BIRDS OF THE NORTHERN STATES 317 
5460 Grasshopper Sparrow. Length 5 inches. 
Best identified by his singular song, a feeble, insect-like effort that 
gives him his name. It might be written p7t-tuck, zec-e-c-e-e-e-e-e-c, the 
chief part being the prolonged, hissing ce. But he holds up his head very 
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW WHITE-THROATED SPARROW 
proudly and sings with apparent satisfaction. Lives quietly on or near 
the ground and is easily overlooked unless you know his song and are 
quite near when he renders it. He has a streaky back, buffy breast and 
sides, whitish belly, and yellow on the bend of the wing. Common S.R. 
558 White-throated Sparrow. Peabody Bird. Length 63 inches. 
Most common in early spring when large companies visit us on their 
way north. They then attract us by 
their song, which is a loud, sustained, 
plaintive whistle. Very commonly we 
may notice only one prolonged note; 
but they often add two short ones in 
an undertone making Peabody, whence 
one of their names. In fall, numbers 
of them come again but not to sing so 
much. The head has two black and 
three white stripes, two of the latter 
changing to yellow in front; throat 
white, contrasting sharply with the gray breast; two white wing bars. 
Common M. and occasional S.R. 
TREE SPARROW 
559 Tree Sparrow. Length 63 inches. 
These are birds of prairie and field and their name does not seem 
appropriate. They come in flocks, often associated with Juncos. The 
