WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. 
558. Zonotrichia albicollis. 6°4 inches. 
In thick underbrush, we hear these birds scratching 
about among the leaves; occasionally one of them will 
hop up on a twig and give his clear peabody song, or, 
hearing or seeing you, give a sharp chirp and dash out 
of sight again. They are birds of the ground, always 
busy and always happy. I think that without any ex- 
ception, they are the handsomest of our Sparrows, their 
colors are so rich and harmonize and blend together se 
well. 
Song.—A high-pitched, very clear and sweet whistle, 
“yea-bo-dy-bird.” Call and note of alarm, a metallic 
chirp. 
Nest.—Usually on the ground on the borders of 
woods or in swamps; of grass and leaves, similar to, 
but larger, than that of the Song Sparrow. four or 
five eggs, pale greenish blue, thickly spotted with 
brown (.85 x .63). 
Range.—N. A. east of the Rockies, breeding from 
northern U. S. to Labrador and Hudson Bay; winters 
in the southern half of U. S. 
