the outermost feathers almost entirely white ; bill and feet pale. Length, 

 6.10 inches. 



Migratory. Arrives late in March, leaves early in November. Oftenest found in- 

 habiting up-lying fields and pastures, and along the road-sides. Nests on the ground. 

 Its sweet song, with a likeness to that of the Song Sparrow, is frequently continued until 

 after sunset, whence the pretty name Vesper Sparrow. 



"When disturbed by day," Mr. Burroughs writes, "they fly with a quick, sharp 

 movement, showing the two white quills in the tail." 



PLATE XXX. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. PEABODY BIRD. 



Zonotricbia albicollis. 



Head with one central white stripe, then two black ones, and then 

 two stripes which are yellow from bill to eye and white beyond ; cheeks 

 dark ash bordered with black; chin white; breast dark ash shading to 

 white on the belly ; back streaked with black, reddish-brown and pale 

 yellow ; rump ash ; wings reddish-brown, with two transverse white 



