558. Zonotrichia albicollis 
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, Peabody Bird. 6 1-2in. 
Male. Above, head black and white striped ; “ze in front of the 
eye and bend of wing yellow; back reddish brown striped with black ; 
wing bars white. Below grayish; throat white. Female. Similar, 
markings less distinct. 
A large, handsome sparrow. A few winter in Massachusetts. 
Common terete spring and autumn. Arrives the last week in 
Apri. — 
Song. Clear, plaintive whistle of five to eleven notes, the first 
two the longest, “‘ pea, pea, peabody, peabody, peabody.” 
Nest. Chiefly on the ground, in woodlands and bushy places. 
Breeds. In northern New England. 
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