1/8 TJic Brccd'mg of the Cli'uigolo Song Sparrotv. 
strong on the wing. Tliey are about the prettiest nestlings 
that I have seen. Colour, above brown, striated with blackish- 
brown; below grey, similarly striped with darker grey; a black 
stripe on each side of the head, enclosing a greyish patch on the 
crown and nape ; a black stripe also runs down the back of neck 
I'iioto bv IV. Shore Baily. 
Youiil;- Chingolo Sparrow in Nest. 
from the eye; a row of white spots form a bar across the wings. 
No special food was provided for the parents whilst feeding 
their young, as, unlike most of my birds when nesting, they did 
not especially ask for it, but in spite of this the young are strong 
and well grown birds. 
