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Frequents open sections near thickets. Song, notes much 

 Fig. 277. shorter than 1 and given more quickly, 



something like those of the Yesper 

 Sparrow, which see. 



3. GOLDEN- CROWNED SPAR- 

 ROW, Z. CORONATA. Differs from 2 in 

 being grayer, especially on throat, and 

 in having the median line on crown yel- 

 low and wider. Breeds in the northern 

 Pacific Coast Region, migrating south in 

 winter as far as Lower California ; cas- 

 ual during migration in Wis. 



4. HARRIS'S SPARROW, Z. QUER- 

 ULA. Differs from 3 in being a little 

 larger, in having the top of head and 

 throat black, and the lower parts white 

 elsewhere. Interior plains of N. A. ; in 



CC, F, c, 2. 1-3. winter south to Texas; during migration 

 east to AVis. and 111. 



d. Song- Sparrows. Melospiza. 



Sparrows of varying sizes with short, rounded wings and 

 long, rounded tails streaked on both surfaces. Frequent 

 thickets, into which they dart when disturbed. Flight, weak 

 and erratic. Nests on the ground or in bushes ; eggs, simi- 

 lar to c. 



1. SONG SPARROW, M. MELODIA. 6.40; reddish above, 

 white below where the streaks accumulate to form a central 

 spot on breast and on lower jaws, fig. 278. Breeds in eastern 

 N. A. from Va. north to the Fur Countries; winters from 

 Mass, to Fla. ; comes north in March ; goes south in Nov. ; 

 abundant. Song, variable, but typically begins with three 

 detached notes, runs into a warble, and ends with two notes ; 

 a summer variation is " Be-e-e-e -wretched" , the first portion 

 being given slowly, the "ivretch-ed" rapidly with the accent 



