SPARKOWS AND FINCHES. 



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dress not assumed the first year. Eastern 

 N. A.; breeds from Penn. north to Hudson 

 Bay; winters from Mass. to Fla. Frequents 

 open country. Nests, in cedar trees; eggs, 

 blue, spotted with black. Song also given 



Fig. 324 



Canadian Pine Grosbeak. 1-5. 



by young male and, at least occasionally, 

 by female, a continuous warble; sometimes 

 given more rapidly and musically as bird 

 ascend in air and descend; a low whispered 

 melody given in concealment; alarm, a sharp 

 chirp. Flight, direct, undulating with a 



