hair for my compass-sight, I must go to the stable ; but the Hair-bird, with her sharp eyes, 

 goes to the road." 



Chippy is notably a bird fond of man's society ; at least he finds in the neighborhood 

 of gardens, human habitations and domestic animals the shelter, food and building 

 materials best suited to his wants. 



He is one of the first of the birds to come, and among the last to go, and his constant 

 presence about the door-yard in the garden lends more of homeliness and comfort to 

 rural dwellings than he is apt to gain credit for. His note is a trill of considerable duration, 

 suggestive of the sound of the cicada ; certainly not a beautiful song, but because of 

 familiarity and association, one whose loss would be deplored. 



PLATE XXXII. SLATE-COLORED JUNCO. JUNCO. SNOWBIRD. 



Junco byemalis. 



Above dark ash ; below, throat and breast ash, belly white ; wings and 

 tail dark slate, many of the feathers gray-edged, but the outermost tail- 

 feathers white ; bill pinkish-white; length, 6.25 inches; legs ruddy. 



Migratory. Common through the winter months, coming from the north late in 



