the outermost feathers almost entirely white ; bill and feet pale. Length, 
6.10 inches. 
Migratory. Arrives late in March, leaves early in November. Oftenest found in- 
habiting up-lying fields and pastures, and along the road-sides. Nests on the ground. 
Its sweet song, with a likeness to that of the Song Sparrow, is frequently continued until 
after sunset, Whence the pretty name Vesper Sparrow. 
‘“When disturbed by day,’ Mr. Burroughs writes, ‘‘they fly with a quick, sharp 
movement, showing the two white quills in the tail.” 
PEATE XX —VWETTE-DEIROATED? SPARROW. PEABODY BIRD. 
Zonotrichia albicollis. 
Head with one central white stripe, then two black ones, and then 
two stripes which are yellow from bill to eye and white beyond ; cheeks 
dark ash bordered with black; chin while; breast dark ash shading to 
white on the belly ; back streaked with black, reddish-brown and _ pale 
yellow ; rump ash; wings reddish-brown, with two transverse white 
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