. Bird-lore . October 2,1885 and October 7, 1906; Independence, Mo., October 5,1901;Gainesville, Tex., October 27,1884. Afew Lecontes Sparrows wander each fall farto the southeastward to winter in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Theyarrive there late; Chester, S. C, Xovember 11, 1881, and Rosewood, Fla., Novem-ber 4,1881, and remain there only until early February. The dates of the last seenin the fall are: Long Coteau River, N. D., September 9, 1873; Aweme, Manitoba,September 13, 1903, and September 18, 1904; Lanesboro, Minn., October 17,1890; North Freedom, Wis., October 8, 1904; Davenp
. Bird-lore . October 2,1885 and October 7, 1906; Independence, Mo., October 5,1901;Gainesville, Tex., October 27,1884. Afew Lecontes Sparrows wander each fall farto the southeastward to winter in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Theyarrive there late; Chester, S. C, Xovember 11, 1881, and Rosewood, Fla., Novem-ber 4,1881, and remain there only until early February. The dates of the last seenin the fall are: Long Coteau River, N. D., September 9, 1873; Aweme, Manitoba,September 13, 1903, and September 18, 1904; Lanesboro, Minn., October 17,1890; North Freedom, Wis., October 8, 1904; Davenport, la., October 14, 1905;Chicago, 111., October 12, 1905; Sugar Creek Prairie, 111., October 28, 1882;Nebraska City, Neb., November 6,1900; St. Louis, Mo., November 10, 1878, andDecember 26, 1896; Russellville, Ky., December 28, 1904. Stragglers have beentaken at Toronto, Ontario, May 5,1897; Ithaca, N. Y., October 11,1897; Brecken-ridge, Colo., October 2, 1886; and Fort Sherman, Idaho, September, 28, Notes on the Plumage of North American Sparrows FIRST PAPER By FRANK M. CHAPMAN (See Frontispiece) IN this series of articles it is proposed to comment briefly on the characterswhich distinguish the more closely related species and races of Sparrowsfigured in the accompanying plates, and also to call attention to their sea-sonal changes in plumage. Sparrows, like other Passerine birds, are hatched with but a shght downygrowth of feathers, well termed by Dwight the natal down, which, while thebird is in the nest, is succeeded by the juvenal or nestling plumage to the tipsof which portions of the natal down are generally attached when the bird leavesthe nest. This nestling plumage is shortly succeeded by the winter plumagewhich is acquired by molt of the body feathers and also sometimes of the wingsand tail. The adult, following the prevailing law of feather renewal, passes from sum-mer to winter plumage by a complete post-breeding molt. The spring molt isusually not extens
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