296 mxeuas, SI’Altltt) ws, Ere. 
     
    
   
   
    
     liemal'ks.—'l'l1e ehiet'points of ditl'erenee between this and the two t'ol— 
     
     lo\\'iu;_,r birds are found in the markings ot'the breast and sides. In the pres— 
     
     ent; species these parts are pale oehrat-eousslmtl'. distinetly streaked with 
     
     blaekish; in nelsoni they are deep oehraeeons-bnll', lightly it' at all streaked; 
     
     in subcil'yalua they are meant—bull} iinlistinetly streaktd with grayish. 
     
    

    
     lt‘unye.—.\tlantie coast: breeds from South Carolina to New llampshirc, 
     
     and winters from North Carolina to Florida. 
     
    

    
     Cambridge, eommon S. 1%., May to Sept. 
     
    

    
     Nest, of grasses and seaweed. lined with fine 
     
     three to four, white or grayish white‘ finely speckled with einnainen—brown, 
     
    
   
   
    
     asses. on the ground. Eggs, 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     especially at the larger end, '75 x '57. 
     
    

    
     This species is confined exclusively to the salt-water marshes of our 
     
     coast, where it may be found in large numbers. It runs about among 
     
     the. reeds and grasses with the celerity of a mouse, and is not apt to 
     
     take wing unless closely pressed. Mixed flocks of the several 'aricties 
     
     of the Sharptail, together with the Seaside Sparrow. gather in the fall 
     
     among:r the sedges, and may be observed hiding in the grass or cling:- 
     
     ing to the tall stalks of the cat-tails. In the breeding season it is 
     
     usually associated with the Seaside Sparrow 0n the same marsh, but 
     
     it prefers the drier parts. and builds its nest in the tussoeks on the 
     
     bank of a ditch or in the drift left by the tide, ather than in the 
     
     grassier sites chosen by its neighbor. 
     
    

    
     lt‘rom some bit, of driftwood or a (convenient stake its infrequent 
     
     song maybe heard morningr and evening. It is short and gasping, 
     
     and only less husky than the somewhat similar performance of the 
     
     Seaside Sparrow. J. Dwion'r, JR. 
     
    
   
   
    
     5493. A. c. nelsoni AIM/z. l\'i~:i.sox‘s SXIAHP—TAIIJ‘ZI) SiI.\R1:(m'.——Siin- 
     
     ilar to A. ear/«14mins. but smaller. the upper parts darker, the fa hers of 
     
     the back more olive—brown and more, broadly 7/llll’f/1'Iu/tf 'lI'H/I, whitish; the 
     
     throat. breast. and sides deeper oehraeetius»butt', very slightly it' at all streaked 
     
     with blackish. " L.. 5'5“: \\'.. T., 1'1"): 1).. '43 "‘ (Dwight l. 
     
    

    
     [fouling—Breeds in the marshes of the interior from northern Illinois 
     
     northward to Dakota and Manitoba: oeeurs as a migrant on the Atlantic coast7 
     
     and winters from South ('arolina to Texas. 
     
    

    
     Washington, rare ’1‘. V.. two instanees, Sept. Sing Sing, tolerably com— 
     
     mon T. V., Sept. 28 to Oct. 17. 
     
    

    
     This interior representative of the Sharp-tailed Sparrow occurs on 
     
     our coasts only as a mig'ant‘ and winter visitant. Jt associates with 
     
     the Sharp-tailed and Aeadian Sharp-tailed Sparrow. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     5491). A. c. subvirgatus [Meir/M. At‘AIHAN SHARP—Tania) SPAR- 
     
     no\\'.A---Simi1ar to .1. mun/own”. but with the throat. breast, and sides washed 
     
     with ereaIn—butl‘ and indistinetly streaked with ashy. “l....’r.’1.;; \V,!2~3t); 
     
     l'., ‘J'oo; IL ‘46” l Dwight l. 
     
    

    
     It’ll/Igni“ Marshes ot' >0lllltt'fl] New Brunswieki Prince Edward Island,