, Chipping Sparrow. 
Common summer resident. 
561—Spizella pallida, Clay-colored Sparrow. 
Rare summer resident; fairly common as a migrant. This 
species was found breeding in Winnebago county by Mr. J. W. 
Preston in June, 1885.f A set of M was also taken later by Mr. 
J. Eugene Law at Lake Mills, Iowa. 
563 — Spizella pusilla, Field Sparrow. 
Have taken no specimens, but the species is said to “brood 
over all Iowa.”| “Common summer resident in Franklin 
county.”§ 
*Both were identified at Smithsonian Institution. 
fNests and Eggs of North American Birds. By Oliver Davie. 
1889. p. 308. 
iBulletin No. 2, Division of Economic Ornithology. 
gBirds of Franklin County. Frank H. Shoemaker. 1896. p. 12. 
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