WOODLAND BIRDS. 



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TREE SPARROW. 



Species: S. monticola. 



No. 59. 



Genus: Spizella. 

 Distribution: 



A very common migrant and winter resident. 

 Date of Arrival: Late October. 

 Date of Departure: First of May. 

 General Plumage: 



Upper parts brownish ash, crown chestnut edged with ivhite ; 



under parts ashen. Bill and feet dark. Length about 6.25. 

 Song and Other Notes: A sweet spring song, a low fall song and 



a twitter and lisp. 

 Haunts: Sere fields and meadows, marshes and along roadsides. 



No. 60. CHIPPING SPARROW. 



Species: S. socialis. 

 Distribution : 



Abundant summer resident of all New England. 

 Date of Arrival: Last of April. 

 Date of Departure: Middle of October, 

 General Plumage: 



Much like the preceding but with a centre breast patch of 



brown. Bill and feet dark. Length about 5.50. 

 Song and Other Notes: A monotonous trill and a number of chits 



and chirps. 

 Haunts: A bird of the garden and orchard. 



