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Tree Sparrow; Winter Chippy —( Spizella monticola). 
A chestnut-crowned, streaky-backed, winter chippy, with whitish under 
•parts unmarked except by a blackish dot on the center of the breast and some 
brownish washings on the sides. There are two distinct white wing bars. 
Breeds in Labrador and Hudson bay region. Winters throughout eastern 
.United States. Abundant winter resident. 
Chipping Sparrow; Chippy; ITair-bird —( Spizella socialis). 
A common, small, chestnut-crowned, streaky-backed sparrow, with whitish 
under parts and line oyer the eye. The notched tail, black bill and foiehead 
and slaty-gray rump are all points of importance in the determination of this 
species, as in the autumn the crown loses its bright chestnut color and be¬ 
comes more or less streaked. 
Breeds in eastern North America, northward to Great Slave lake. Winters 
in Southern States. Abundant summer resident, arriving in the vicinity of 
Philadelphia March 30th and departing about October 20th. Along the New 
Jersey coast it occurs as late as November, and a few may perhaps winter 
.occasionally. 
Field Sparrow—( Spizella pusilla). 
A huffy-breasted, reddish-billed, streaky-backed sparrow, with a dull chest¬ 
nut crown and gray line over the eye. The back is brightly marked with 
black, reddish-brown and ashy, the breast unspotted buff; wings with two 
white bars. Breeds in eastern United States and southern Canada. Winters 
mainly south of the Middle States. An abundant summer resident. 
Slate-colored Junco ; Snowbird; Junco; Black Snowbird 
(Junco hyemalis). 
A small, slate-colored, winter bird, with white belly and under tail featheis, 
and flesh-colored bill. The slate color of the breast abruptly changes to the 
white of the belly. . 
Breeds in Maine to Alaska, and southward in the Alleghames to Pennsyl¬ 
vania. Winters throughout eastern United States. Abundant winter resident 
from about October 1st to April 15th. 
Song Sparrow—( Melospiza melodia). 
A very common, streaky, grayish-brown sparrow, with the sides of the 
breast especially marked with a cluster of stripes forming a blotch of brown¬ 
ish It is abundant among shrubbery near water, and throughout the year of 
four seasons, and even throughout the day of twenty-four hours it shows its 
wonderful powers of song. Of course, the morning and evening of spring days 
are its special times for singing. 
Breeds in eastern North America. Winters in eastern United states. 
Abundant resident. 
Lincoln's Sparrow—( Melospiza lincolni). 
A bufEy-b Feasted, white-bellied, streaky, brownish-backed sparrow, with the 
throat white, like the belly. The whole bird, except the middle of the belly, 
is sharply streaked. The creamy buff on the breast forms a band across it. 
Breeds on northern boundary of United States, northward and southward 
in the high mountains. Winters in Mexico. Bare and irregular during t e 
.migrations. 
