THE OOLOGIST 89 
or-in a bunch of grass or small weeds 
in the swamps, It usually lays four 
eggs, occasionally five. These super- 
ficially resemble the Song Sparrow 
in general appearance, but a_ well 
selected series of each species will 
disclose pronounced differences. The 
ground color in the Swamp Sparrow 
being usually of a lighter green, the 
eges appreciably smaller and not so 
thickly spotted, but usually with larg- 
er spottings than those to be found 
on the Song Sparrow. 
The nest. is constructed of grass, 
fine weeds and lined with finer straws 
or grasses, deeply cupped and not in- 
frequently with its base sunken into 
the ground. 
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No, 28 Nest and eggs of Swamp Sparrow, 
44 GFN) SSN 
HERS 
This little bird is a harmless mem- 
ber of its tribe, not especially benefi- 
cial, and for that reason (?) is sel- 
dom disturbed or persecuted by man; 
as the genus Homo seems to exhaust 
most of his distructive energies in 
assaults upon highly beneficial] mem- 
bers of the bird tribe. 
We present herewith a photo of a 
typical nest and set of eggs of this 
species in situ, taken in the vicinity 
cf Philadelphia by H. E. Bishop, who 
is well Known to the readers of. THE 
OOLOGIST, 
view of the fact that 
It is especially good in 
it is perfectly 
typical. 
the SN, SN 
—Photo by H. E. Bishop 
