28 YELLOW-WINGED SPARROW. 



with buff. Bill and feet pals Lrown. Edge of v^-ing gamboge. 

 Young. Similar to the adult, but more reddish above, and 

 the tail shows indications of dark brown bars, and there are 

 dusky streakings on the sides. Nestlings show no traces of 

 chestnut nor reddish above ; there are indications of whitish 

 wing bars, and the edge of vring is only tinged with yellow ; 

 there is but little buff below, but the throat, breast and sides 

 are streaked with dark brown. 



Dimensions. Length, 5.15; stretch, S.OO ; wing, 2.oO; 

 tail, 1.70 ; bill, .oG; tarsus, .72. 



Comparisons. Easily distinguished from Plenslow's Spar- 

 row by the absence of streaks beneath in the adult stage, and 

 by the slender form and large size in the nestling stage, and 

 from all other Sparrows by the buff under surface and reddish 

 markings above. 



Nests and Eggs. Nests placed on the ground, composed 

 of grass loosely arranged into a saucer-shaped structure, 

 lined with fine grasses. Eggs four or five in number, rather 

 oval in form, white in color, spotted and blotched with reddish 

 brown and lilac, rather more thickly on the larger end. Di- 

 mensions, .78 by .GO. 



General Habits. The Yellovz-winged Sparrow is an 

 abundant summer resident in Connecticut, on Nantucket and 

 about Springfield, Massachusetts, and is locally common in 

 Eastern Massachusetts, occurring here in dry sandy regions, 

 thus they are fairly common about V/ayland and Sudbury 

 and in some places in Dedham. 



The Yellow-wings are true ground loving Sparrows, and 

 are seldom found far out of the grass. They run nimbly about 

 on the ground, but Ciin be readily recognized by the stout form 

 and general light tints. They winter in the Southern States. 



