. The birds of Canada : with descriptions of their habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure . otof a tuft of long grass ; eggs, four in number, 58 Birds of Canada. grayish-white, spotted with brown. Its food isgrass-seeds, berries, and insects. The SwampSparrow has no song. Departs for the southabout the tenth of October. Snb-Faviily PasserelliN/E.— TJic Buntings. Passerella iliaca.—The Fox-colored Sparrow. This sparrow is seven and a-half inches , neck, rump, and middle of the back, dullash color ; each feather blotched with brownish-red ; the tail, bright rufous; th
. The birds of Canada : with descriptions of their habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure . otof a tuft of long grass ; eggs, four in number, 58 Birds of Canada. grayish-white, spotted with brown. Its food isgrass-seeds, berries, and insects. The SwampSparrow has no song. Departs for the southabout the tenth of October. Snb-Faviily PasserelliN/E.— TJic Buntings. Passerella iliaca.—The Fox-colored Sparrow. This sparrow is seven and a-half inches , neck, rump, and middle of the back, dullash color ; each feather blotched with brownish-red ; the tail, bright rufous; the under parts ofthe breast, sides, and throat, spotted with , under a low bush ; eggs, four, or five, of agreenish color, with blotches of brown. Sub-Family SPIZIN^. Emheriza americana.—The Black-throatedBunting. The Black-throated Bunting is a rare springvisitor. Length, six and a-half inches ; sides ofthe head, and sides and back of the neck, ash ;middle of the heart, yellow ; under parts, white,with a black patch upon the throat. Breeds inPennsylvania and Virginia. Birds of Canada. 59. ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. Giiiraca Ltidoviciana.—The Rose-breastedGrosbeak. The Rose-breasted Grosbeak arrives in Canadaabout the first of May, and remains until October,when it goes south. General color, above, glossyblack ; a broad carmine crescent across thebreast, auxiliaries and under wing, coverts ; therest of the under parts, white. The song of thisbeautiful and solitary bird is mellow, plaintive^and loud. Perched upon the topmost branchesof a tree in the thickest of the wood, it waftsforth its tender and affecting song for hours at a 6o Birds of Canada. time. Its food consists of berries and buds. Thenest is often built in a low shrub or tree ; eggs,three or four in number ; of a greenish-blue color,covered with fine spots of umber-brown. Guiraca avriila.—The Blue Grosbeak. The prevailing color of this extremely beautifuland graceful bird is a brilliant blue. Length
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