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Sparrow, Swamp (continued) 



ing of marshes have on the range of this bird? To the careless 

 observer, it appears to be colored much the same as the song 

 sparrow. Its breast, however, is almost unstreaked. The songs 

 of the two birds are decidedly different. 5.3-6 



Call no. 



Nu SpS Aduh Singing on Stem of Sedge. Renwick flats, near 

 Ithaca. (June 13, 1909) Allen 



This bird usually sings from such a perch. Why does it sing? 

 Compare throat-patch with that of the white-throated sparrow. 



Nu SpS2 Nest with Four Eggs in Dried Sedges. Renwick, near 

 Ithaca. (June 1910) Allen 



Nu SpS3 Nest with Four Eggs Showing Unusual Variation in 

 Markings. Renwick, near Ithaca. (June IS, 1914) Allen 



The eggs of the swamp sparrow are normally very heavily 

 speckled with brown. 



Sparrow, Tree {Spizella monticola monticola) 



A common winter resident. For the most part it travels in 

 flocks feeding upon the weeds along highways, in yards, and on 

 edges of woodlands. It is of great value as a weed-seed destroyer. 

 It nests far north in Canada. 6.36 



Nu SpT Two Adults on a Stump. (March 30, 1915) Allen 



The upper bird shows the characteristic single spot in the 

 middle of the breast; the lower the conspicuous wing bars. 



Nu SpT8 Contest between a Tree Sparrow and a House Sparrow 

 at a Feeding Station. Geneseo. (191S) Bailey 



Notice the wing bars on the tree sparrow. Which bird appears 

 the more frightened? 



Sparrow, Vesper {Pocecetes gramin^us gramineus) 



The vesper sparrow, or bay-winged bunting, is one of the 

 larger sparrows and generally distributed over the State. It 

 prefers open grassy fields. It is seen also on plowed ground and 

 along dusty roads. It sings early in the morning and late in the 

 evening. The song of several birds from different directions is 



