Sparrows SONG-BIRDS. 



Seaside Sparrow : Ammodramus maritimus. 



Length . 6.75-6.25 inches. 



Male and Female: Very dull brownish gray bird. Gray wash on 

 shoulders and the edges of some feathers. Breast mottled 

 gray with buff tinge. Throat yellow-white. Wings and tail 

 dusky. Yellow spot before eye and yellow mark on edge of 

 wing, the only bright colouring. Bill lead-coloured ; dark feet. 



Song: Very similar to that of the last species. 



Season : Common summer resident, breeding on salt-marshes. 

 Present December 9, 1889. Probably sometimes winters. 

 ( Averill. ) 



Breeds : Through range. 



Nest and Eggs : Indistinguishable from last species. 



Range : Salt-marshes of the Atlantic coast, from Massachusetts south- 

 ward, and along the Gulf coast to the Rio Grande. 



One of our two common Sparrows that have a maritime 

 turn of mind, breeding freely about Fairfield and Stratford 

 on the marshes. The two species are so closely associated 

 that it is easy to confuse them ; the Seaside Sparrow has the 

 least definite colouring, no distinct black stripes on the back, 

 and a blunt tail. 



White-crowned Sparrow: Zonotrichia leucophrys. 



Length : 6.50-7 inches. 



Male and Female : White crown set between two black stripes ; white 

 eye stripes. Cheeks, throat, and back of neck gray. Below 

 light gray ; some buff on sides and belly. Wings edged with 

 bay, and having two white cross-bars ; tail plain. Female, head 

 rusty, paler all through. Bill and feet reddish brown. 



Song : 6 or 7 notes, forming a plaintive cadence. 



Season : Rare migrant ; October and May. 



Breeds: Chiefly in the Rocky Mountain region (including Sierra 

 Nevada) , and northeast to Labrador. 



Nest and Eggs : Not to be distinguished from those of the White- 

 throated Sparrow. 



Range : North America at large. 



One of the largest Sparrows, and also conspicuously 

 marked, the White-crown is scarcely the inferior of the 

 White-throat itself. It has a northerly range, and only 



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