Perching Birds Chiefly Brown or Streaked 



55 9. Tree Sparrow {Spi^ella monticola). L. 6.3. 

 A black spot in the center of the breast. Ads. Cap 

 reddish brown, no black on head; two white wing-bars; 

 back streaked black, reddish brown and buff; below 

 whitish; upper mandible black, lower yellowish. 

 Notes. Call, a musical, tinkling, too-lay-it, song, ''a 

 loud, clear and powerful chant." 



Range. — Eastern North America, west to the Plains; breeds In 

 Labrador and region west of Hudson Bay; winters south to South 

 Carolina, Tennessee and Indian Territory. 



559a. Western Tree Sparrow (5. m. ochracea). 

 Similar to No. 559, but back with much less reddish 

 brown, largely brownish buff streaked with black. 



Range. — Western North America east to the Plains; breeds in 

 Alaska; winters south to Mexican border. 



560. Chipping Sparrow {Spi^ella socialis). L. 5.3. 

 Ads. Crown reddish chestnut, forehead blackish; a 

 black line from eye to nape; back streaked with black, 

 reddish brown and grayish brown; wing-bars not con- 

 spicuous; below grayish white; bill largely black. Yng. 

 Crown like back; cheeks brownish. Notes. Call, 

 chip; song, an unmusical chippy, chippy, chippy, repeated. 



Range. — Eastern North America, west to the Plains; breeds from 

 Gulf States to Newfoundland and Great Slave Lake; winters in the 

 Gulf States and Mexico. 



5 60a. Western Chipping Sparrow (5. s. ari^once). 

 Similar to No. 560, but much grayer above; back with 

 little or no reddish brown. 



Range. — Western North America; breeds from Mexican border 

 states to Alaska; winters from California and Mexican border states 

 to southern Mexico. 



563. Field Sparrow (Spi^ellapusilla). L. 5.6; T. 

 2.5. Bill entirely pinkish brown. Ads. Crown red- 

 dish brown, a gray line over the eye, a reddish brown 

 stripe from behind it to nape; back reddish brown 

 streaked with black; below whitish, no streaks, breast 

 washed with buffy; two white wing-bars. Notes. Call, 

 chip; song, a musical whistle, cher-wei, cher-wee^cher-wei, 

 chei-o, dee-e-e-e-e; with many variations but usually end- 

 ing in a trill. 



Range. — Eastern North America; breeds from South Carolina, 

 Alabama and central Texas north to Quebec and Manitoba; winters 

 from Virginia and Illinois to Gulf States. 



563a. Western Field Sparrow (5. p. arenacea). 

 Similar to No. 563, but much paler above; crown large- 

 ly grayish; back with but little reddish brown, breast 

 with little or no buff; tail longer, 2.7. 



Range. — Great Plains of interior; breeds from Nebraska and South 

 Dakota to eastern Montana; winters south to northeastern Mexico; 

 casu;i!ly to Louisiana. (Ridgw.) 



584. Swamp Sparrow (Mdospi^a georgiana). L. 

 5.8. Ads. Forehead black with a gray median line; 

 crown bright chestnut; below grayish white; sides 

 brownish, nape gray; back grayish, black, and buff. 

 Yng. Crown streaked chestnut and black; gray line 

 over the eye sometimes tinged with yellow; other parts 

 deeper in color. Notes. Call, a sharp cheep] song, a 

 simple tweet-tweet-tweet, etc., all on one note. 



Range. — Eastern North America, west to the Plains; breeds from 

 New Jersey. Pennsylvania, and northern Illinois, north to Labrador 

 and Manitoba; winters from Kansas, southern Illinois, and Massa- 

 chusetts to Gulf States. 



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