SPARROWS AND FINCHES. 401 



Carolinas to Fla. ; casually north to Mass., 

 south in Oct., north in April. Flight, swift 

 and dartin<?, never takes refuge in a thicket, 

 runs nimbly through grass where it hides. 

 Song, a series of feeble grasshopper-like 

 notes, followed by a low warble given as the 

 bird perches at a not high elevation. 



Fig. 318 



Vesper Sparrow. 



455. IPSWICH SPARROW. 



Larger than last, 6.25, and much paler, 

 about sand-color, streakings not well defined. 

 Breeds on Sable Island off Nova Scotia; 

 winters south to N. J., casually to Ga.; 

 south in Oct.. north in April. Frequents 

 sand dunes on coast. 



