45. Poœcetes gramineus (Gm.) Bd. Grass Finch.—Common at Fort Fairfield. Some seen in the open fields at Grand Falls.
46. Melospiza fasciata (Gm.) Scott. Song Sparrow.—Abundant at Grand Falls. It was common at Fort Fairfield.
47. Melospiza palustris (Wils.) Bd. Swamp Sparrow.—“Not common” at Houlton. Not found at Fort Fairfield or Grand Falls.
48. Junco hyemalis (Linn.) Scl. Black Snowbird; “Bluebird.”—Very common at Fort Fairfield. At Grand Falls it was very abundant everywhere.
49. Spizella socialis (Wils.) Bp. Chipping Sparrow.—This bird was quite abundant at Grand Falls. The nests found were not the loose structures they are in Massachusetts, but were well lined with hair. It was rather common at Fort Fairfield.
50. Zonotrichia albicollis (Gm.) Bp. White-throated Sparrow.—Very abundant at Grand Falls wherever there was dead wood on the ground. At Fort Fairfield also it was very abundant; this bird and Junco hyemalis were the commonest species. The nests were apt to be in a clearing near the edge of woods, and frequently were in damp places. They were often under a fallen branch, or at the foot of a sapling, and were but slightly concealed.
The White-crowned Sparrow is probably only a migrant through this section. With regard to its abundance, however, I quote the following from Mr. McLeod’s notes: “These Sparrows make their first appearance from May 10th to 18th. Some seasons they are very abundant, scores of them at a time feeding in my garden. By June 1 they have disappeared. In the autumn I have seen but one flock of them.”
51. Zamelodia ludoviciana (Linn.) Coues. Rose-breasted Grosbeak.—Common in low hard woods at Grand Falls. Rather common at Fort Fairfield, apparently more so than in eastern Massachusetts. Rather common at Houlton.
52. Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linn.) Swains. Bobolink.—Apparently not rare at Fort Fairfield. Found in grassy fields and meadows near the river. Not observed at Grand Falls. At Houlton “arrives by the 25th of May, common by June 15.” July 2, on our return from Fort Fairfield, Mr. Dwight and I saw them at several places along the St. John River above Fredericton.
53. Agelæus phœniceus (Linn.) Vieill. Red-winged Blackbird.—“Quite common at Eel River, ten miles from Houlton” (R. R. McL.). It does not occur at Fort Fairfield or Grand Falls.