50 NESTS AND EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



but are seldom found on the ground. Mr. W. Otto Emerson, of Hay- 

 wards, Cal, says he never found a nest of this species on the ground, his 

 collection being quite extensive along the Coast. Hab. Pacific Coast. 



207a. Intermediate White-crowned Sparrow — zonotrichia gambeli 

 INTERMEDIA. Similar to those of the two preceding species. Nesting 



habits similar to those of gambeli. Hab. Rocky Mountain region to the Pacific. 



208. Golden-crowned Sparrow — zonotrichia coronata. Light 

 green, with markings of reddish and golden-brown, the whole surface 

 pretty uniformly flecked in small and well distributed blotches — nowhere 

 numerous or confluent, resembling those of the White-throated Sparrow; 

 four or five in number and measure .8i by .65. The nest of this sparrow 

 is usually placed in bushes a few feet from the ground. It is composed of 

 stalks of weeds, grasses and lined with fine black rootlets. This bird is 

 found in western North America from Alaska to Southern California, and 

 Cape St. Lucas, and is almost entirely confined to the Pacific Province. 



Hab. Pacific Coast from Russian America to Southern California; West Humboldt Mts., Nev. Black Hills 

 of Rocky Mts. 



209. White-throated Sparrow — zonotrichia albicollis. Pale green- 

 ish white, more or less thickly spotted with rusty- brown; like the eggs of 

 the Song Sparrow, they have an endless diversity of shades and markings ; 

 the complement is four or five and measure .90 by .65, almost the same in 

 size as those of the White-crowned Sparrow. The nest is found generally 

 on the ground, though in exceptional cases it is placed in bushes or among 

 the branches of fallen trees. Breeds from Massachusetts to the far North. 



Hab. Eastern Province of North America; north to 65°; west to Indian Territory, Kansas and Dakota. 



210. Tree Sparrow — spizella Montana. Light green, flecked with 

 minute markings of reddish-brown, distributed with great regularity, but 

 so sparsely as to leave the ground distinctly visible, somewhat resembling 

 the eggs of the Song Sparrow; four or five in number; size .80 by .60. 

 This bird breeds from northern New England northward, but also like 

 the Snow-bird, in mountains within our limits. The nest is placed on the 

 ground, in trees or in bushes; it is composed of grasses, mud, fine rootlets 

 and hair. This is one of the most hardy of all the sparrows ; it winters 

 from Massachusetts to the Carolinas. 



Hah. North America at large, excepting, probably, the Gulf States. 



211. Chipping Sparrow — spizella domestica. Bluish-green, sparsely 

 spotted with purplish and blackish-brown, sometimes in a circle about the 

 larger end; they are four or five in number; thirty specimens have an aver- 

 age of .69 by .48. The Chippy so familiar to all in the eastern portion of 



