546. Coturniculus savannarum passerinus 
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. 5 inches 
Male and Female alike. Above dark brown mottled; bend of 
wing yellow ; line over the eye and on head yellow; tail feathers 
about equal length, pointed. Below grayish white, not streaked. 
Called Yellow-winged Sparrow. Oneof the smallest of the family. 
Does not fly until almost stepped upon and easily passed by on ac- 
count of its insect-like note. Frequents waste fields. Locally com- 
mon in Massachusetts. Arrives the middle of May. 
Song. A thin grasshopper-like note. 
Nest. On the ground well under the dry grass in old fields. 
Breeds. In southern New England. 
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