. Birds of California : an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . Birds. 226 LAND BIRDS Nest: Of weed stems ; lined with grasses ; placed in alder bushes. Eggs: 4 to 5 ; pale greenish blue, heavily spotted with pale reddish brown. Size X Like the Gambel sparrow, the Golden-crowned Spar- row is found in California during the winter months only. He occurs at this season through- out the length of the State west of the Sierra Nevada, and is of


. Birds of California : an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . Birds. 226 LAND BIRDS Nest: Of weed stems ; lined with grasses ; placed in alder bushes. Eggs: 4 to 5 ; pale greenish blue, heavily spotted with pale reddish brown. Size X Like the Gambel sparrow, the Golden-crowned Spar- row is found in California during the winter months only. He occurs at this season through- out the length of the State west of the Sierra Nevada, and is oftenest found near the haunts of men. City parks and door- yards are not infre-. 557. GOLDEN-OKOWNED SPARKOW. " Their food is chiefly weed seeds and winter ; quently his banquet hall, and he regards human friends almost as trustfully as do his less welcome English cousins in the East. Along the foot-hills the Golden-crowned fre-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wheelock, Irene Grosvenor; Horsfall, R. Bruce (Robert Bruce), 1869-1948. Chicago : A. C. McClurg


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