CHAPTER II 



TWELVE ABUNDANT PERMANENT RESIDENTS 



Below are specified twelve common species 

 which are with us thruout the year and of which 

 you should endeavor to find and identify at least 

 five before turning to the particular season you 

 happen to require. Do not read over this 

 chapter at one time. After perusing each bird's 

 description, etc., find its picture in Reed's or 

 some other book before searching for it in life, 

 and find each bird in life before proceeding to the 

 next. Do this thruout the book for every species. 

 If possible take a field or opera glass when you 

 are looking for birds, and above all things keep 

 notes of what you see. 



i. ENGLISH SPARROW 



Haunts: City streets and around buildings, 

 particularly dwellings and farms. In winter 

 found in flocks, searching for food in almost 

 any locality. 



Description: Male: brownish-gray above, 

 with black and chestnut markings. Under 

 parts white, with a black throat and face. 

 Whitish wing-bars. 



Female: brown above. Under parts gray 

 without streaks or bars. 

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