with black and grayish; two white wing-bars; un- 

 der parts whitish without spots, but tinged with 

 buffy on breast and sides. 



Like the common Chipping Sparrow in size, form 

 and general appearance; but not quite so tame as 

 the Chippy and with a widely different song, which 

 is the best distinguishing field-character of the 

 present species; its haunts, too, differ in being al- 

 most exclusively fields with a scattered growth of 

 bushes. The song has a particularly pleasing 

 cadence; tho simple, the notes are clear and silvery. 



Song Sparrow 



Sparrow — Melospiza 



581. Song Sparrow — Melospiza melodia 

 lodia. 



Length 6^4 inches. 



Upperparts in general rufous-brown; under- 

 pays whitish, with streaks of wedge-shaped black 



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