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418. CHIPPING SPARROW. 



Small, 5. 50; tail slightly forked. streaked 

 above, not below; crown red-brown in strong 

 contrast to gray of neck above; gray beneath, 

 black line through eye; bill, black, fig. 299. 

 Young, streaked below and on crown, 



Chipping Sparrow. 1-3. 



Breeds throughout eastern N. A. from 

 Canada south to Gulf coast; winters in 

 southern U. S.; south in Oct., north in April. 

 Frequents open sections often near settle- 

 ments, sometimes near houses. Song, a thin, 



