The Song Sparrows 



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■ Coming down to the coast of British Columbia and southern Alaska, where 

 the rainfall is 125 inches a year, we find the Sooty Song Sparrow, the darkest 

 of all in color. 



When we reach the arid regions of Nevada and Arizona, with a rainfall of 

 only six inches, we find the palest of all, the Desert Song Sparrow; and, finally, 

 on the Mexican-Central America border lives the Mexican Song Sparrow, 

 the least of all. So, whether we live north, south, east or west, we shall have this 

 sweet singer with us, who will surely reveal himself ; and if we do not, at first, 

 recognize his plumage, will sing his way straight into our hearts. 



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DISTRIBUTION OF SONG SPARROWS 



Photographed from an exhibit in the American Museum of Natural History. 



Published by permission from the American Museum Journal. 



