554. White-crowned Sparrow. Zonotri- 
chia leucophrys leucophrys. 
PERCHING BIRDS 
Range. — North America breeding abundantly 
in Labrador and about Hudson Bay, and casual- 
ly in northern New England and in western 
United States in the Rockies and Sierras. 
Winters along our Mexican 
border and southward. A 
handsome species with a 
broad white crown bordered 
on either side by black, and 
with a white superciliary line 
and black lores; the under- 
parts are uniform grayish 
white. These birds appear to 
be nowhere as common as the White-throated 
Sparrows with which they associate during mi- 
grations and in the breeding grounds. They 
build on the ground, generally near the edges 
of woods or in clearings, and lay from four to 
six eggs similar but larger, and with as much 
variation in markings as those of the Song Sparrow; pale greenish blue, spotted 
and splashed with reddish brown and grayish. Size .90 x .65. Data. — Nachook, 
Labrador, June 10, 1897. Nest of fine grasses on the ground in a clump of grass. 
Pale greenish 
blue 
White-crowned Sparrow 
554a. Gambel’s Sparrow. Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli. 
Range. — Rocky Mountains and westward from 
chiefly north of the United States. 
This bird is like the last but the lores are white, 
cannot be distinguished from those of the former. 
Mexico to Alaska, breeding 
Its nesting habits and eggs 
Zonotrichia leucophrys 
554b. Nuttall’s Sparrow. 
nuttalli. 
Range. — Pacific coast from British Columbia to Lower 
California. 
Similar to the last but smaller and browner above; nests 
on the ground or in bushes, the eggs not being distinguish- 
able from those of the other White-crowns. 
557- Golden-crowned Sparrow. Zonotrichia coronata 
Range. — Pacific coast from Mexico to Alaska, breeding 
chiefly north of our borders. 
This species has the crown yellow, bordered by black on 
the sides. Their habits are like those of 
the White-crowned Sparrows, they feed- 
ing upon the ground among the dead 
leaves, and usually being found in flocks 
and often accompanied by many of the 
last species. They nest upon the ground 
or in low hushes, and in May or June lay 
three or four eggs very similar to the Pale greenish 
last. Size .90 x .65. 
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