Savannah Sparrow (Ammodramus sandwichensis savannah) | Affiliated Manuscripts | Further Data

“Topography of a Bird,” from Elliot Coues, Key to North American Birds (Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

H. L. Clark, Birds of Amherst and Vicinity (1887; 1906)
- Common name Savannah Sparrow
- Scientific name (Clark) Ammodramus sandwichensis savannah ( Wils . )
- Occurrence Rather uncommon migrant; seen in April and again in October
- Presence 4; 10
- Clark's fieldnotes, first and second editions (synthesized) SAVANNAH SPARROW . Brownish - gray ; beneath , white ; everywhere thickly streaked ; edge of wing , yellow . Length , about 5 1 - 2 inches . Rather uncommon migrant . Earliest arrival , April 15th ; seen again in October . Feeds on seeds , etc . Not injurious . Song , a peculiar series of notes , something like a frog . Something of a ven triloquist and quite shy .
J. A. Allen, Birds of Springfield, Massachusetts (1864)
- Common name Savanna Sparrow
- Scientific name Passerculus savanna
- Occurrence Chiefly a spring and autumn visitant
Ebenezer Emmons, Birds of Massachusetts (1833)
- Common name Savannah Sparrow
- Scientific name Fringilla savanna, Wils.
- Occurrence Regular visitant; breeds in this climate
Complete Annotated List Amherst Birds 1977/2008 (Fischer & Westover) [formerly Mass Audubon, Birds of Massachusetts (2020)]
- Common name Savannah Sparrow
- Scientific name Passerculus sandwichensis
- Occurrence Present at practically all times of the year; migrants appear in early April and from late September through October
- Arrival April
- Departure Mid-September through October
A. C. Bagg & S. A. Eliot, Jr., Birds of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts (1937)