160 American Birds 



brown patch behind eye; wing with brown patch and white wing-bars. 

 Female, grayish-brown above and gray beneath. This bird was brought 

 to this country from England. It has spread all over the United States 

 where it is a persistent resident of towns and cities. 



Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia): A familiar and favorite bird 

 throughout North America. Its dress has been modified slightly by cli- 

 matic influences in different parts of the country. In the Northwest, 

 where rain is plentiful and vegetation is dense, his coat is sable-brown; 

 on the deserts, his dress is a pale, sandy color to match the ground. 

 But whatever the shade of his dress, he is always the same in every state 

 in the Union. Male and female, streaked above and below; the upper 

 parts are brown-gray and olive; gray stripe over the eye; breast is white, 

 streaked with dark brown and a larger spot on the chest. Sometimes 

 the song sparrow stays all winter; others return from the South in April 

 and stay till November. Nest on the ground or in a low bush. Eggs, 

 four, grayish-white, spotted and clouded with brown and lavender. 



Chipping Sparrow (Spizella socialis\ Chippy, Hair-bird: Male and 

 female, cap red-brown; brown stripe through the eye and gray stripe 

 above; back streaked brown and gray; breast light gray. 



White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys): Male and female, 

 white crown set between two black stripes with white stripe running 

 back from eye; cheeks, throat and back of neck gray; back, general ashy 

 color, streaked with brown; below, light gray. 



White-throated Sparrow, similar to above, but with yellow spot in 

 front of eye, and white throat. Both are handsome birds and good 

 singers. 



