Perching Birds Chiefly Brown or Streaked, 
559. Tree Sparrow (Spizella monticola).  L. 6.3. 
A black spot in the center of the breast. dds. Cap 
reddish brown, no black on head; two white wing-bars; 
back streaked black, reddish brown and buff; below 
whitish; upper mandible black, lower yellowish. 
Notes. - Call, a musical, tinkling, too-lay-it, song, ‘ta 
loud, clear and powerful chant.”’ 
Range.—Eastern North America, west to the Plains; breeds in 
Labrador and region west of Hudson Bay; winters south to South 
Carolina, Tennessee and Indian Territory. 
559a. Western Tree Sparrow (S. m. ochracea). 
Similar to No. 559, but back with much less reddish 
brown, largely brownish buff streaked with black. 
Range.—Western North America east to the Plains; breeds in 
Alaska; winters south to Mexican border. 
560. Chipping Sparrow (Spiella socialis). L. 5.3. 
Ads. Crown reddish chestnut, forehead blackish; a 
black line from eye to nape; back streaked with black, 
reddish brown and grayish brown; wing-bars not con- 
spicuous; below grayish white; bill largely black. Yung. 
Crown like back; cheeks brownish. Notes. Call, 
chip; song, an unmusical cheppy, cheppy, chippy, repeated. 
Range.—Eastern North America, west to the Plains; breeds from 
Gulf States to Newfoundland and Great Slave Lake; winters in the 
Gulf States and Mexico. ite 
560a. Western Chipping Sparrow (S. s. artzone). 
Similar to No. 560, but much grayer above; back with 
little or no reddish brown. 
Range.—Western North America; breeds from Mexican border 
states to Alaska; winters from California and Mexican border states 
to southern Mexico. 
563. Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla). L. 5.6; T. 
2.5. Billentirely pinkish brown. ds. Crown red- 
dish brown, a gray line over the eye, a reddish brown 
stripe from behind it to nape; back reddish brown 
streaked with black; below whitish, ~o streaks, breast 
washed with buffy; two white wing-bars. Nofes. Call, 
chip, song, a musical whistle, cher-weé, cher-weé-cher-weé, 
cheé-o, dee-e-e-e-e; With many variations but usually end- 4 
ing in a trill. : 
Range.—Eastern North America; breeds from South Carolina, B 
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Alabama and central Texas north to Quebec and Manitoba; winters 
from Virginia and Illinois to Gulf States. 
563a. Western Field Sparrow (S. p. arenacea). 
Similar to No. 563, but much paler above; crown large- 
ly grayish; back with but little reddish brown, breast 
with little or no buff; tail longer, 2.7. 
Range.—Great Plains of interior; breeds from Nebraska and South 
Daketa to eastern Montana; winters south to northeastern Mexico; 
casuaily to Louisiana. (Ridgw.) 
584. Swamp Sparrow (Méelospiza georgiana). L. 
5.8. Ads. Forehead black with a gray median line; 
crown bright chestnut; below grayish white; sides 
brownish, nape gray; back grayish, black, and buff. 
Yng. Crown streaked chestnut and black; gray line 
over the eye sometimes tinged with yellow; other parts 
deeper in color. Notes. Call,a sharp cheep; song, a 
simple tweet-tweet-tweet, etc., allon one note. 
Range.—Eastern North America, west to the Plains; breeds from 
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and northern Illinois, north to Labrador 
and Manitoba; winters from Kansas, southern Illinois, and Massa- 
chusetts to Gulf States. 
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