CHAPTER III 



BIRDS THAT LIVE IN THE 

 FIELDS 



VESPER SPARROW 



ONE always associates this Sparrow 

 with wild fields. In looks it somewhat 

 resembles a Song Sparrow, but it is 

 paler, has no black breast mark and the 

 outer tail-feathers are marked with 

 white. Its song is two minor notes, fol- 

 lowed by two loud ones and ending in 

 a medley much the same as that of the 

 Song Sparrow. The Meadowlark also 

 has white in the outer feathers of the 

 tail, but its larger size and yellow breast 

 readily distinguish it. 



FIELD SPARROW 



The Field Sparrow is only a summer 

 resident in New Jersey, but when it is 



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