Notice—Tawny rump with hidden white spots; white 
stripe above eye; long curved bill; middle : tail 
longer than sides. 
Found—Pacifie Coast district from Cal. to Alaska. 
Nest—Behind loose bark of evergreen. 
Eggs—5- -9 whitish, spotted. 
_ “Tsip” and rare lisping song of four or HG. notes. 
American Pipit, 6-7. 
Above grayish brown; below buffy breast and sides. | 
Notice—Wings and tail dusky; outer tail feathers white; 
eye-ring and stripe above eye buffy; teetering habit. 
Found—N. A. breeding in high Mts. | 
- Nest—Deep structure of grasses and moss. 
Eggs—4-6 white ground hidden by brown spots. 
Like name “Plip yit.” 
Enelish Sparrow (Not native), 6 : . 
M. Above ashy brown, with brown and black stripes on | 
back; below whitish with black bib; wings chestnut © 
with white bars bordered with a black line; F. paler | 
and no bib. : 
Notice—Chestnut shoulder patch. 
Found—Nearly everywhere in N. A. especially in cities. 
Nest-——Almost anywhere in cavities or trees; mass of 
scraps. 3 
- Hees—4-7 whitish, dotted. 
Ceaseless chatter of. a few sharp me 
Gambel Sparrow, 614-7 
Very similar to Nuttall Sparrow, except that the median 
crown stripe is broader, without yellow edge to wing. 
-Found—Western N. A. except on Pacific Coast, breed- 
ing generally north of Oregon. 
Song irregular and weaker than the Nuttall. 
Golden Crowned Sparrow, 7. : 
Resembles Nuttall Sparrow, but larger and with chon 
- golden stripe ending in gray; one broad black stripe 
above eye. | 
Found—Pacifie coast, Alaska to Lower Cal. Breeds 
north of U. S. 
Nest—Egegs similar to Nuttall Oey: 
“Q-hear-me.” | 
Mountain. Song aes 
_ Like Rusty Song Sparrow, but paler. 
~Found—Rocky Mt. Plateau. 
_. Merrill Song Sparrow. 
Lighter than Rusty Song Sparrow, 
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