549. Ammodramus caudacutus 

 ;SHARP-TAILED SPARROW, s 1.2 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above grayish brown ; wings and tail 

 reddish brown, below the eye a patch of gray surrounded by yel- 

 low ; tail narrow, feathers sharply pointed. Below buff y, conspicu 

 ously streaked with brown. 



One of the darkest colored of the sparrows. A birdj of the'salt- 

 water marshes. Arrives in Massachusetts in May. 

 Song. A low twitter. 



Nest. On the ground, hid in grass just above tide water. 

 Breeds. Along the marshy coast of New England. 



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