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THE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. 



orchards in migration at this time of year; but they do not 

 always sing. Sometimes a few will linger on the same spot, 

 singing more or less for a number of days, but one does not 

 often meet such a full chorus of them. 



THE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. 



This is one of the largest and certainly the most beautiful 

 of all our Sparrows. Seven inches long; crown clear white, 

 with jet-black on each side and white line over the eye; 

 upper parts a beautiful ash and brown; wing-bars white; 

 neck and under parts light ash, becoming white on the vent 

 and light-brown on the flanks; bill and feet dark cinnamon. 

 The male and female are alike. The White-crown has a 

 habit of standing pretty well erect, with the feathers of the 

 entire crown raised, thus looking exceedingly jaunty; while 

 all his colors, of chaste, rich tints, finely harmonized, set him 

 out to the best advantage. 



Wintering in the Southern States, the White-crowned 

 Sparrows go far north to breed, Newfoundland and Labra- 



