FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. 



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his song, but he has both a trill and a low, sweet song us unpreten- 

 tious and cheery us the friendly bird himself. 



Florence A. Merriam. 



567e. J. h. carolinensis lireird. Cakolina Jinco.— similar to the 

 preceding species, but sliglitly larger, the upjier parts, throat, and breast uni- 

 form gruyinh slate-color tvithout a brownish wash, bill liorn-eolor. W.,3"26: 

 T., 28.-) ; B., -4;}. 



Range. — Mountains of Virginia, North and South Carolina. 



This is a common and apparently j)ermunent resident species in the 

 higher parts of the southern AUeghanies. 



Siiufeldt's J unco {5G7h. J unco hyemalis 8?iv/eldti),& western Hpceies, has 

 been recorded from Illinois, District of Columiiia, Maryland, and Massacliu- 

 setts. It resembles J. /iz/onaltK, but has the back browner and the sides 

 brownish vinaceous. 



576. Feucaea SBstivalis (Licht.). Pine-voods Sparuow. Ad.— 

 Upper parts light client nut, more or less streaked with black and margined 

 with (jraij ; a grayish line over the eye; bend of the wing yellow; tail- 

 feathers narrow, grayish fuscous, the outer ones much the shortest; breast 

 and sides washed with pale brownish ash ; breast sometimes with u few 

 black spots; nuddle of the belly white. L., 5-80 ; W., 2-50; T., '2.r)0; H., -45, 



liange. — Florida and southern (ieorgia. 



AW, of fine grasses, on the ground, beneath scrub palmetto. h'<jtjSy tlircQ 

 to four, pure white, -72 x -01. 



This is a common bird in Florida. It wiidors in tlio southern part 

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

 pine woods having an undergrowth of send) palmetto. Here it passes 

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



When singing, it seeks an elevated perch. In my opinion its song 

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

 simple, but it possesses all the exquisite tenderness and pathos of the 

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

 tion I should consider the Sparrow the superior songster. It sings most 

 freely very early in the moriung and late in the afternoon, when the 

 world is hushed and the pine trees breathe a soft accompaniment t(» 

 its divine music. 



575a< P. 8B« bachmanli (.("'/.). Baouman's Sparuow. — Similar to 

 the preceding species, but the upper parts lufous, black streaks generally 

 confined to the back, or absent ; line over th eye burty ; breast and sides 

 brownish eream-butf without streaks. 



Range. — Lower Mississippi Valley north to southern Indiana and southern 

 Illinois; west to northern Texas; east to (Jeorgia, South and North Carolina; 

 south in winter, in the Atlantic States, to southern Florida. 



Next., of grasses, domed and cylindrical, on the ground. Kggs, three to 

 four, pure v.hite, •T4 x '(JO (Bendire, Auk, v, 1888, p. SoO). 

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