The American Museum journal (c1900-(1918)) (17537197234)

Title: The American Museum journal

Identifier: americanmuseumjo06amer (find matches)

Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)

Authors: American Museum of Natural History

Subjects: Natural history

Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History

Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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BIRDS OF THE J'ICINITY OF NEW YORK CITY 171 Grasshopper Sparrow ; Yellow-winged Sparrow (Coturniculus savannaruni passerinus). Locally a common summer resident, arriving about May i and remaining until October. Henslow Sparrow (Ammodrai)ius lu-iislozvi). In this vicinity the Henslow sparrow has been found in but few localities where, however, it is apparently not uncommon. It is recorded as breeding at Morristown, N. J. (Thurber), and Boonton, Morris County, N. J. (Judd. Auk, XIV, 1897, p. 326). Summer resi- dent in small numbers near Plainfield. N. J. (Miller, MS). Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramtis caiidacutiis). An abundant summer resident; with the exception of a colony on the Hudson at Piermont, confined entirely to the salt marshes of our coasts. (See group, third floor). Nelson Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Aiiiiiiodraiuiis nclsojii). This species is known here only as a rather rare fall migrant in the Hudson River Valley, occur- ring from the latter part of September to the latter part of October. Acadian Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ainmodramus nclsoni subvirgatus). Occurs with the preceding. (On the distribution of the Sharp-tailed Sparrows see Dwight, Auk, XIII, 1896, p. 275).

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Fig. 25. Seaside Sparrow. Seaside Sparrow (Ainmodramus maritimus). This is an even more abun- dant summer resident than the Sharp-tailed Sparrow and, like it, is confined exclusively to our coasts, with the exception of a colony in the Piermont marshes. (See group, third floor). Lark Sparrow (Clioiidcstcs gra>iniiacus). Interior of North America, east- ward to Illinois, breeding from Texas to Manitoba; accidental on the Atlantic coast. There are two records for this vicinity, Sayville, L. I., August 20, 1879 (Earle, Bull. N. O. C, VI. 1881, p. 58) and Schraalenburg, N. J., November 26, 1885 (Chapman, Auk, III, 1886, p. 136).

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