18G9. 
June 1, 
“ 29. 
1870. 
Oct. 5 
1871. 
Oct. 7. 
“ 9. 
1874. 
Oct. 14.' 
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Ammodromus caudacutus, 
Middlesex County, Mass. 
Shot one on the marshy island in the pond hole be¬ 
hind Mt.Auburn. 
Young on wing (Cambridge). 
Ton shot and many more seen on the Charles River 
marshes Gambridgeport. They are found exclusively at 
this season in beds of tall sedge bordering the creeks ard 
ditches. Here it is difficult to flush them except 
at high tide, when they are forced to the topd of the 
floating roods. On such occasions they are very tauno 
and often do not fly when a gun is fired near them. 
About two hundred seen on the Charles River marshes 
C^bridgeport; a heavy easterly storm prevailing at the* 
time (Henshaw. 
Saw about fifty on the marshes in Gambridgeport. 
They clung pertinaciously to the beds of tall sedge about 
ten yards ahead of us, and, when driven to the extreme 
end, doubleed back instead of taking to the open marshes. 
They wore shyer on this occasion than previously, proba¬ 
bly from having been much shot at. They uttered two dis¬ 
tinct notes, one a chirp common to all Sparrows, the 
other a low,harsh cry. 
Shot one on the Fresh Pond Meadows, Weather cloudy 
and cold but not stormy. 
Started ine in a meadow in the bushy Brickyard 
spam.p, 
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