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AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



possible for birdlets to have, — rocked and refreshed by the cool breezes:, 

 and protected from the stifling heat of a noon-day sun by overhanging: 

 leaves. 



A few Chipping Sparrows winter along the southern borders of the- 

 United States but the great majority go still further southward. On 

 their return they reach the southern borders about the first of March 

 and arrive in New England soon after the first of April. They seem to 

 reach the southern part of the United States in large flocks of fifty to a 

 hundred individuals and from then on as they proceed northwards, to 

 break up into smaller detachments, so that by the time they reach New 

 England, they are already mated for the season. Numbers of them 

 pass on still further and nest about Hudson Bay and to southern Alaska.. 









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THE HOME IN THE PINE. 



Their first appearance is heralded by a strange ditty from the orchard,, 

 a rapidly executed chipping which might almost be called a trill. In 

 regards to song, Chipping Sparrows are less favored than most others 

 for this is their only effort in the musical line, their only other note 

 being the decisive chip of the excited parents when disturbed. It is 



