22 THE BIRDS OF 



here it is very common and its notes 

 can be heard for a long distance. It 

 may be distinguished from the Chipping 

 Sparrow by the bill being pink instead 

 of blackish, and by a more reddish tinge 

 on the body. It also lacks the chestnut 

 cap of the Chipping Sparrow. Its nest 

 is made of rootlets, grasses and weeds, 

 in which it lays three to five whitish 

 eggs, marked with rufous. 



Grasshopper Sparrow 



If you hear a most unbirdlike note in 

 the grass which you think is made by 

 a grasshopper or cricket, search care- 

 fully, and you may find the smallest of 

 the Sparrows. It has been named the 

 Grasshopper Sparrow, and its voice 

 well merits such a name, for it is noth- 

 ing but a buzz, followed by an insect- 

 like trill. Sometimes you may see the 

 bird perched upon a fence. It is not 



