SPAKROWS AND FINCHES. 



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in eastern N. A. from Labrador northward; 

 winters from N. E. to S. C. ; south in late 

 Oct., north in late April. Frequents mar- 

 gins of woodlands and thickets, venturins: 

 into weed patches in winter. Song, a clear 



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Field Sparrov/. 1-8. 



chant, beginning with two or three loud 

 notes, falls to other lower notes and ends 

 with a low, sweet warble; in autumn and 

 winter gives a low murmuring warbling 

 song. Nests in trees, eggs pale blue spotted 

 with reddish. 



