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Breeds in northern Middle States to Labrador and Hudson bay. Winters 
in southern New Jersey, throughout the South Atlantic and Gul£ States. Com¬ 
mon transient visitant, especially along the coast and rivers. At Cape May, 
and probably all along the coast of southern New Jersey, the Savanna sparrow 
is an abundant winter resident. In the northern counties of New Jersey, as 
well as along the Alleghanies, this species probably breeds regularly. 
Grasshopper Sparrow; Yellow-winged Sparrow—( Ammo- 
dram/us savannarum passerinus). 
A common, streaky-backed, buffy-breasted, ground sparrow, with the sides 
much like the breast, but the belly whitish and bend of wing yellow. The upper 
parts are streaked with black, brown, ashy and buff, and the blackish crown 
has a buffy line through the center. There is an orange dot in front of the 
eye. The tail feathers are very acute, and their edges are decidedly lighter 
than the brown centers. 
Breeds in eastern United States, from the Gulf States to southern Canada. 
Winters mainly in the West Indies and Mexico. Summer resident; common 
in dry uplands, but somewhat locally or irregularly distributed during the 
breeding season. 
TIenslow^s Sparrow —(Ammodramus henslovjii ). 
A ground-living, sharp-tailed, brownish sparrow, with the back, breast and 
sides very much streaked with black, brown and buffy. The bright brown on 
the back, wings and tail and the olive tints of the head are the plainest char¬ 
acteristics of this rare, secretive, weed-inhabiting bird of the meadows or dry 
fields. 
Breeds in eastern United States, northward through the Carolinian fauna. 
Winters in the Gulf States and southward (?). Rare summer resident; 
apparently very local. Several pairs have been observed at Point Pleasant, 
N. J., during the breeding season and in the migrations. 
Sharp-tailed Sparrow —(Ammodramus caudacutus). 
A common, salt-marsh, sharp-tailed, streaky, olive-gray sparrow, with dis¬ 
tinct orange-brown bands on the head, above and below the eye. The buffy 
lower parts are darkly streaked on the sides and breast, but the throat and 
belly are nearly white. 
Breeds on Atlantic coast marshes, Maine to North Carolina. Winters on 
coasts of South Atlantic States. Abundant summer resident on the salt 
marshes along the New Jersey coast and for some distance upon the shores 
of Delaware bay. 
Acadian Sharp-tailed Sparrow —(Ammodramus caudacutus 
subvirgatus ). 
- This differs in having the sides, breast and throat more creamy in tint and 
faintly streaked with gray rather than black. 
Breeds on coasts of South New Brunswick and Prince Edward’s island. 
Winters on Atlantic coast. Regular transient visitor on the New Jersey coast 
marshes, though much less abundant than the preceding. A number of speci¬ 
mens were secured at Atlantic City, October 2d, 1892, by Messrs. I. N. De 
Haven and W. Stone, at which date the migration of the marsh finches seemed 
at its height. 
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