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. FIELD SPARROW. 



{Spizella Pusilla.) 

 This is a very common species of the sparrow tribe 



which we see every day and many times a day. It is 

 larger than the chippy and has a beautiful striped 

 breast. Its song is beautiful though simple. This 

 happy little fellow makes his home in fields and mead- 

 ows and along roadsides and makes his presence known 

 by his note. Hi^ nest is placed in hedgerows, bushes 

 and brush-heaps, composed chiefly of grass lined with 

 hair. Eggs, four; light green, covered by mottled 

 brown. 



SAYANNAH SPARROW. 



{Passer cuius Sandwichonsis Savanna.) 

 This is another species not so common. It inhabits 

 barren fields and pasture lands. In habits, color and 

 in general, it resembles the last. Its nest is placed 

 upon the ground, and has four eggs. Song sparrow 

 is nearly like the last. 



SNOW BIRD. 



{Junco Oregonus.) 

 This member of the sparrow family visits us in win- 

 ter and is welcomed very much as so many of our other 

 birds are gone on their tour down south. These birds 

 come about the time the first snow falls and very soon 

 it is full of his little foot-prints. He lives upon the 

 seeds of weeds and crumbs which he finds about our 

 houses, and which we should always give him. His 

 back is black, his breast white and the bill a bright 

 yellow. In summer they retire far north to raise little 

 ones which they do in the mountains. They are said 

 to lay four or five eggs and make very pretty little nests. 



