559. Spizella monticola 

 TREE SPARROW. 6 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above, crown chestnut; back brown 

 streaked with black and buff ; two white wing bars. Below light 

 gray to white ; faint spot on the breast. 



Called Winter Chippy, but is larger than Chipping Sparrow ; often 

 in flocks in old weedy fields. Common winter resident in Massa- 

 chusetts. 



Song. Sweet. 



Nest. Near the ground, of grasses. 



Breeds. Far north. 



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