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73. Melospiza melodia montana. Mountain Song Sparrow. Fairly common in 

 willow thickets and marshy places along streams. A nest with four eggs was found 

 near Spencer, June 13, placed in the crotch of a rose bush, a few inches above water. 



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Fig. IS. Nest, Nesting Site, and Eggs of Western Vesper Sparrow. 



74. Melospiza lincolni lincolni. Lincoln Sparrow. Occurs sparingly in willow 

 ihickets along streams, near the heads of canyons. 



