132 Grundtvig—On the Birds of Shioczon, Wisconsin. 
bird built. June 22, 1882, the first egg was laid in a willow 
bush, 1 foot over water. July 4, first egg in a maple, 9 feet 
over water. June 23, 1883, a nest with 5 eggs was found in a 
currant bush, 1^ feet from the ground (June 29, the young were 
hatched). June 26, first egg in a shoot at the root a plum 
tree, £ foot from the ground. The number of eggs of the song 
sparrow is 5, rarely 4. They vary much in form and color. M. 
from 14 nests. L. 19-22. B. 14-16. In 1882, no nest found 
before May 28. It contained 4 slightly incubated eggs. In a 
nest with 5 eggs, young were hatched June 4. In 1883, first 
eggs laid May 10-13. June 5, a striped snake was seen under a 
willow bush swallowing the eggs in a song sparrow’s nest. Both 
the old birds repeatedly flew down on the snake which was so 
irritated that it attacked my wife and struck at a stick. It had 
eaten up all the newly laid eggs but one. In 1882, the first 
song sparrow was seen in some brush March 12. It was a 
very peculiar male. It was larger than the ordinary form. 
L. 169. E. 225. W. 68. T. 75. No stripes on the head. 
Forehead plain brown. On the back of the head the color passed 
into gray. Stripes on the neck narrow and pale. Stripes on the 
back narrow and few. Tail very pale, the dark stripes narrow ex¬ 
tremely narrow. After this male none was seen before the 
morning of March 29, when they were abundant everywhere. In 
autumn most before Oct. 10. Very few after the 22nd. The last 
Nov. 24. In 1883, a few April 6. Afterwards more numerous 
day by day. 
119. Melospiza lincolni (Aud.). M. of $ shot in East 
Swamp, May 20, 1882. L. 137. E. 192. W. 59. T. 53. 
Shot only this one. Think I have seen several, however. 
120. Melospiza georgiana (Lath.), xx M. of 9. L. 139- 
144. E. 194-204. W. 56-63. T. 53-63. The most numer¬ 
ous sparrow breeding in swamps. Found several nests 
with young, a single one with eggs. Most nests I found 
in the grass, a part under a natural roof. I found a single 
one in a willow bush f foot from the wet ground. May 30, 
1883, I found a nest in which the young were just coming out 
of the eggs. The bird has at least two broods. M. of eggs 
from 1 nest. L. 20. B. 14. It is impossible for me to give 
