. Birds of Michigan . part of the state (Prof. J. A. Allen); breeds (GibbsBird of Michigan); Hillsdale and Lenawee Counties (A. H. Boies); increasinglyabundant at Plymouth (J. B. Purdy); Jerome Trombley has found it breeding in ameadow in Monroe County; is becoming very common as the forests are cleared off (Dr. M. GibbB); two of its common names come from its stridulating note. 231-547-(236). Ammodrainus henslowii {Aud.). Henslows Sparrow; Hens-lows ; Northwestern Indiana, Lake County (Butlers Birds of Indiana); includedin the list of Michigan birds by both Boies and Covert. Mr. A


. Birds of Michigan . part of the state (Prof. J. A. Allen); breeds (GibbsBird of Michigan); Hillsdale and Lenawee Counties (A. H. Boies); increasinglyabundant at Plymouth (J. B. Purdy); Jerome Trombley has found it breeding in ameadow in Monroe County; is becoming very common as the forests are cleared off (Dr. M. GibbB); two of its common names come from its stridulating note. 231-547-(236). Ammodrainus henslowii {Aud.). Henslows Sparrow; Hens-lows ; Northwestern Indiana, Lake County (Butlers Birds of Indiana); includedin the list of Michigan birds by both Boies and Covert. Mr. A. W. Butler thinks thatthis and also Lecontes Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii will both be found to belongto our Michigan fauna. 232-549a-(241). Ammodramus caudacutus nelsoni Allen. Nelsons Sparrow;Nelsons Sharp-tailed ; two specimens reported taken Oct. 5, 1878, in Gibbs Michigan Birds;reported from Northwestern Indiana, where perhaps it is a summer resident (But-lers Birds of Indiana). Genus CHONDESTES Lark Sparrow, natural size. 233-552-(281). Chondestes grammacus (Say). Lark Sparrow; Lark Finch. Not rare in northern part of the state; summer months; rare and irregular atAnn Arbor (Dr. J. B. Steere); Sault Ste. Marie (A. ); rare in MonroeCounty, where two nests have been found (Jerome Trombley); May to Aug.; arrivesin flocks; breeds irregularly and often very locally (Dr. W. C. Brownell); breeds inthe Northern Peninsula (Prof. Ludwig Kumlein); nests in June on the ground or inbushes; eggs four to six, white with irregular lines of black or brown; locally com-mon, breeds (Gibbs). Dr. Atkins makes no mention of this bird but we have takenit here. Genus ZONOTKICHIA Swain. 234-554-(276). Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forst.). White-crowned Sparrow;White-browed Sparrow; White-browed Crowned ; throughout the entire state; May and October; Mackinac Island ( White); Keweenaw Point (Kneeland); breeds in the Northern Peninsula (Lud-13 98 AGRICULTURAL


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