GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. YELLOW-WINGED SPARROW. 
YELLOW-WINGED BUNTING. 
Ammodramus savannarum passerinus. 
Crown black with a central yellowish stripe; back streaked and 
spotted with black, brown, red and dull white; a light stripe over the 
eye; breast pale drab, lighter in the centre; belly soiled white ; wings 
dusky, the shoulders edged with yellow; tail dusky, the outer feathers 
Wholly lighter than the inner ones, notched; the feathers of both tail 
and wings more or less edged with paler ; bill stout, short, rather pale ; 
feet pale. Length, 5.35 inches. 
Migratory. Arrives early in May, leaves early in October. Nests on the ground. A 
frequent but shy and unobtrusive little creature. As you ramble through the fields you 
will hear his ‘* peculiar, chirring note,” and probably will suppose it to be made by 
some insect ; for the sound is very similar to that produced by the grasshopper. It is 
because of this note that the name Grasshopper Sparrow has been given. 
Proceeding on your way, you may chance to catch a glimpse of a small bird flitting 
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