SPARROWS, ETC. :?..;>, 



561. Spiiclla. pallida \ V-COLOKKO SPARROW. Ad. 



With a geoeral resemblance to immature S. mini it, but IBM rufou* above, 

 blow, the line over the ><) white, and the rump pale graywh brown 

 instead of alat v gray. i ., *SS ; B., -84. 



JBiifi Intnriof of North Aim TI. -a ; breeds from northern Nebraska, cen- 

 tral Iowa, and northern Illinois northward; winter* from southern Texas 

 aouthward; accidental in Nortli < 'umlina. 



of gramas lin.-d with Imins on the ground or in bushes. A'yy, three 

 U> five, similar to UIOM of .S. tociali*. 



" This pale Sparrow of the plains is very similar in actions to the 

 (.'hipping Sparrow, but less familiar and confiding in habits" (Gosv). 



BKEWKK'S SFARKOW (56S. Spittlla bretftri), a western specie*, has bden 



ri n.-.l MM tV"!" M.i."..' !.i.-< UK 



663. Splxella. pusilla II </.). FIKLD SPARROW. Ad. Bill rcddinh 

 brown ; t<>|> (' the lu-ud rutou?, a gray line over the eye; nape slightly jjray ; 

 back like the crown, but finely streaked with black and narrowly edged with 

 brownish ahy ; rump brownish axhy ; middle and greater wing-covert* 

 tipped with white; undt-r \>n* white, tin^i-d with ochraceous- butf on the 

 breast and sidea. 7m. Similar, but the colon duller, the crown edged with 

 grayifth and sometimes a faint graymh line through its center. Yountj in Jir*t 

 plumayt have the breant >tr.:ik..l with hliuk. L., .VtW; W., 2-50; T., 2'56; 

 B., -84. 



Ketnark*. This bird may be known by ito brightly colored back, bully 

 breaal, and especially by ita redditth bill. 



hanijt. Eastern North Atm-riru; breeds from southern Illinois and South 

 Carolina to Quebec and Manitoba; winters from Illinois and Virginia south- 

 ward. 



Washington, very common P. R. Sing Sing, common S. R., Apl. 2 to Nov. 

 1. Cambridge, common S. R., Apl. 15 to Nov. 1. 



A'ttt, of rather coarse grasses, weed stalks, rootletis etc., lined with fine 

 gnuwes and long hairs, on the ground or in low bushes. </<?*, three to five, 

 white or bluish white, with numerous rufous markings, chiefly about the 

 larger end, -70 x -62. 



Its bright rufous color, the absence of spots on its breast, and espe- 

 cially its flesh-colored bill, are the best field-marks of this misnamed 

 Sparrow. He is not a true Field Sparrow, but prefers old pastures 

 dotted with clumps of bushes or young cedars. There is something 

 winning in his appearance; he seems such a gentle, innocent, dove- 

 like little bird. His song is in keeping with his character, being an 

 unusually clear, plaintive whistle, sweeter to the lover of birds' songs 

 than the voice of the most gifted songstress. It is subject to much 

 variation. Not only do the same individuals sing several different 

 songs, but two individuals in the same locality rarely sing alike. 

 There is also much variation in the songs of birds from different 

 regions. For this reason it is quite impossible to give a description 



