CLAY-COLORED SPARROW. 



561. Spizella pallida. 5i/^ inches. 

 No reddish brown in the plumage ; crown largely 

 black, with a whitish stripe in centre. The habits of 

 these birds are the same as those of the Chippy ; they are 

 abundant on the Plains north to Saskatchewan and breed 

 south to the northern portion of the United States. 

 They spend the winter in Mexico. Their nests and eggs 

 cannot be distinguished, from those of the preceding, ex- 

 cept, perhaps, by the fact that the nest has more grass 

 than hair. 



BREWER SPARROW. 



562. Spizella hreweri. 5^^ inches. 

 Like the lest species, the general tone of plumage of 

 this is gray. It differs, though, in having the crown 

 finely streaked with blackish. It is a more western 

 species than the last and is rarely found east of the 

 Rockies. It ranges from British Columbia southward 

 into Mexico. 



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