559. Spizella monticola 
TREE SPARROW. 6 inches 
Male and Female alike. Above, crown chestnut; back brown 
streaked with black and buff; two white wing bars. Below light 
gray to white; faint spot on the breast. 
Called Winter Chippy, but is larger than Chipping Sparrow ; often 
in flocks in old weedy fields. Common winter resident in Massa- 
chusetts. 
Song. Sweet. 
Nest. Near the ground, of grasses. 
Breeds. Far north. 
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