542. Passerculus sandwichensis savanna 
SAVANNA SPARROW. 5 inches 
Male and Female alike. Above brownish striped ; Ze over the 
eye yellow. Below white, much streaked with brown. 
Familiar haunts, meadows and salt marshes, running in the grass 
or keeping near the ground. Locally common in Massachusetts. 
Arrives the middle of April. 
Song. Low and sweet, ending in a trill, rather insignificant. 
Nest. On the ground in marshes and wet fields. 
Breeds. Throughout New England. 
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