M'AKK<>\\>. l/IV. ;;,,;, 



hi* song, but ho htut both a trill and a low, sweet song as unj 

 tious and cheery a* the friendly I. ml him-clf. 



FI.ORESCE A. MERRUM. 



667e. J. h. carollnezuds /:mr*t. CAROLINA Jtxco. Similar u> the 

 preceding species, but slightly lur^.-r, tin- UJ>|HT part*. throat, un.l t>rewt uni- 

 l'..rin irniyi..!! flute c..|..r trithout u l>roMiii.*h wuh, bill horn-color. W.,8'28: 

 T., *W; B., -4S. 



Kaixjf. Mountain* of Virginia, N<>rtli atul Smith ('unlina, 

 This is a niiiiiiniii ami appjin-iitly jKTinaiH-nt rr.-idrtit >]-ci<-s in the 

 jwrts of the soutluTii AlK'<:hiitiics. 



.li N. .. i '>':'',. .liiin-o hytiimlit thu/tUti t.u u.^d rn >]< ( -if, hu 

 t'p.in IlliimiM, l)i.strii-t of Columbia, Maryland, uinl Miu^urliu- 

 It rvM-iiiblt* J. kyemalU, but has the back browner and the *ide 

 brownish vinacvoun. 



676. Peucaea eesUvalis i /.,-///.!. I'ISK-W..,,!^ SI-AHKOW. Ad. 

 I'pjH-r pjjrt* lijrht fh<*titiit, more or lw ^tr^uk^.l with blm-k mid niar^int-d 

 with ynty ; a gruyi^li liiu- ovi-r tin- t-yt-; bend of tin- winjr yellow; tail- 

 fVathtTs narrow, pruyish I'ILVHUM, the outer nru-s much the .-hrt<>t ; breaMt 

 with j.alc bn>\vni.sh a.-h : lT.-a.-t r-nmi-tiiiu-s with a few 

 black *pot; middle of the Ully white. L., 5-80 ; W., 2-50; T., 2.60; B., -45. 

 Range. Florida and noutlu-ni (ieorgia. 



'. of fine graiwen, on the ground, beneath scrub palmetto. Eyg, three 

 to four, pure white, -72 x -61. 



This is a common binl in Florida. It winters in the southern part 

 of the State and migrates northward in March. It is found only in 

 pine woods having an undergrowth of <cnil> palmetto. Here it passes 

 most of its time on the ground, and is dilliciilt to flush. 



When siiiirin.!,'. it seeks an elevated perch. In my opinion its song 



is more beautiful than that of any other of our Sparrows. It is very 



wimple, but it possesses all the excjni>ite tenderness and pathos of the 



melody of the Hermit Thrush : indeed, in purity of tone and in execu- 



tion 1 should consider the Sparrow the superior >onj,Mer. It sings most 



very early in the morning and late in the afternoon, when the 



world is hushed and the pine trees breathe a soft accompaniment to 



.ne music. 



675a. P. SB. bachflUbnli (Avd.). BAOIMAN'* SPARROW. Similar to 

 the preceding Rpccie*, bat the upper parts rufous, bluck utreakn generally 

 confined to the back, or abaent; line over tti<> , \. l.uth : ! r.-iu-t and sides 

 l>r\\ n :h cream-buff without streaks. 



/{any*. Lower MiiivMi|ipi Valley north to southern Indiana and southern 

 Illini>i; west to northern 'lY\:i> ; . < a, Soutli an<! North Carolina; 



south in winter, in the Atlantic Stated, U> Houthern Kl<>ri<la. 



of ffnmet, domed and cylindrical, on the irnniii'l. f'ffff*, three to 

 f. ur. ] .tin- v. hit. . 74 x -CO (Bvndire, Auk, v, 1n*8, p. 866). 



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