76 Birds of Oregon and Washington 



crowned Sparrows. The former is the common 

 one in Oregon, particularly in the Willamette 

 Valley, and in southern Washington, as well. 

 The Gambel' s is rare in these parts, and may not 

 be seen except during migration, but is found 

 more frequently as we go north. On Puget 

 Sound, at least in some places about Seattle and 

 Tacoma, it is not uncommon. The summer 

 habitat of the Gambel's Sparrow extends as far 

 north as Alaska. 



Most people in Oregon and Washington will 

 take the Nuttall's Sparrow for granted, so rarely 

 will the Gambel's be seen, but some interested 

 students will want, during migration, to recog- 

 nize both kinds ; and people living around Puget 

 Sound and in northern Washington should dis- 

 tinguish between these birds. Their appearance 

 is so slightly unlike that one must look closely 

 indeed to tell them apart. After hearing the 

 songs of both, it seems to me that in this respect 

 the birds may readily be distinguished. The 

 usual Nuttall's song is the one interpreted above 

 into " Sweet, sweet, listen to me, won't you?" 

 The song of the Gambel's is nearly the same in 

 quality and if it were the same in form, wouW 



