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ui)on the ground. Its well-known limpid song, which has given it the 

 name of the "Peabody-bird" in some sections, is heard both in spring 

 and fall, but especially during the former season. The White-throat is 



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Fig. 39.— White-throated Sparrow. 



still to be seen, at periods of its greatest abundance, in the shrubbery of 

 the city, particularly in the Smithsonian Grounds. [275] 



98. (125.) Zonotrichia leucophrys {Forst.) Sw. White-crowned Sparrow. 



A winter resident, usually rare, occasionally quite plentiful, as, for 

 example, in the spring of 1861, when we took many specimens in beau- 

 tiful attire. It remains until the second week in May, when it moves 



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Fig. 40.— White-crowned Sparrow. 



off at the same time that the White-throats do. The time of arrival in 

 the fall we never noted, but we presume it to be coincident with that of 

 the White-throats. The resorts and habits of the two species are much 

 the same. [270] 



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