5S4. Melospiza georgiana 

 SWAMP SPARROW. 6 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above crown chestnut ; back striped 

 browns and black ; upper part of wings chestnut. Below, throat 

 white ; breast gray faintly streaked with brown. 

 May be recognized by its chestnut head, wings and tail. A bird of 

 swampy thickets. Common in Massachusetts in bushy marshes. 

 Arrives early in April. 



Song. A trill resembling that of the Chipping Sparrow, but 

 slower and more musical. 



Nest. On the ground in a tussock, in meadow or bushy swamp. 

 Breeds. Throughout New England. 



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