52 BIRD WORLD. 



the gray and brown of the Song Sparrow is in streaks 

 or lines, not in unbroken patches, as in the English 

 Sparrow. 



The slender figure, the long tail, and a general 

 neat look will help you to tell the American bird 

 from the foreigner. The Song Sparrow is shy, and 

 will hide in the nearest bush, while you all know we 

 can hardly call the English Sparrow shy. 



CHIPPING SPARROW. 



Another native sparrow is the Chipping Sparrow. 

 He is still slimmer than the Song Sparrow, and wears 

 a cap of dull reddish brown. 



The Song Sparrow builds on the ground, often 

 hiding her nest under a tuft of grass or in a thicket. 

 Chippy builds in bushes and always lines her nest 

 with hairs from a horse's mane or tail. You do not 

 see where the bird gets them ? She hunts along the 

 fence or posts, where a horse stands, and finds them 

 caught on some crack in the wood. 



You learned when you read about the English 

 Sparrow that the male and female differed in looks, 

 but the male Song Sparrows and Chipping Sparrows 

 look just like the female. It is only when the male 

 flies to the top of a bush or to the limb of a tree, and 

 raising his head pours out a song from his little throat, 



