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breast; yellow line over eye, white beliind, 

 fig. 302. Breeds in eastern N. A. from 

 mountains of Mass. north to Hudson Bay; 

 winters from Mass. (not commonly) south 

 to Fla.; south in Oct., north in April. Fre- 

 quents margins of woods and thickets near 

 or on ground. Song, a series of prolonged, 

 sweet whistles: pea-body, pea-body , pea-body, 

 etc. Nests on ground; eggs, 4-5, pale blue, 

 spotted. 



425. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. 



Large, 7; grayer above; no yellow about 

 head, white of throat grading into gray of 

 breast without strong contrast, head with 

 three distinct w^hite stripes, bill deep red, 

 ^g;. 303. Breeds in eastern N. A. from 

 northern N. E. northward through Labrador 

 to southern Greenland; winters in Mex., 

 south in Oct., north in May. Frequents 

 open sections near thickets. Song, much 

 shorter than in last and more quickly 

 sriven. 



