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Its song is subject to great variation and this 

 often leads to some confusion as to its ident- 

 ity. Tlie birds of the Puget Sound district 

 have an entirely different song from those of 

 the Willamette Valley in Oregon, and many 

 of those of the coast belt differ from those of 

 the interior valleys. 



The nest of Nuttalls sparrow is usually built 

 on the ground although it is sometimes placed 

 in vines or shrubbery about the home ten or 

 twelve feet from the ground. It is made of 

 weed stems and fine grass when on the 

 ground but twigs are used when placed in 

 vines or shrubbery. 



r. Rusty song sparrow, Melospiza melodia 

 morphna. 6.00 



Distribution : From southern Alaska south 

 through British Columbia, Washington and 

 Oregon, west of the Cascade Mountains. 



Several closely allied species include: the 

 Merrill song sparrow, found in Idaho and 

 eastern Washington and Oregon; sooty song 

 sparrow, found in Alaska, south in winter 

 through western Washington and Oregon; 

 Mendicino song sparrow, found on northwest 

 coast of California and southwest coast of 

 Oregon, and the mountain song s]);irrow, 

 found in the Rocky Mountain districts of the 

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