Perching Birds Chiefly Brown or Streaked 



559. Tree Sparrow (Spi^etta monticola}. L. 6.3. 

 A black spot in the center of the breast. Ads. Cap 

 reddish brown, no black on head; two white wing-bars; 

 back streaked black, reddish brown and buff; below 

 whitish; upper mandible black, lower yellowish. 

 Notes. Call, a musical, tinkling, too-lay-it, song, "a 

 loud, clear and powerful chant." 



Range. Eastern North America, west to the Plains; breeds In 

 Labrador and region west of Hudson Bay; winters south to South 

 Carolina, Tennessee and Indian Territory. 



559a. Western Tree Sparrow (S. m. ochracea}. 

 Similar to No. 559, but back with much less reddish 

 brown, largely brownish buff streaked with black. 



Range. Western North America east to the Plains; breeds In 

 Alaska; winters south to Mexican border. 



560. Chipping Sparrow (Spi^ella socialist. L. 5.3. 

 .Ads. Crown reddish chestnut, forehead blackish] a 

 black line from eye to nape; back streaked with black, 

 reddish brown and grayish brown; wing-bars not con- 

 spicuous; below grayish white; bill largely black. Yng. 

 Crown like back; cheeks brownish. Notes. Call, 

 chip; song, an unmusical chippy, chippy, chippy, repeated. 



Range. Eastern North America, west to the Plains; breeds from 

 Gulf States to Newfoundland and Great Slave Lake; winters in the 

 Gulf States and Mexico. 



560a. Western Chipping Sparrow (5. s. ari^once}. 

 Similar to No. 560, but much grayer above; back with 

 little or no reddish brown. 



Range. Western North America; breeds from Mexican border 

 states to Alaska; winters from California and Mexican border states 

 to southern Mexico. 



563. Field Sparrow (Spi^ella pusilla) . L. 5.6; T. 

 2.5. Bill entirely pinkish brown. Ads. Crown red- 

 dish brown, a gray line over the eye, a reddish brown 

 stripe from behind it to nape; back reddish brown 

 streaked with black; below whitish, no streaks, breast 

 washed with buffy; two white wing-bars. Notes. Call, 

 chip\ song, a musical whistle, cher-wee, cher-wee-cher-wee, 

 chee-o, dee-e-e-e-e\ with many variations but usually end- 

 ing in a trill. 



Range. Eastern North America; breeds from South Carolina, 

 Alabama and central Texas north to Quebec and Manitoba; winters 

 from Virginia and Illinois to Gulf States. 



563a. Western Field Sparrow (S. p. arenacea). 

 Similar to No. 563, but much paler above; crown large- 

 ly grayish; back with but little reddish brown, breast 

 with little or no buff; tail longer, 2.7. 



Range. Great Plains of interior; breeds from Nebraska and South 

 Dakota to eastern Montana; winters south to northeastern Mexico; 

 casually to Louisiana. (Ridgw.) 



584. Swamp Sparrow (Mtlospi^a georgiana). L. 

 5.8. Ads. Forehead black with a gray median line; 

 crown bright chestnut; below grayish white; sides 

 brownish, nape gray; back grayish, black, and buff. 

 Yng. Crown streaked chestnut and black; gray line 

 over the eye sometimes tinged with yellow; other parts 

 deeper in color. Notes. Call, a sharp cheep-, song, a 

 simple tweet-tweet-tweet, etc., all on one note. 



Range. Eastern North America, west to the Plains; breeds from 

 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and northern Illinois, north to Labrador 

 and Manitoba; winters from Kansas, southern Illinois, and Massa 

 chusetts to Gulf States. 



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