The Fox Sparrows 



Oree, rickit, loopiteer, it says, with varied cadence and minor change 

 which give evidence of no mean ability. There is something so forth- 

 right and winsome about this modest bird that the listener promptly 



Taken in Washington 



A GENTLE MOTHER 



SLATE-COLORED FOX SPARROW ABOUT TO BROOD 



Photo by the Author 



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