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WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No. 63. 



Genus: Melospiza. 



SONG SPARROW. 



Species: M, fasciata. 



Distribution: 



Abundant summer resident of all New England; often win- 

 tering. 



Date of Arrival: 

 Early March. 



Date of Departure: 

 Late October. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts brown, marked with black and ash ; under parts 

 white, streaked brown and black, forming a patch on centre 

 of breast. Bill and feet dark. Length about 6.25. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A sweet varied and expressive song and a chuck and lisp. 



Haunts: 



A bird of the woodland, meadow and garden. 



