546. Coturniculus savannarum passerinus 



GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. 5 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above dark brown mottled ; bend of 

 wing yellow ; line over the eye and on head yellow ; tail feathers 

 about equal length, pointed. Below grayish white, not streaked. 

 Called Yellow- winged Sparrow. One of the smallest of the family. 

 Does not fly until almost stepped upon and easily passed by on ac- 

 count of its insect-like note. Frequents waste fields. Locally com- 

 mon in Massachusetts. Arrives the middle of May. 



Song. A thin grasshopper-like note. 



Nest. On the ground well under the dry grass in old fields. 



Breeds. In southern New England. 



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