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Sparrow, Vesper (continued) 



extremely enjoyable. The appearance of the white outer tail 

 feathers of this bird, which show when it flies, enables one to 

 identify it. 5.8-6.7 



Call no. 



Nu SpV Aduh on Mullein Stalk with Cutworm in Its Bill for Young. 

 Cornell heights, Ithaca. (July 14, 191S) Allen 



The cutworm is one of the most destructive of all caterpillars. 



Nu SpV2 Nest with Four Eggs in Grass and Thistles, a Caterpillar 

 Built in a deep depression, of simple construction. 



Nu SpV3 Adult Incubating on Nest in Grass. (May 1913) Bailey 



The nest is invariably on the ground. Two broods are reared 

 a season. Which is this one? 



Nu SpV4 Adult with Three Young Birds. Cornell heights, Ithaca. 

 (July 14, 1915) Allen 



The young more than fill the nest, which is placed in a 

 depression in front of a clover plant. 



Sparrow, White-crowned (Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys) 



Like the white-throated sparrow, this bird is seen only at 

 migration time. It arrives from the south a little later than the 

 white-throats. It does not nest in New York. It is quite 

 approachable. 6.75-7.5 



Nu SpW Adult Feeding, Side View. (1912) Bailey 



Larger than the house sparrow. Black crown with broad white 

 stripe through the center, only partly seen here ; a white stripe 

 beginning just above the eye and reaching backward until it joins 

 the central stripe, a black line through the eye; making in all 

 4 black and 3 white stripes. The head is thus conspicuously 

 striped. It is to be distinguished from the white-throated spar- 

 row by the absence of a white patch on the throat and the 

 difference in crowns. 



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