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Vol. I. 



Augu^sl, 1901. 



J^o. 8 



GRASSHOPPER. SPARROW. 



A. O. V. Ao. 54-6. 



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RANGE. 



Eastern United States and Southern Canada, west to the Plains, south 

 in winter to Florida, Cuba and Central America. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Length, 5 in.; extent, 8 in.; tail, 2 in. Feet, flesh colored. Bill and 

 eye, brown. Entire upper parts variegated with black gray yellow and 

 chestnut. The crown is nearly black with a brownish yellowish stripe 

 through the middle. A line of buff extends over the eye. Primaries and 

 tail feathers dusky with light edges. Below buff changing to whitish on 

 the belly. Edge of wing and spot on cheek yellow. 



NEST AND EGGS. 



The nest is on the ground and concealed by a thick tussock of grass; it 

 is frequently placed along side of an overhanging stone. It is composed 

 of grasses. The eggs, four or five in number, are laid about the middle of 

 May. They have a clear white ground color, spotted with reddish brown, 

 chiefly at the larger end. 



HABITS. 



The Grasshopper Sparrow, or Yellow-winged Sparrow by which name 

 it is often known, is one of our commonest birds in the East. All of us 

 have seen him. He loves the green fields of clover and the sunshine of 

 the open. He loves the ground rather than the leafy foliage of the woods. 

 Among the grass he is at home. His short wings teach us that he is not 

 a species given to much flight, and his short tail indicates that he is not 



