SPARROWS 



(573) Amphispiza bilineata 



bilineata {Caa) (Gr., on both sides, 

 a finch; Lat., two-lined). 



BLACK- THROATED SPAR- 

 ROW. Ads.— Sides of head and 

 throat black; superciliary lines max- 

 illary stripes and under parts white; 

 upper parts gray, darkest on the 

 crown. Im. — Throat whitish and 

 with no distinct black markings. L., 

 5.25; W., 2.60; T., 2.60. 



Range — Southern Texas south- 

 ward. 



(574.1) Amphispiza nevadensis 

 nevadensis (Ridg-way) 



SAGE SPARROW. Shown by the 

 lower bird; blackish streaks on the 

 sides of the throat and a black spot in 

 middle of breast. L., 6.00. 



Range — Western North America; 

 in winter in western Tex. 



when snow and crust cuts off their usual supply of weed 

 seeds, they flock into barnyards or about doorsteps feeding 

 upon chaff or grain that is thrown out for them and Tree 

 Sparrows. 



A great many of these little Quaker-colored birds remain 

 throughout the year in the northern tier of states, but the 

 majority of them pass northward to Canada. In spring they 

 are even more lively than during the winter; early in the 

 morning, especially, their tinkling notes swell the glad chorus 

 of the early migrants. 



Juncos build their nests on the ground, concealing them 

 artfully under logs, stumps, up-turned sods, overhanging 

 banks, etc. One nest, found on a Maine island, required 

 a diligent search of more than an hour to discover, although 

 I could tell from the actions of the birds that it was but a 

 few feet away; it was finally located under a flat stone that 

 projected obliquely from the ground, the grass concealing 

 the opening wholly. 



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