SPARROWS AXD FINCHES. 379 



breast; yellow line over eye, white behind, 

 fig. 302. Breeds in eastern N. A. from 

 mountains of Mass, north to Hudson Bay; 

 winters from Mass, (not commonly) south 

 to Fla.; south in Oct., north in April. Fre- 

 quents margins of woods and thickets near 

 or on ground. Song, a series of prolonged, 

 sweet whistles: pea-body , pea-body ', pea-body , 

 etc. Nests on ground; eggs, 4-5, pale blue, 

 spotted. 



425. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. 



Large, 7; grayer above; no yellow about 

 head, white of throat grading into gray of 

 breast without strong contrast, head with 

 three distinct white stripes, bill deep red, 

 fig. 303. Breeds in eastern N. A. from 

 northern N. E. northward through Labrador 

 to southern Greenland; winters in Mex., 

 south in Oct., north in May. Frequents 

 open sections near thickets. Song, much 

 shorter than in last and more quickly 

 given. 



