563. Spizella pusilla 



FIELD SPARROW. 5 1=2 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above, crown chestnut; back rusty red 

 streaked with black; wing bars faint; bill light. Below white 

 tinged with buff, not streaked. 



Might be mistaken for Chippy. Look for light bill and reddish 

 back ; notice haunt and song, and you will not mistake them. 

 Usually in old fields and scrub pastures. Arrives in Massachu- 

 setts about April 15. 



Song. A very sweet, bell-like trill preceded by a few slow-whistled 

 notes. 



Nest. In low bush or on the ground in scrubby pastures. 

 Breeds. Throughout New England, sparingly in the northern 

 part. 



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