Lincoln's Finch; Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | 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 Lincoln's Sparrow
- Scientific name (Clark) Melospiza lincolni ( Aud . )
- Occurrence Rare, but probably regular, migrant in May and September and October
- Presence 5; 9, 10
- Clark's fieldnotes, first and second editions (synthesized) LINCOLN ' S FINCH . Above , black , brown and gray ; beneath , white ; sides , band across breast and crissum , buff , streaked . Length , 6 inches . One instance . Amherst , May 10 , 1886 . H . L . Clark . Male .
J. A. Allen, Birds of Springfield, Massachusetts (1864)
- Common name Lincoln's Sparrow
- Scientific name Melospiza lincolnii
- Occurrence Very rare
A. C. Bagg & S. A. Eliot, Jr., Birds of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts (1937)
- Common name Lincoln's or Ling Sparrow
- Scientific name Melospiza lincolnii
- Occurrence Transient (casually summering?), uncommon in spring, common (at least locally) in autumn
- Arrival (April 26?) May 2 to 29 (June), and (July 20) September (5) 9 to October 15 (21)
Complete Annotated List Amherst Birds 1977/2008 (Fischer & Westover) [formerly Mass Audubon, Birds of Massachusetts (2020)]
- Common name Lincoln's Sparrow
- Scientific name Melospiza lincolnii
- Occurrence Shy migrant, uncommon from mid- to late May but fairly common from mid-September to mid-October