THE BREWER SPARROW. 



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utmost tO' produce a bird of non-committal appearance. Mere brown might 

 have been conspicuous by defauh, but brownisli.' broken up by hazy streakings 

 of other brownish or dusky — call it what you will — has given us a bird which, 

 so far as plumage is concerned, may be said tn have no mark of distinction 

 whatever — just bird. 



The Sage Sparrow fits into the gray-green massy scheme of color har- 



NEST AND EGGS OF BREWER SPARROW. 



