GAMBEL SPARROW. 
554a. Zonotrichia leucoyhrys gambelt. 6% inches. 
This bird, a favorite with the people of the northwest, 
has been rightly called the “Northern Nightingale. 7 ’ Their 
sweet song may be heard all during the day about dwellings 
or remote from them, or even in the night they have a habit 
of awakening and giving out the same sweet notes. In habits 
they much resemble the above, feeding upon the ground among 
the dead leaves in search of seed and insect food. 
Nest. —This is placed on the ground in a clump of grass, and 
is made of fine grasses; four to six eggs of a pale greenish 
blue color, spotted and splashed with shades of brown (.90 x 
.65). 
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW. 
557. Zonotrichia coronata. 7 inches. 
The crown of white in the- above is replaced with a golden 
color. These are common birds about the cities of California 
during the winter months. Habits the same as above, and 
also their eggs. 
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