THE BIRD BOOK 
As indicated by their name socialis, Chipping Sparrows 
are sociable birds not only with others of the bird tribe, but 
with man. In all localities that are not overrun with Eng- 
lish Sparrows, you will find these confiding birds nesting in 
trees and shrubs in the yard and in vines from porches, 
vhile in orchards, nearly every tree has its 
tenant. They are smaller birds than the 
last (5.5 in. long) and have the brown 
crown bordered by blackish and a black 
line through the eye. Their nests, which 
may be found at any height from the 
ground and in any kind of a tree or shrub, 
are made of fine grass and weed stems, lin- Bluish whlte 
ed with hair; their three to five eggs are a handsome 
greenish blue, sparingly specked chiefly about the large 
end with blackish brown and purplish. Size .70 x .52. 
f)6'0a. Western Chipping Sparrow. Spizella 
passerina arizonce. 
Range.- — Western North America, chiefly west of the 
Rockies, from Mexico to Alaska; winters in Mexico. 
This variety is much duller colored than the last and 
has but little brown on the back; its nesting habits are the same and the eggs 
do not appear to differ in any respect from those of the eastern bird. 
56 1 . Clay-colored Sparrow. Spizella pallida. 
Range. — Interior of United States and Canada, from the Mississippi Valley to 
the Rockies, breeding from Iowa and Colorado northward; winters in Mexico. 
These birds can best be described as like 
the Chipping Sparrow with the brown large- 
ly replaced with blackish. They breed quite 
abundantly in Manitoba and Minnesota, plac- 
ing their nests on or near the ground, and 
making them of fine grasses. The eggs can- 
Biuish white not be distinguished with certainty from 
those of the preceding but average a trifle 
smaller. Size .65 x .50. Data. — Barnsley, Manitoba, May 
24, 1900. Nest of grass stalks lined with fine grass, one 
foot above ground in tuft of grass. 
562. Brewer’s Sparrow. Spizella breweri. 
Bluish white 
Range. — Western United States from Mex- 
ico to British Columbia rarely and chiefly 
between the Rockies and the Sierras; most 
abundant in New Mexico and Arizona. 
This bird is similar to the last but is paler 
and more finely streaked. Their nesting 
habits are like those of pallida and the eggs 
are indistinguishable. 
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