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Field-marks: Black breast spot; reddish- 

 brown crown; brown line thru the eye. 



Size and Shape : Length 6.4 inches. Bulkier 

 than the Chipping Sparrow. 



Song: Not unlike a Canary's; a sweet, low 

 and broken medley. 



Seasonal Abundance: Arrives late in the 

 fall and leaves in the first part of April, tho a 

 few individuals may linger until May. 



Remarks : This bird arrives at about the same 

 time as its near-double, the " Chippy, " leaves. 

 The two birds see little of one another, yet for a 

 short period are liable to be observed in the same 

 flock, when their distinctions may be well noted. 

 Together with the Junco and the White-throat 

 this species forms a trio of our most common 

 winter birds, and flocking together as they do, 

 may constitute a large proportion of the bird- 

 life of the community. 



4. HERRING GULL 



Haunts: Seashore and the mouths or even 

 streams of large rivers. 



Description: Adults in summer: white, with 

 back and wings pearl -gray; outer wing-feathers 

 black, with white spots. Adults in winter: 

 similar but with neck and head grayish. Im- 

 mature: streaked brownish; lighter below. 



Size and Shape: Length 24 inches. Bulky 

 and with short tail, long wings, thick bill and 

 webbed toes. 



Seasonal Abundance : Arrives September i oth 

 and leaves in May. 



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