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some individiiaK. cspccialK' birds nf ilic year. fnun ilic caslcni l)asc of (lie l\i)cky Mountains 



wimld inmnh a lew sreds in tlir iiiiddK- nf a In ilir praiiir disiricl-^ nf ilir n|)|)cr Mississippi 



s])ikc' and tlu-n lake a fiasli nnr. vaHcv lis nisi is iiMially lu-ar the [,'rnund like 



Dfcidcdiv hir<(('r hiil paler in mlnralinn is llir llii' l''ic!d Sparrnw's. 



Western Cliippini; Sparrnw { Sjv'.crlLi l^,is.u-ri)i,i Anollier elnsily allied speeies is I'.rewer's 



uricoiUi- ) . It is fnimd L;enerall\- nxci" western Sparrnw i S l'i:::rl/ii /iriTei'r/ ) . locally knnwn in 



North Anierica frniii tlie Rcn'kv Mnunlains tn ils i-anL;e in llie I 'liited Stales west nf the Kncky 



the I'aeilii- cnasl. ineludiiiL; Alaska and the innre M(juntains and south into Mexien as the Sat,'c 



westt-rn ]iarts nf the inti-rinr tlistr-iets nf I'.ritish (hippy. It averages a (rille smaller than the 



America. t 'la\' colnied .Sparrnw, in which it is similar, hut 



The riay-colnrecl Sparrnw (Spi.::clhi palliila] it is mnre narrowly and niiifnrmlv streaked 



verv much rescmhles an immalure ( ■hipp\ It is ahn\e, especially nil the crown which lacks the 



found on the yreat i)lains of North America central stri])e. 



FIELD SPARROW 

 Spizella pusilla pusilla {Wilson) 



\ (1 I • \nriil.. I ii; s, , ( nini I'l.rl,' K) 



Other Names.— lUisli Sp.irmw : l\ii-li Sp.imiw; linnvn or hair-lu mwh : t.iil clrcp hair-linnvii. llu- 



HucklcluTr.x-iin.l ; \V<"iil Sparrcm : l-u-M Cliippy; leallirrs edKed with p.ilc' Krayisli ; iaiKci' wiiiK-covcils 



Ground-binl ; (irimiui .Sparrow; I*"icld I'.tiiitiiiK. and inner winK-(|uills. dusky centrally; middle and 



General Description. — LenKth. sH i'ulu-s L'ppcr greater coverts, tipped with whitish, forniin.^ two hands 



parts, uray. rnsly, and black, streaked ; under parts, 

 gray. Hill, small ; win.ijs. rather Iouk and rallier 

 jjointcd ; tail, nearly lennlh of wing, forked or donlile 

 iimnded. tlie feathers narrow and Idnnt. 



Color. — Antii.Ts : Crown, rusty brown; sldeN of 

 head, li.nht gray (smoke-Hrav or olive-Rrav ) rehe\ed bv 

 a rusty brown streak luliind i-ye ; jiack and shoulders, 

 rusty brown narroul\ ^Irc.aked wilh Mack, often 

 streaked also (on eil;4rs of Iralliers) wilh Imhl dull 

 liul'fy or clay color; rump ami upper tail-cov(■rl^, li^bl 



the tjreatcr coverts edged with pale brown ; outer web 

 of inner winK-(|uills, broadly edged with pale rusty 

 brown or cinnamon ; under parts, i)alc grayish bulTy 

 low.iril the front and sides, the bufTy tinge most |)ro- 

 noimced on clicst, fading into dull white on each side 

 of chest. Voi:n<. : Much duller in color than adults, 

 with the chest anil sides streaked wilh dusky; ii-.>wn, 

 dull liri>wn (not rusty >, usually ( '' ) n.irrovvly .incl in- 

 dislnullv streaked with dusky; otherwise essentially 

 hke adults. 



Drawiiif! by R. I. Hrashcr 



FIELD SPARROW (J nat. size) 

 A tinkling musician of the open fields 



